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Winners and losers at CanWest

Shaw's bid for CanWest changes the TV landscape

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The Week in Quotes

What market watchers are saying this week

We track down the insightful, the outspoken, the colourful and, occasionally, the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community

Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw
Morning Business Briefing

Jarislowsky now sees bubble, why Shaw wants CanWest

Plus, what the Olympics mean to the economy Europe, China hit financial markets. And, Precision Drilling to convert from trust

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Why you should be a DRIP fan

Divident reinvestment plans can be a cheap way to own more shares of the stocks you have

CanWest

Shaw to buy control of CanWest

Cable and satellite provider would own at least 20% of CanWest's equity and 80% of its voting stock after the deal

Euro zone recovery falters

The 16-country area's GDP barely expands 0.1% in the October-December period

China orders banks to boost reserves

Surprises by taking action for second time in a month, trying to cool a credit boom without resorting to rate hikes

TD chief caught in deficit crossfire

Ignatieff demands Harper apologize for criticism of CEO's views on raising taxes

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Market Action

Markets Change Value
S&P;/TSX Composite -66.00 11,369.49
Dow Jones Industrials -107.55 10,036.64
S&P; 500 -9.71 1,068.76
NASDAQ Composite -9.98 2,167.43

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Audio interview
Eric Reguly on the debt crisis in Greece

From his home in Rome, Eric Reguly tells ReportonBusiness.com about why the EU announced a deal today and the steps the country will have to take to emerge from its troubles

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Thinking of moving to the U.S. or Canada?

Snowbirds, travellers... Cross-border financial adviser and author Terry Ritchie took your questions

Investor Clinic
Dividend stocks, your friend

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Investing Heroes
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Tips from the billionaire investor on how to pick stocks and preserve capital

Stephen Jarislowsky, CEO of Jarislowsky Fraser
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Common investing errors

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