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Top Business Stories

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ETFs

Former ETF rivals are now family

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The impending merger of Claymore and BlackRock gives investors more choice under one roof

At the bell

Little to bank on with insurance industry stocks, analysts predict

Manulife Financial President and CEO Donald Guloien stands before speaking at their Annual Meeting in Toronto May 5, 2011. Analysts are forecasting further losses for Manulife Financial Corp.

Euro zone crisis, falling interest rates continue to undermine near-term performance

Blackberry

Waterloo stays positive despite RIM's woes

RIM itself appears to be positioning itself for a world where the latest BlackBerry is no longer a key marker of membership in a corporate elite.

Waterloo isn't letting gloomy predictions about Research in Motion get it down. Business and community leaders say the mood in RIM's Ontario hometown is upbeat -- thanks to the hundreds of other tech companies in the region

Economy

No holiday for China’s gold retailers

Year of the Dragon has spurred Chinese consumers to buy even more gold than usual

Calendar

Nissan, Toyota report earnings, Tuesday

Get up to speed on the business news that matters

Market Call

3 top stock picks from Macquarie's Mike Newton

The portfolio manager warns investors shouldn't get complacent about the next downturn

Spending

U.S. party was fun while it lasted

A decade ago, Americans pretty much stopped saving altogether – but they appear to have learned their lesson

Streetwise

Where is Suncor's long-awaited recovery?

Mining trucks carry loads of oil laden sand after being loaded by huge shovels at the Albian Sands oils sands project in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Most analysts have instituted major ‘buy’ ratings

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INFOGRAPHIC

Beaten-down P/Es: Risk pressures have abated

Schizas' Mailbag

Copper Mountain Mining Corp needs to break past $6

Large mining trucks haul waste rock away at the Copper Mountain Mine in Princeton, B.C. January 13, 2011.

Once past resistance, the stock has little resistance back to $8, says Lou Schizas

market lab

Maybe it’s time for a dash of rational exuberance

The forces driving down valuations are starting to fade

The Buy Side

For money managers, small can be beautiful

For the 'buy' side of the Street, a large capital base is nothing more than a drag on profit margins

29 ways

An egalitarian principle on the market yields encouraging results

Applying equal weighting to S&P 500 stocks shows the past decade has delivered meaningful returns – and might be an alternative for future investing

Personal Finance

Students keep RRSPs on back burner until after graduation

Spring break is much more on the minds of students than saving for retirement.

Teens have retirement savings on their radar, but say it’s too early to get “serious"

Money Poll

Vote: How healthy are your savings?

Is your piggy bank in the pink?

Real Estate

Second home could become a primary headache

Purchase of a vacation getaway outside Canada can trigger unforeseen costs

RRSP Season

Slice up your RRSP for retirement

The first slice of the pie is your immediate needs – having enough money for housing, food, transportation, health care and other things that make up your daily living.

Think of your assets as three main pieces of a pie – with the possibility of a fourth depending on your resources and goals

Analysis, Opinion & Video

Analysis & Opinion

U.S. edges toward recovery without help from housing

U.S. housing starts are at or near a 60-year low, despite that the American economy continues to improve.

Analysts debate whether housing has yet hit bottom

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