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  • Oracle Veteran Brings M&A Playbook to Open Text

    Open Text Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mark Barrenechea, taking a page from former boss Larry Ellison’s merger playbook at Oracle Corp., is planning to expand the Canadian software maker by going shopping again.

  • Avigilon Best IPO on HD Security Camera Surge: Corporate

    Avigilon Corp.’s 91 percent rise since its trading debut has made it the best performing Canadian initial public offering in the past 12 months. The chief executive officer of the video surveillance company said the era of high-tech monitoring has barely begun.

  • Canadian Stocks Rally, Erasing 2013 Loss as Energy Shares Gain

    Canadian stocks rose, erasing a loss for the year, as energy and technology shares gained after data showed the economy is on track for its fastest quarterly growth since 2011.

  • RIM Gains as National Bank Sees Better Outlook

    Research In Motion Ltd. surged 18 percent, the most in more than three years, after National Bank Financial said new BlackBerry 10 phone sales should be better than expected.

  • RIM’s Service Fee Changes Spurs Stock Decline

    Research In Motion Ltd.’s decision to scrap service fees for some users is threatening its most profitable source of revenue, ending the BlackBerry maker’s three-month stock rally.

  • BlackBerry Debut Provides Steve Jobs Moment for CEO

    Research In Motion Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins, whose comeback plan has gained investor support in the past year, now faces the bigger test of winning over smartphone buyers.

  • RIM Jumps in U.S. Trading After Toronto Surge Yesterday

    Research In Motion Ltd. jumped 14 percent in New York trading, following an 18 percent gain in Toronto yesterday on rising optimism over the BlackBerry maker’s newest smartphones.

  • RIM Woos App Developers in $13 Billion Market

    When Apple Inc. began offering $1,599 tickets to its developers’ conference last week, the event sold out in less than two hours. Research In Motion Ltd., whose BlackBerry expo starts today, is working a bit harder.

  • Canadian Stocks Rise as RIM Soars on Analyst Outlook

    Canadian stocks rose for a fifth day as Research In Motion Ltd. gained the most in more than three years and better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data indicated the world’s second-largest economy is rebounding.

  • Miranda Technologies Soars on Sale to Belden

    Miranda Technologies Inc. jumped the most since the company was publicly listed in 2005 after the Montreal-based maker of broadcasting equipment agreed to be bought by competitor Belden Inc.

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