TORONTO - The Toronto stock market ended the week flat as investors weighed weak oil prices with good news out of the base metals sector. The S&P/TSX composite index inched up 37.19 points to 10,283.10 Friday, led by news that mining giant Teck …

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Glen Libby shows a pollock at the Port Clyde Fresh Catch stand at the farmers market, in Rockland, Maine. Fresh Catch participants pay a lump sum for the season and receive a weekly share of seafood caught by the members of the Midcoast Fishermen’s …

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NEW DELHI: The government may exempt exporters from paying taxes on services utilised for export purposes and allow them to file an annual service tax return on the exemption enjoyed. The idea is not only to ensure that exporters’ cash does not …

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Michelle Thomas can video chat with her husband but she hasn’t seen him in person in several weeks. In that time she’s moved the two into a new house and he’s been training at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin for an impending deployment to Iraq. “Once he’s in …

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PHOENIX — Drivers heading out for the July 4th holiday are paying 35 percent less at the gas pump compared to last year. July 3rd marks the one year anniversary of when gas prices in Arizona reached an all time high of .09 cents a gallon. This …

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TESS VIGELAND: Frugal chic appears to have taken hold of this nation. Don’t get caught exiting the mall with a new pair of pants. Make your own lunch or prepare to be mocked. But some are taking their new found love of financial independence to the …

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Carrier tag: The charge for bags could range from 10p to 20p Shoppers in Wales could be the first in the UK to pay a compulsory charge for carrier bags at all large retail outlets. Details are being set out by the Welsh Assembly on Monday to try to …

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Instead this blog will be about … wait for, you know what, nevermind, you saw the title and clicked on it, this is clearly going to be about Michael Jackson. I’ve heard and seen that some people have a problem with the media coverage of Jackson …

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Amid the crowds of young men sleeping rough in a fetid squat in the Calais sand dunes, Naseer, 15, stood out as a new arrival. The eager Afghan teenager from a village near Jalalabad arrived in Calais last week after his family paid ,000 (£8,500 …

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Tess Vigeland: Most of us are looking for ways to cut back on our spending in this recession. But that do-it-yourself project you took on to save money? It could cost you more than you think. Sometimes, it’s not a good idea to try to economize …

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