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Canada

Canada’s super rich are less relatively wealthy than before

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Canada’s super rich had a smaller share of total income in 2012 compared to 2011, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. In 2012, the country’s...
bank of tokyo

Bank of Tokyo to pay US $315 million for illegal activities

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Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ was involved in bank transactions that violated U.S. economic sanctions against several countries, including Iran, Sudan and Myanmar. It...
TransCanada

TransCanada dirty tricks documents released by Greenpeace

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Leaked documents show that TransCanada has been using dirty tricks to attack environmental advocates, says Greenpeace Canada. According to the non-governmental environmental organization, the...
homebuilder

US homebuilder confidence rebounded in November

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US homebuilder confidence rebounded in November, with low interest rates and more people finding work boosting sales. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment...
UK big four supermarkets

Supermarket sales plunge for first time ever, UK

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British supermarket sales declined by 0.2% for the 12-week period ending November 9th, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, according to figures...
UK

UK inflation rises to 1.3 percent in October from 1.2 percent in September

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UK inflation edged up in October compared to the previous month. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Tuesday that the Consumer Price...
WestJet Airlines Ltd

WestJet and pilots union reach tentative agreement

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Canadian budget carrier WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the WestJet Pilots’ Association (WJPA), which represents more than 1,200...
Loblaw-Companies-Limited

Loblaw investigated by Competition Bureau regarding pricing strategies

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Loblaw Cos. Ltd. is being investigated by the federal Competition Bureau regarding its pricing strategies with suppliers. The Canadian agency is requesting secret data...
easyjet 2014 financial results

easyJet posts 21.5 percent profit rise, driven by higher passenger numbers

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Budget airline easyJet posted a 21.5% jump in annual profit, which it says was due to higher passenger numbers. Analysts expect the no-frills carrier...
Margaret Hodge, MP for Barkin

UK Taxman too slow with celebrities and companies, says Public Accounts Committee

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The UK Taxman has been criticized for being unacceptably slow in getting tax money from tax avoiders, especially celebrities and companies, says the Public...