Port of Montreal shut down by lockout
Commercial operations at the Port of Montreal come to a halt after the Maritime Employers Association locks out 850 longshoremen in an ongoing labour dispute. cbc.ca |
No solutions after Marine Atlantic meeting
Independent truckers were able to vent their frustrations with Marine Atlantic's booking system to a federal minister Tuesday but left with no answers on how it will be fixed. cbc.ca |
Jimmy Choo's to ask banks for next step
THE owner of fashion label Jimmy Choo plans to appoint investment banks to advise it on strategic options, which include a possible initial public offering. news.com.au |
News startup Ongo gets $12M from publishers
[AP] - Ongo Inc., a Silicon Valley startup planning to launch a website for reading and sharing news from multiple sources, has received an initial round of funding from some of the country s top newspaper publishers. finance.yahoo.com |
Venture firm launches $250M social startup fund
Betting that the future of the Web is in social apps and services, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, along with Amazon, Facebook and Zynga are launching a $250 million fund to help such startups grow. finance.yahoo.com |