2014年12月15日 星期一

2014-12-16 Canada English Business


New York Times
   
Interest Rate Rises to 17% in Russia   
New York Times
MOSCOW — Russia has a new enemy: the currency markets. Russia's government is in the middle of an all-out fight to preserve the value of the ruble in the face of plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. In the boldest move yet to ...

Ruble jumps on Russia rate hike, oil pressured   Reuters
Russia ramps up ruble defence with biggest rate rise since 1998   Livemint
Russia central bank hikes interest rates to save ruble   Washington Times
Bloomberg   
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CTV News
   
Household debt climbs to 162.6% of disposable income: StatsCan   
CTV News
TORONTO -- A sustained period of low interest rates has allowed Canadians to rack up record levels of debt which, along with tumbling oil prices, pose a threat to the country's financial stability, economists say. The total amount of credit market debt -- which ...

Household debt climbs to record 162.6 per cent of disposable income   Waterloo Record
Canadian household net worth up 1.3% at $232200   CBC.ca
Canadian household debt climbs to record levels   Vancouver Sun

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Financial Post
   
Repsol submits $8.3-billion takeover bid for Talisman: source   
The Globe and Mail
Spain's Repsol SA has submitted an $8.3-billion (U.S.) takeover bid for Talisman Energy Inc. amid falling oil prices and questions about the Calgary-based oil producer's long-term prospects, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday. Under the offer ...

UPDATE 2-Repsol close to buying Talisman Energy - source   Reuters
Repsol Readies Bid for Canada's Talisman Energy   Wall Street Journal
Talisman Energy Confirms Deal Talks With Repsol of Spain   New York Times
Calgary Herald   
Financial Post   
Reuters Canada   
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CTV News
   
Oil prices tumbling, but airlines won't end fuel surcharges   
CTV News
Despite tumbling oil prices, airlines have no plans to remove their fuel surcharges, frustrating holiday travellers who have been expecting a break in flight costs. The price of oil slid to US$55.41 on Monday – the lowest price in more than five years. But even ...

BC Ferries eliminates 3.4% fuel surchage   CHEK
BC Ferries Drops Fuel Surcharge   Nanaimo Business News
BC Ferries' fuel surcharge ends Wednesday due to lower diesel prices   Times Colonist
Business in Vancouver   
CBC.ca   
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Reuters Canada
   
Canada's Alberta to limit spending because of oil price drop   
Reuters Canada
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta, whose oil sands are the largest source of U.S. oil imports, said on Monday it will immediately rein in spending for the remainder of the fiscal year to cope with the rapid fall in crude prices.
Canada's Tourmaline Oil cuts 2015 budget as oil prices fall   Reuters
Canadian banks could take up to 7% earnings hit from oil exposure   The Province
How plunging oil prices are likely to impact REITs   The Globe and Mail
Edmonton Journal   
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CBC.ca
   
Fracking dealt another setback by Quebec report   
The Globe and Mail
Quebec's environmental bureau has dealt a setback to companies that want to use hydraulic fracturing techniques to develop the province's promising shale gas deposits, saying it appears the economic benefits would not outweigh the environmental costs.
Quebec board pans shale gas exploration   TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)
Shale gas not worth the risk, Quebec environmental agency says   Globalnews.ca

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Businessweek
   
Woodside Says to Slow $35 Billion LNG Project After Deals   
Businessweek
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WPL), Australia's second-biggest oil and gas producer, agreed to pay Apache Corp. (APA:US) $2.75 billion for stakes in two liquefied natural gas projects, while delaying approval for one of its own developments. The Apache ...

Kitimat LNG gets boost from Australia's Woodside Petroleum   The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Australia's Woodside Petroleum buys stake in Wheatstone, Kitimat LNG projects ...   Financial Post
Woodside buys assets, delays Browse project decision   ABC Online
Sydney Morning Herald   
Business News (subscription)   
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CBC.ca
   
Metro Vancouver sales tax increase would send shoppers to Abbotsford, say ...   
CBC.ca
The president of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce said the 0.5 per cent PST increase proposed by Metro Vancouver's mayors could drive shoppers to nearby Abbotsford, which will not be subject to the tax increase. PST hike of 0.5% proposed for ...

Letter: TransLink plan unfair to disabled riders   Maple Ridge Times
Poll suggests Metro Vancouver residents favour “Yes” vote in transit referendum   MetroNews Canada
Sales tax plan to finance transit is fair, but it will be a tough sell   Langley Times
Macleans.ca   
Vancity Buzz   
Richmond Review   
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CBC.ca
   
Public sector workers angry over government's contract offer   
CBC.ca
Quebec's major union federations are rejecting the government's contract offer for public sector workers. Treasury Board President Martin Coiteux unveiled the government's contract offer Monday afternoon. 'It's worse than we even imagined in our worst ...

Government, public servants far apart on wages in contract negotiations   CTV News
No salary hikes for Quebec's public sector workers   Globalnews.ca

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CTV News
   
Lac-Mégantic's Musi-Café quietly reopens near original site   
The Globe and Mail
The restaurant-bar at ground zero of the deadly train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec in July, 2013 is back in business. The Musi-Café quietly opened its doors to the public in Lac-Mégantic on Monday, about 400 metres from the ...

Lac-Megantic café at centre of 2013 explosion reopens   The Telegram
Cafe at centre Lac-Megantic explosion reopens   CTV News

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