| Microsoft loses 3rd round to Canadian firm The U.S. Patent Office has handed software giant Microsoft its third setback in a patent dispute with Toronto's i4i. cbc.ca |
Salary hikes eyed for 2011, survey finds Canada's salary freeze for many non-union workers last year appears to have thawed as employers say they plan to award base pay increases averaging 2.9 per cent in 2011. cbc.ca |
Conditions improve for first homebuyers INTEREST rate stability and a more relaxed approach to lending by banks are encouraging first-time buyers back into the housing market. news.com.au |
Banks face 'name and shame' threat A RETAIL body is warning banks against lifting interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), saying it will urge small businesses to boycott offending institutions if they do. news.com.au |
Leon Cooperman: There's still room to move When it comes to hedge funds, few have been doing it longer -- or better -- than Leon Cooperman. money.cnn.com |