| European shares close lower EUROPEAN share prices closed lower overnight, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.80 per cent at 5211.29 points. news.com.au |
Telus increases wireless customers 12% Vancouver-based Telus Corp. said Friday it boosted its wireless subscribers by 12 per cent in its second quarter, mostly with the help of smartphone users who surf the internet and send email and text messages. cbc.ca |
Greenpeace boards drill rig off Greenland Greenpeace forced a Scottish company to stop drilling off Greenland on Tuesday, when four activists occupied an oil rig. cbc.ca |
Lehman Bros sign to be auctioned in UK CHRISTE'S also auctioning off paintings, furniture and other objects from offices of collapsed investment bank. news.com.au |
Rising loonie pinches N.B. forest industry New Brunswick exporters are feeling the pinch as the Canadian dollar hovers near parity with the U.S. dollar and markets remain soft south of the border. cbc.ca |