Euro zone woes foreshadow threat of U.S. debt

bmckenna@globeandmail.comA funny thing happened when the sovereign debt menace began stalking the weak siblings of Europe.The U.S. dollar rose.The reason, of course, is that the fiscal troubles facing Greece and Portugal are really all of Europe's problem. It's all for one, and one for all in the euro zone. So the euro takes a hit. Tue, Feb. 9, 2010

Discretion / Investors take defensive measures

Pundits tell us that the United States is in a mess of historic proportions, from its political leadership to its economic state. Investors, who risk capital and therefore have a knack for seeing events more clearly, believe that Europe is in greater financial disarray. Mon, Feb. 8, 2010

WORKING FASTER TO SPREAD THE TRADE

It's hardly a secret that the hangover from the global slump will make 2010 another tough year for Canadian exporters, with more than 70 per cent of foreign sales still going to the reeling U.S. market. Mon, Feb. 8, 2010

Lightning close to being sold; Stars up for auction

It was a busy day on the business front for the NHL yesterday as the Tampa Bay Lightning sale neared completion and the Dallas Stars went on the auction block. Fri, Feb. 5, 2010