Archie, a Chinese Crested, is seen here prior to winning World's Ugliest Dog competition at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. in 2006.
Stars and Dogs

This week's Stars and Dogs

A look at the companies that caught our eye, for better or worse, this week

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Rob Carrick
Portfolio Strategy

The ETF building blocks for a solid portfolio

After being given different parameters of risk, three experts were asked to compile some exchange-traded funds for novice investors

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Snow blows and drifts across Ronks Road during a blizzard in Ronks, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Market Lab

U.S. blizzards hamper visibility on labour scene

Snow could hamper job creation at a time when market watchers were looking for the picture to brighten

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CanWest headquarters in Winnipeg

Derek DeCloet

Shaw grabs a bargain

And the move may give it an edge in the fight to come

Neil Reynolds

Humanity's rise from poverty slays the naysayers

Although economic crises wiped out considerable wealth, they appear not to have hurt those in the developing world as much

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Energy

Coal to wood: A powerful plan for Ontario

Using wood pellets instead of coal reduces emissions by 91 per cent

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Fiscal policy

Euro zone woes foreshadow threat of U.S. debt

Everyone who looks at the state of U.S. finances agrees that it's unsustainable. The question is when that reality sinks in. When is the tipping point?

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At the Top

Heeding the drumbeat of emerging markets

Management consultant urges companies to regard their growth with a global mindset

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Neil Reynolds

Profit motive is the solution to CO2 emissions

Can supply-side economics solve global warming all on its own? Probably

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Mining

A complacent BHP lets the opportunities slip by

The miner may be eyeing Potash, but history suggests a marriage is not in the cards, writes Eric Reguly

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Jeff Rubin's Smaller World
Why Obama has fallen from grace

As taxes rise and social security entitlements shrink, taxpayers will wonder what their tax dollars have bought, writes Jeff Rubin

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Monday Manager
Five elements of a successful family business

Harvey Schachter's guide on how to handle everything from overflowing e-mail to meeting overload

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Streetwise
Games feature past, present and future sports owners?

RIM boss at bash with successful sports owners

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Market Blog
The close: Dow, TSX recover into weekend

North American stocks end week well off their lows

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Fund Watch
Claymore poised to roll out China ETF

ETF tracks index backed by Burton Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street

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