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Mind the gap: Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, who sparked controversy with this comments about how 'some women's bodies just actually don't work for it' and 'it's really about the rubbing through the thighs,' has quit the company's board and is working on a new venture. (Teenage Dream/Katy Perry)

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on trial in France for 'aggravated pimping,' denies the charges, but admits involvement in sex parties. He just didn't know the women were, um, being paid. (Wasn't That A Party/Irish Rovers)

Tim Hortons has apologized for a 'moment of frustration.' That's one way to put it. The owner of a Tim Hortons in Vancouver poured a bucket of water on a homeless man asleep outside the outlet. (Water/The Who)

Target, we hardly knew ye. (Goodbye My Lover/James Blunt)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who has now returned to Onex Corp., gave Senator Mike Duffy $90,000 to help cover expenses. (Take the Money and Run/The Steve Miller Band)

Actually, it was small. Just one-quarter of a percentage point in January. But the impact was deep, leaving us to speculate ... (The First Cut Is the Deepest/Cat Stevens)

... on another surprise in March or April that won't be all that surprising. (Oops! I did it again/Britney Spears)

The Bank of Canada is not talking down the loonie. It just happens to fall when Mr. Poloz and senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins say things. (Mamma Mia/ABBA)

OPEC's going to need clean windows as it hunkers down inside for a long fight after refusing to cut production. (Wrecking Ball/Miley Cyrus)

One wonders what Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi thinks of the price war against other global producers. (The Winner Takes It All/ABBA)

About that decision to seek the Alberta leadership, Mr. Prentice ... (Yesterday/The Beatles)

What a rush it must have been when Alexis Tsipras, seen here in 2012, swept to victory in Greece. And what a bum's rush it's going to be when the new prime minister sits down with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (No Surrender/Bruce Springsteen)

Whatever would make you think European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi doesn't like the new Greek government? All he did was stop the use of junk-rated Athens debt as collateral for ECB cash, sparking a rout in Greek bank shares. (You Never Give Me Your Money/The Beatles)

Greece's new finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, went on a post-election tour to drum up support for easier bailout terms. When he ended his European trip with a visit to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble, he came away with nothing. Not even a lousy T-shirt. (We Can Work It Out/The Beatles)

And he didn't fare much better at his first meeting with the euro zone's other finance ministers. (Satisfaction/The Rolling Stones)

Well, only one thing really matters in the end: Ms. Merkel's medicine. (Fix You/Coldplay)

All anyone wanted to know in the run-up to the last Fed meeting was whether or not chair Janet Yellen would continue to be patient in hiking rates.

In a major U.S. trading case, Rajat Gupta, once chief of McKinsey & Co., was sentenced prison for leaking information when he sat on the board of Goldman Sachs. (Do You Want To Know a Secret/The Beatles)

The week's top business videos

Carrick Talks Money: Your pension may no longer cut it in retirement

Inside the Market: David Rosenberg on the shifting landscape of Canada's economy

The Bottom Line: Will Apple be the first $1-trillion company?

Personal Finance: Some RRSP-season tips from Purpose Investments' Som Seif

The week in Business Briefing

Outlook for Alberta grows bleaker by the day

At least two CEOs say no, thanks, to $2-million bonuses

Why the Canadian dollar is in 'crash position'

Canada's oil patch is under siege

Oil and the loonie: The modest start of a new reality?

The week in Streetwise (for subscribers)

Sean Silcoff: Sprott closes hedge fund bloodied by Swiss franc surge

Jeff Gray: Shareholder class-action docket keeps growing

Jacquie McNish and Niall McGee: Amaya questioned over long list of winning investors

Jacqueline Nelson: Tech company with Canadian roots raises $50-million from Peter Thiel

Tim Kiladze and David Berman: Canada's top IPOs large sport ugly returns

The week in ROB Insight (for subscribers)

Ian McGugan: An open letter to Greece's minister of provocation

Eric Reguly: Even Saudi Arabia may be feeling the sting of low oil

Todd Hirsch: Falling costs and improved efficiency will save Alberta's oil patch

David Parkinson: Poloz in uphill battle to distance himself from dollar's swoon

Brian Milner: Coke and Pepsi face the onslaught

The week's top news

Richard Blackwell: From joy to despair: Firms grapple with the frail Canadian dollar

Greg Keenan: Mexico races ahead in auto industry as Canada stalls

Shawn McCarthy: IEA expects oil to stay below triple-digit highs through 2020

Steven Chase and Greg Keenan: GM to invest $450-million in Ontario's Ingersoll plant

Nicolas Van Praet: Sweeping changes at Bombardier aim to stem downward spiral

The week's must-reads

Tamsin McMahon: Price gap between condos, houses swells to record level

Shane Dingman: Smart TV eavesdropping on you? It's not the only one

Rob Carrick: Slash debt, save more: Money tips from Carrick's financial boot camp

Shane Dingman: Who needs Silicon Valley? Canadian startups scoring bigger deals

Marina Strauss: Long list of small businesses wait for cash as Target's cheque bounces