Netflix video-on-demand to launch in Canada
U.S. online video giant Netflix, Inc., is launching a subscription service in Canada to stream movies and TV episodes over the internet to customers' TVs and computers. cbc.ca |
CPP fund loses 1.3% on investments
The investment arm of the Canada Pension Plan says that returns on its portfolio fell by 1.3 per cent in the three months ending in June, for a loss of $1.7 billion. cbc.ca |
Europe stands pat on rates
The European Central Bank leaves its benchmark interest rate unchanged at one per cent for the 16th consecutive month, even as it upgrades its economic forecast for this year and next. cbc.ca |
Ticketing wiseguys 'didn't break law'
FOUR men have been accused of illegally making a $30 million profit by buying and reselling 1 million concert tickets. news.com.au |
China slows its own economic growth
CHINA'S rapid expansion slowing as Beijing cools a credit boom and tries to steer growth to a more sustainable level. news.com.au |