| Couche-Tard ups offer for Casey's Convenience store chain Casey's General Stores urged shareholders Thursday not to tender their stock until the company has reviewed an improved takeover bid by Quebec's Alimentation Couche-Tard. cbc.ca |
Strong consumer confidence puzzles bank VERY strong consumer confidence is puzzling Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA), with chief executive Ralph Norris saying it has yet to lift consumer expenditure and house sales. news.com.au |
Canada's housing market to slow, not stop: Conference Board Canada's housing market will stall in the coming months but not tumble anywhere close to what occurred in the United States during the recent recession, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. cbc.ca |
Mattel recall of children's products MATTEL is recalling some its children's products, says NSW Fair Trading. news.com.au |
Ignatieff vows to scrap F-35 jet deal Michael Ignatieff says a Liberal government would cancel the Conservatives' multibillion-dollar purchase of F-35 fighter jets and hold an open competition to replace Canada's CF-18s. cbc.ca |