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Banks should lend more, curb 'undue' bonuses: ECB

AFP - FRANKFURT (AFP) - Banks should step up their lending to support economic growth while taking steps to curb "undue" bonuses, European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday.

Dell, D.R. Horton results weigh on Wall Street

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street opened lower on Friday after worse-than-expected quarterly results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton underscored that the road to...

TSX opens lower as commodities weigh

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index opened lower on Friday as weaker commodity prices, caused partly by a stronger U.S. dollar, pressured shares of Barrick Gold and other...

Stock markets open lower as U.S. dollar strengthens, Dell earns disappoint

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Toronto stock market moved lower Friday morning as commodity prices weakened amid a stronger U.S. dollar and investors considered a weak earnings report from the...

Resources seen weighing on TSX

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index could open lower on Friday as a stronger U.S. dollar and weaker oil prices put pressure on the resource stocks.

Air Canada tests in-flight Internet service

Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Air Canada is testing whether travelers want to pay to surf the Web, send email or work via the Internet while flying, as the airline's looks at new measures to boost...

Terra, CF battle goes to shareholders' vote

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terra Industries Inc's shareholders will vote Friday on a slate of new board members, and the outcome of rival CF Industries Holdings Inc's proposed buyout could hang...

Stock markets to open lower as U.S. dollar strengthens, Dell earns disappoint

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - North American stock markets looked set for another day of declines Friday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, commodities fell and investors looked over a disappointing...

Futures point lower after Dell, D.R. Horton results

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday after worse-than-expected quarterly results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton underscored...

Futures lower after Dell results

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Friday, a day after Dell Inc reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter sales, underlining concerns about the strength of...