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As Debt Ceiling Looms, U.S. Prepares For Some 'Creative Accounting'

AP | Posted 12.26.2012 | Canada Business
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Treasury Department will begin taking steps this week to delay hitting the government's $16.4 trillion borrowing limit. Wi...

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U.S. 'Fiscal Cliff' Threatens To Take Canada Down With It

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 09.06.2012 | Canada Business
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Engaged in a game of chicken with a teenage rival, Buzz Gunderson drives full throttle toward a steep cliff, intending to stay in the car only long en...

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The Super Committee's Lost Opportunity

Andrew Pyle | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Business
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As Americans head into their Thanksgiving long weekend, they will have plenty of things to be thankful for. Unfortunately, an effective government will not be one of them. There was a feeling that members of Congress would get their respective acts together and put to rest any doubts over fiscal repair in the U.S.

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Gold Plummets $200 From Record High

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 10.25.2011 | Canada Business
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The price of gold plummeted some $200 in Thursday trading from its record highs earlier this week, taking the steam out of a commodity that has been b...

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So Far, So Good: Markets Extend Gains Friday Morning

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.11.2011 | Canada Business
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TORONTO - The Toronto stock market finished little changed Friday as a strong U.S. retail sales report raised hopes that a market bottom is near after...

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Debt Deal No Help: TSX Drops 5.5. Per Cent In Six Sessions

CP | Posted 10.02.2011 | Canada Business
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TORONTO - North American stock markets tumbled Tuesday as relief over the rise of the U.S. debt ceiling was countered by rising worries that economic ...

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U.S. Government Now Holds Less Cash Than Apple

Financial Post | Posted 09.28.2011 | Canada Business
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Steve Jobs is now more liquid than Uncle Sam. While it’s highly unlikely that President Barack Obama is looking to ask the founder and chief executi...

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