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                      <title><![CDATA[Rogers and CIBC join forces to offer mobile phone shopping]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Your wallet is about to go mobile. If you bank with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and your mobile phone carrier is Rogers, the next step in technology is about to become a reality. CIBC and......]]></description>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:04:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Facebook raises IPO range to $34-$38 per share]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Facebook is raising the price at which it plans to sell stock to the public. The social networking company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it expects to sell its stock for between......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/358832--facebook-raises-ipo-range-to-34-38-per-share</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:57:16 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Greek uncertainty sends world stocks lower]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO, Ont. - The Toronto stock market was sharply lower as talks aimed at forming a new Greek government failed, raising worries the country may have to exit the eurozone. The S&P/TSX composite......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/362366--greek-uncertainty-sends-world-stocks-lower</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:19:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Chief investment officer leaving JPMorgan Chase after $2-billion trading blunder]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - The chief investment officer at JPMorgan Chase, one of the highest-ranking women on Wall Street, will retire, the company said Monday. She becomes the first casualty of the bank's $2......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/362303--chief-investment-officer-leaving-jpmorgan-chase-after-2-billion-trading-blunder</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:37 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Economy adds 58,200 jobs, but jobless rate rises to 7.3 per cent]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Canadian labour market added 58,200 jobs in April, mostly in full-time work. It's the biggest two-month gain since early 1981. However, Statistics Canada said that because even more people were......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/361554--economy-adds-58-200-jobs-but-jobless-rate-rises-to-7-3-per-cent</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:19:25 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Sony closes books on worst financial year in its history]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Sony, the one-time leader in electronics has posted red-ink for the year totalling almost $6-billion. The company has experienced four years in a row of losses. Sony lost more than $3-billion in the......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/361121--sony-closes-books-on-worst-financial-year-in-its-history</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 07:48:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Defence Department approves use of RIM's BlackBerry 7]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Research In Motion's BlackBerry 7 has been approved for use by the U.S. Defence Department, in a positive move for the company which has been struggling to stay competitive in the increasingly tight......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/360909--u-s-defence-department-approves-use-of-rim-s-blackberry-7</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:12:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Orange juice prices expected to fall]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A large crop of oranges in Florida means shoppers may soon see a break in orange juice prices. The Florida citrus crop is on pace for a huge year after spiking to a record high in January, a month......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/360830--orange-juice-prices-expected-to-fall</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:21:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[World markets retreat day after elections in France, Greece]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Toronto stock market is negative after elections in France and Greece over the weekend resulted in another round of uncertainty about Europe's debt crisis. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 64.55......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/359844--world-markets-retreat-day-after-elections-in-france-greece</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 10:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Bank of Montreal opens office in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to provide investment services]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Bank of Montreal is setting up an office in the United Arab Emirates, in its capital Abu Dhabi. The move expands its asset management and investment banking services to clients in the Middle East and......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/359881--bank-of-montreal-opens-office-in-abu-dhabi-uae-to-provide-investment-services</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:46:23 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.1 per cent in April]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The American economy created only 115,000 jobs during April, but the U.S. Labor Department said that that was enough to push the unemployment rate to a three-year low. Economists had been......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/359052--u-s-unemployment-rate-falls-to-8-1-per-cent-in-april</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:58:49 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Real estate numbers up in the GTA]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The latest real estate numbers for the GTA show a stark increase from last year. More than 10,000 transactions occurred through the multiple listing service that was up nearly 20 per cent year-over......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/358822--real-estate-numbers-up-in-the-gta</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:26:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[SNC Lavalin to face heat from shareholders]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Canadian engineering company SNC Lavalin will face questions from shareholders Thursday about a possible scandal involving payments of over $50-million to unknown agents in North Africa. The Montreal......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/358707--snc-lavalin-to-face-heat-from-shareholders</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:09:56 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA["Cheezies" inventor dead at 90]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The inventor of Cheezies, James E. Marker, died at his home in Belleville on Tuesday night. Marker was vice-president of W.T. Hawkins Ltd., makers of the Cheezies snack. The company's director of......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/358417--cheezies-inventor-dead-at-90</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:33:49 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[RIM unveils BlackBerry 10 operating system]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Research In Motion is trying to win back users after losing market share to companies like Samsung and Apple. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins unveiled the company's new operating system at the BlackBerry World......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/357961--rim-unveils-blackberry-10-operating-system</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:39:44 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[WestJet picks Bombardier planes for new service]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[CALGARY, Alta. - WestJet Airlines has selected Bombardier to supply the propeller aircraft it requires for a new regional service. The Calgary-based airline said it will take delivery of up to 45 of......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/357669--westjet-picks-bombardier-planes-for-new-service</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 07:26:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Ontario consumers to pay more for electricity starting Tuesday]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Get ready for a heftier hydro bill. Ontario residents will start paying more for electricity starting Tuesday.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/357550--ontario-consumers-to-pay-more-for-electricity-starting-tuesday</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:23:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Canada's GDP falls in February]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Canada's economy was surprisingly weak in February. Statistics Canada reported the economy shrank in February, with real gross domestic product declining by 0.2 per cent. Economists had been......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/357224--canada-s-gdp-falls-in-february</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:45:03 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Pepsi partners with Twitter for new ad campaign; streaming concerts online]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - PepsiCo Inc. is tweeting to a new generation of music lovers. The No. 2 soda company is partnering with Twitter to provide streaming videos of live music concerts to Pepsi's followers on......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/entertainment/article/357204--pepsi-partners-with-twitter-for-new-ad-campaign-streaming-concerts-online</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:31:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Canadian home price index up 1.3 per cent in March]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[March was another winning month for Canadian home prices. The increase comes as gains in and around the Vancouver area slowed. That was offset by an rise in cities likes in Calgary, Toronto and......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/356748--canadian-home-price-index-up-1-3-per-cent-in-march</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:37:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Home price index up 1.3 per cent from February, Toronto leads gains]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - A report by the Canadian Real Estate Association finds that home prices crept higher in March. The association said the increase came as gains in and around the Vancouver area slowed, offset......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/356551--home-price-index-up-1-3-per-cent-from-february-toronto-leads-gains</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:21:14 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Alberta and Saskatchewan lead Canada's growth in 2011]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said Alberta led the country in economic growth in 2011, followed closely by Saskatchewan. The Canadian economy as a whole expanded 2.6 per cent in 2011, slowing somewhat......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/356540--alberta-and-saskatchewan-lead-canada-s-growth-in-2011</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:03:06 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Moody's lowers Ontario's debt rating]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service has lowered Ontario's credit rating to Aa2 from Aa1 while keeping its outlook stable. It has done so because of Ontario's growing debt burden and because it says it has some......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/business/article/356275--moody-s-lowers-ontario-s-debt-rating</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:56:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[New app offers last-minute hotel deals]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A new phone application has made it easier to find a last-minute hotel room in Toronto or Vancouver. The app is called "Hoteltonight" and is geared toward people who have waited until the last minute......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/travel/article/356225--new-app-offers-last-minute-hotel-deals</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:34:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Flaherty may get mortgage powers]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The federal government tabled a budget-implementation bill that would give federal finance minister Jim Flaherty expanded powers to regulate mortgages. &nbsp; The changes would make Flaherty the final......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/356198--flaherty-may-get-mortgage-powers</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:31:06 -0400</pubDate>
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