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  • Northwest Gasoline Tumbles on Tankers, as Shell Restores Output

    Updated 48 minutes ago

    Spot gasoline in the U.S. Pacific Northwest dropped by the most against futures since February as tankers carried oil products to the region and a Royal Dutch Shell Plc refinery recovered from a power failure.

  • Canada Real Estate Slump Only Just Beginning, Madani Says

    Updated 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

    Canada’s housing slump has only just begun and it is premature to say the market will have a so- called soft landing, said David Madani, an economist at Toronto- based Capital Economics Ltd.

  • EDC, Alterra Complete Joint Venture for South America Geothermal

    Energy Development Corp., a Philippines geothermal-energy developer, has formed a venture with Alterra Power Corp. to develop four South America projects.

  • Stillwater Names Schweitzer Chairman, Says CEO to Leave

    Stillwater Mining Co. said former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer will become chairman of the largest public company in his home state, taking over the role from Chief Executive Officer Frank McAllister.

  • Telus Mobilicity Deal Foils Competition Effort

    Telus Corp.’s purchase of mobile- phone provider Mobilicity and the potential sale of another new entrant, Wind Mobile, is casting doubt on Canada’s ability to increase competition in the wireless market.

  • Falcone-Backed Vietnam Casino Developer Is Sued by CEO

    Asian Coast Development (Canada) Ltd., a company backed by Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners LLC that’s building the first Las Vegas-style casino in Vietnam, was sued by its chief executive officer for breach of contract.

  • Telus Will Acquire Mobilicity for $373 Million

    Telus Corp., Canada’s third-largest wireless operator, has agreed to buy struggling mobile-phone provider Mobilicity for C$380 million ($373 million) to gain ground on larger rival Rogers Communications Inc.

  • Erogenous Economy: 'Dollars and Sex'

    Sex, love and romance are the obsessions of poets and songwriters. Why not of economists, too? In a new book, “Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love,” Marina Adshade sees a world where our love lives are being transformed by women’s growing economic power, the vast online dating market and other distinctly unromantic factors. Bloomberg’s Ben Steverman spoke with the economist, who teaches at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, about what the dismal science reveals about affairs of the heart. (Adshade's blog is here.) The transcript has been edited.

  • Liberals Post Upset Win in British Columbia Vote

    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal Party defeated the opposition New Democratic Party in a surprise election result that may bolster plans by Enbridge Inc. to ship more oil across the Canadian province.

  • Canada April Home Sales Rise 0.6 Percent, Realtors Say

    Canadian existing home sales rose 0.6 percent in April on advances in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary, according to a realtor group.

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