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                      <title><![CDATA[Dow Jones closes at highest level, TSX gains 23 points]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed it its highest level since May 2008. It was up 156 points (12,862). The TSX gained 23 points (12,577). The Toronto market has recorded its seventh straight......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/326995--dow-jones-closes-at-highest-level-tsx-gains-23-points</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:15:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Jobless rate rises to 7.6 per cent in January]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Canada's economy squeezed out a paltry gain of 2,300 jobs last month as the country's unemployment rate increased due to more people looking for work.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/326759--jobless-rate-rises-to-7-6-per-cent-in-january</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:30:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[U.S. employers added 243,000 jobs in January, pushing unemployment rate down to 8.3 per cent]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation's outlook for job growth. The Labor Department said employers......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/world/article/326800--u-s-employers-added-243-000-jobs-in-january-pushing-unemployment-rate-down-to-8-3-per-cent</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:48:17 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[January unemployment rates: Canadian provinces]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.6 per cent in January. Here's what happened provincially (previous month in brackets): Newfoundland 13.5 (12.7) Prince Edward Island 12.2 (11.2) Nova Scotia 8......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/326781--january-unemployment-rates-canadian-provinces</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:07:02 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Conference Board predicts it'll be a decade before Ontario has a balanced budget]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - The Conference Board of Canada is predicting that Ontario will be unable to balance its budget for a decade as economic growth slows and government revenues drop. And the Ottawa-based......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/326341--conference-board-predicts-it-ll-be-a-decade-before-ontario-has-a-balanced-budget</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:58:11 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Facebook files for IPO, planning to raise $5-billion (U.S.).]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Facebook Inc. has filed papers for an initial public offering potentially worth $5-billion. It said the stock would go on sale at some point in the second quarter under ticker symbol 'FB.']]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/323405--facebook-files-for-ipo-planning-to-raise-5-billion-u-s</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:30:20 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[GDP down 0.1 per cent in November]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1 per cent in November after showing no growth in October, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The federal agency said lower output in the energy sector accounted for most of the November decline, as oil and gas extraction fell 2.5 per cent.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/325440--gdp-down-0-1-per-cent-in-november</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:48:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Starbucks to open first India store this year in venture with India's Tata Group]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[MUMBAI, India - Starbucks will open its first outlet in India by September through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, the companies said Monday. "We're going to move as fast as possible......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/325070--starbucks-to-open-first-india-store-this-year-in-venture-with-india-s-tata-group</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:11:13 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Facebook going public Wednesday, Wall Street Journal reports]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Facebook will be filing its initial public offering this coming Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed people familiar with the matter, said Friday that the......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/324445--facebook-going-public-wednesday-wall-street-journal-reports</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:08:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Ottawa $9-billion ahead of last year's pace in reducing size of deficit]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA -- The federal government is well ahead of schedule in reducing the size of the deficit, even as it is preparing to cut back on pensions and the size of the public service. The Finance Department reported Friday that November's shortfall totalled $1.9 billion, well shy of the $4.5-billion of red ink penned during the same month last year.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/324397--ottawa-9-billion-ahead-of-last-year-s-pace-in-reducing-size-of-deficit</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:48:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Apple again surpasses Exxon as most valuable US company]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Apple's stellar performance at the end of last year could re-establish it as the world's most valuable company. The company has once again toppled Exxon Mobil after it announced on Tuesday that $37......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/323695--apple-again-surpasses-exxon-as-most-valuable-us-company</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:06:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Online banking more popular than branch banking]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[For the first time ever, online banking has overtaken branch banking in popularity in Canada. TNS Canada's annual "How Canadians Bank survey" found that in the last month, half of Canadians banked......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/323606--online-banking-more-popular-than-branch-banking</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:03:53 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Apple doubles iPhone sales in holiday quarter, sailing past analyst estimates]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[It was a very merry Christmas for Apple. After uncharacteristically tepid sales in the July-to-September quarter, Apple came back with a vengeance in last three months of 2011, vastly exceeding analyst estimates and setting new records.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/323236--apple-doubles-iphone-sales-in-holiday-quarter-sailing-past-analyst-estimates</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:30:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[McGuinty addresses jobs, economy in speech to Canadian Club]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty has said his government can erase Ontario's $16-billion deficit in the next five years -- but it will require cuts in spending and public sector salaries.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/322895--mcguinty-addresses-jobs-economy-in-speech-to-canadian-club</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:34:37 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[RIM shares drop in reaction to new CEO]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Many have been calling for change but now that it has happened, some are saying it is not enough. Longtime RIM co-CEOs Balsillie and Lazaridis resigned Sunday night and Thorsten Heins will take over. Investors are not exactly feeling the love for Heins, after he stated that RIM has been moving in the right direction and that they will build on that.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/322778--rim-shares-drop-in-reaction-to-new-ceo</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:21:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[General Motors ousts Toyota, retakes title of world's top-selling automaker]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[DETROIT - General Motors sold just over 9 million cars and trucks worldwide last year to reclaim the title of the world's top-selling automaker. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The company says it sold 9.03......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/321877--general-motors-ousts-toyota-retakes-title-of-world-s-top-selling-automaker</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:59:19 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Montreal's mayor asks Air Canada to reverse Toronto job transfer]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Gerald Tremblay, the Mayor of Montreal, is pressing Air Canada to reverse its decision to transfer 140 jobs from his city to Toronto. Tremblay said it is vital for Montreal to keep as many jobs as......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/321836--montreal-s-mayor-asks-air-canada-to-reverse-toronto-job-transfer</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:24:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Direct Energy cuts 500 jobs as it moves headquarters from Toronto]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO, Ont. - Direct Energy is cutting 500 jobs in Canada as the company shifts its headquarters from Toronto to Houston, Texas. A spokeswoman said the headquarters, in the east end of Toronto, will......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/321740--direct-energy-cuts-500-jobs-as-it-moves-headquarters-from-toronto</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:07:38 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[December inflation rates: Canadian provinces & territories]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Canada's national inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said. Here's what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): Newfoundland and......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/321741--december-inflation-rates-canadian-provinces-territories</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:45:01 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Canada's annual inflation slides to 2.3% in December]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Inflation in Canada fell sharply last month to 2.3 per cent, as prices for most major items -- from gasoline and food, to cars and clothing -- plunged in December. The 0.6 per cent decline......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/321732--canada-s-annual-inflation-slides-to-2-3-in-december</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:05:11 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[South Korea to resume imports of Canadian beef after 8-year ban]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[South Korea is resuming imports of Canadian beef after an eight-year ban. South Korean media, including the The Korean Herald , said the government made the announcement Friday in Seoul. All Canadian......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/321730--south-korea-to-resume-imports-of-canadian-beef-after-8-year-ban</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:55:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[CIBC World Markets rank Toronto number one for second year in a row]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The CIBC World Markets says Toronto has ranked number one for a second straight year. The ranking is due to the city showing the fastest economic momentum in the country, as of the third quarter of......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/321615--cibc-world-markets-rank-toronto-number-one-for-second-year-in-a-row</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:17:26 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[European crisis will cost Canada's economy $10-billion in 2012]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - OTTAWA - The Canadian economy is going to take a huge hit thanks to the European crisis. Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney issued the warning, Wednesday. The central bank expects the impact hold back the Canadian economy's growth by about 0.6 per cent this year, equivalent to about $10-billion.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/321080--european-crisis-will-cost-canada-s-economy-10-billion-in-2012</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:20:18 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[U.S. rejects Keystone XL Pipeline]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected a Canadian company's plan to build a U.S.-spanning, 1,700-mile (2,700 kilometre) pipeline to carry oil across six U.S. states to Texas refineries, raising the stakes on a bitter election year fight with Republicans.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/321111--u-s-rejects-keystone-xl-pipeline</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:23:38 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Wikipedia among other sites stage protest against anti-piracy laws]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Wikipedia joins other websites in a 24-hour protest against online anti-piracy laws, which means you may not be able to access your favourite e-encyclopedia as easily, Wednesday.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/world/article/320931--wikipedia-among-other-sites-stage-protest-against-anti-piracy-laws</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:41:06 -0400</pubDate>
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