Lions Gate acquires TV Guide assets

TV Guide Network and website sold for $225-million (U.S.) and better terms 7:38 AM

Raw materials prices have record drop

Falling energy prices bring industrial products, materials prices see steepest decrease since 1956 9:15 AM

Slowdown in lending not our fault: banks177

Canada's big banks say they are lending to those who are credit-worthy but point finger at auto-financing firms, foreign lenders 05/01/09 9:40 PM 177

B.C. firm chasing $3-billion deal to modernize rescue plane80

Although foreign company expected to get contract, executive says building aircraft in Canada would create jobs in downturn 3:36 AM 80

Copper leaps over 7 per cent1

Copper rises to almost five-week high; rally seen short-lived on weak demand outlook 6:55 AM 1

Gold slips 2 per cent

ETF Securities reports 2 per cent rise in gold ETF holdings 6:58 AM

RCMP probing new B.C. pipeline bombing66

Another deliberate blast targets Encana route in northeastern part of province 05/01/09 2:47 PM 66

U.S. factory orders drop more than expected

Orders declined by 4.6 per cent in November, nearly double the 2.5 per cent drop economists expected 10:49 AM

U.S. expects to spend $6.5-million in bailout administration costs

Government anticipates $1.2-million in spending on salaries through the end of January and more than $5.3-million on other expenses 12:02 PM

Profit warnings expected from U.S. retailers

Wal-Mart seen as one of few to buck trend with rise in sales 10:50 AM

Feel their pain: New York's luxury property market hurting1

From Manhattan to the Hamptons, high-end housing prices are falling 10:17 AM 1

Toyota orders output halt in Japan63

Automaker shuts Japanese plants for 11 days as sales slump 6:28 AM 63

Higher oil prices give lift to markets

Oil is up by 25 per cent in the past week; TSX and NYSE post modest gains 10:45 AM

December fund outflows expected to total $730-million13

‘Investors are still waiting on the sidelines,' IFIC official says as redemptions continue in stock and bond pools 05/01/09 6:16 PM 13

Restructuring vote sought for Lawrence fund

Hedge fund has lost 67 per cent of its value; proposal seeks to give new life to some of its assets 05/01/09 4:43 PM

Brutal year for financial and resource mutual funds

Even some bond funds lost money in 2008, Globefund says 05/01/09 6:07 PM