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The rise of hedge funds as strategic global actors
Soros Fund Management Chairman George Soros waits to deliver a speech at the Central European University in Budapest, November 3, 2011.
Talks resume but Oilers arena still far from a done deal
Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz
In Pictures: Around the world, 12/12/12 is a big day
India launches probe into Wal-Mart lobbying report
Customers shop inside a Best Price Modern Wholesale store, a joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Bharti Enterprises, at Zirakpur in Punjab Nov. 24, 2012.
Dollarama unfairly discounted in sector downdraft
Sean Silcoff
How the world is marking 12/12/12
T-shirts advertising the 12-12-12 date sit on display at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
Russia, Ukraine hint new gas deal possible next week
A worker turns a valve at the Nesvizhskaya gas compressor station some 130 kilometres from Minsk, Belarus in this file photo. Russia’s Gazprom has been exporting gas through the Yamal pipeline from Siberia via Belarus to Poland and Germany to compensate for lower flows through Ukraine.
In pictures: Dutchman builds life-sized replica of Noah's Ark
A general view of the Noah's Ark replica as it was being built in March 31, 2006. The ark was built by Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the bible. His ark is constructed with American cedar and Norwegian pine. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters
Atiba Hutchinson named Canadian soccer player of the year
Canada's Atiba Hutchinson reacts after a call by referee Benito Archundia during the second half of the Gold Cup Soccer game against USA, Thursday, June 21, 2007, in Chicago.
Can’t get those holiday ‘earworms’ out of your head? You’re not alone
Mariah Carey stopped by Jimmy Fallon and The Roots and did a flawless All I Want For Christmas Is You.
England’s central bank has a new face. What about new ideas?
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks to the CFA Society Toronto on global and Canadian economies and the stability of the global financial system in Toronto on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.
Accused B.C. serial killer Legebokoff to go to trial in nine months
Cody Alan Legebokoff is shown in a B.C. RCMP handout photo.
HBC REIT may jack up retail lease rates
Ex-general Bouchard bows out of panel looking for F-35 fighter-jet alternatives
Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, and Industry Minister Tony Clement walk past a mock-up of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after announcing the Conservative government's plan to purchase 65 of the stealth jets in Ottawa on July 16, 2010.
Metrolinx in Ontario A-G’s sights for cost overruns
Workers on the site of the future route of the Air Rail Link line approaching Pearson International Airport Nov 1, 2012.
From ‘how to be kinder’ to ‘how to cheat a polygraph:’ top Google searches by country
Google Chrome, Google Inc.'s Web browser, is shown during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.
At the theatre, we discovered the emperor’s new pose
Market update: Stocks extend gains as Fed reveals latest stimulus
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 9, 2012.
Gold and money printing: reunited and it feels so good
Scott Barlow
Trailer for 'Hyde Park on the Hudson'
Screen grab from online trailer for 'Hyde Park on the Hudson'
What animals can be pets? (Don’t read this, IKEA monkey!)
Darwin, the monkey is pictured in this handout photo taken by Toronto Animal Services, December 10, 2012. The stylishly dressed five-month old monkey that caused a frenzy as it wandered around the parking lot of a Toronto-area Ikea store will be transferred to a sanctuary, officials said on Monday. Police were called to the furniture store on Sunday afternoon in Canada's most populous city after the monkey broke loose from its cage and began running around a parking area.
Honda Canada recalls 52,000 minivans and SUVs for ignition problem
2004 Honda Odyssey
Federal Reserve pledges low interest rate until jobless level eases to 6.5%
U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke smiles during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Subban, Stamkos headline charity game in Toronto
At midday: Stocks up ahead of Fed announcement
The orchid seller that prompted a sea change in Hong Kong IPOs
A Dutch-style windmill at Chinese orchid tycoon Yang Bin’s Holland Village complex in Shenyang, northeast China.
Three senior members of Quebec police under investigation
Quebec Public Security Minister Stephane Bergeron, right, is applauded by members of the legislature after making a statement on the anniversary of the Polytechnic shooting and the firearm registry, Thursday, December 6, 2012, at the legislature in Quebec City.
Milos Raonic repeats as Tennis Canada’s male player of the year
Milos Raonic of Canada reaches out for a return to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their final match of Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori won 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-0.
Your nominations: Who, what, where to watch in 2013
Lights across the Earth are pictured in this NASA handout satellite image obtained by Reuters Dec. 5, 2012.
Once UBS carve-up complete, renovation is in order
Canadians jump on free shipping day bandwagon
Box on conveyor belt
Costco profit jumps despite light membership fee growth
Costco shopping carts are shown at the entrance of Costco in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
Man wanted in police chase evades police – again
Steven Paul Brunswick, 47, wanted in an attempt-murder investigation.
Cenovus sees 14 per cent production rise in 2013
Oil, steam and natural gas pipelines run through the forest at the Cenovus Foster Creek SAGD oil sands operations near Cold Lake, Alberta in this July 9, 2012 file photo.
CNOOC’s TSX listing all about transparency
A security officer stands outside the headquarters of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) in Beijing.
Prosecutors raid Deutsche Bank headquarters as carbon probe widens
The headquarters of Deutsche Bank are pictured next to a pictograph in Frankfurt July 23, 2010.
Berkshire Hathaway in $1.2-billion share buyback
A file photo of Warren Buffett in Toronto, Nov. 19, 2010.
At the open: Stocks rise, betting on more Fed stimulus
Traders work at the Knight Capital kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The market maker said a technology issue had affected the routing of shares of around 150 stocks to the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, where abnormal volatility roiled the markets in early trading.
Canadian junior coach says goaltending jobs an open competition
Goalie Jake Peterson makes a save on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins during the red-white team game at the Team Canada selection camp in Calgary, Alberta, December 11, 2012.
San Gold caught in a long decline
Lou Schizas
Owner of Darwin the IKEA monkey may be able to visit him at sanctuary
A monkey found at the Ikea store in North York, Toronto, Sunday Dec. 9, 2012
Rubenstein: Remembering the shot of the year
Bubba Watson
What are Top 1000 and Board Games?
Darwin the monkey and the strange evolution of the 'pet parent'
Screen grab of Darwin from a video posted on YouTube by his owner
Canadian dollar rises, greenback slips after Fed decision
Canadian dolla
All eyes on Fed amid projections for more QE
File photo of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Bieber fever breaks, says Google Canada’s 2012 search trends
Gangnam Style screen grab: With his dark glasses, flashy suits and perpetual scowl, Park Jae-Sang looks less like a pop star than an extra in a Hong Kong gangster flick. But under the nom de rap Psy, the Korean singer has become the summers biggest international hit, thanks to an insane and insanely catchy music video called.
N. Korean rocket success a failure of nuclear non-proliferation regime
A screen at the General Satellite Control and Command Center shows the moment North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. AP Photo
Euro worries hampering Canada’s aerospace recovery: report
A Bombardier Q400 airplane is being assembled at the Bombardier aircraft manufacturing facility in Toronto in this 2010 file photo.
Wolves’ Frank Corrado scores winner in Canadian junior intrasquad game
Goalie Jordan Binnington (R) stops a shot by Hunter Shinkaruk in the first period during the red-white team game at the Team Canada selection camp in Calgary, Alberta, December 11, 2012.
Thieves make off with 400 tonnes of corn from Quebec farm
Carrick on money: Buy presents, earn points
gift
Greece’s lenders call bond buyback a success, endorse aid
A Greek, right, and an EU flag fly over the Greece's Finance Ministry in Athens.
Nasdaq to buy Thomson Reuters’ PR, investor relations units
The Times Square news scroller is seen through the window at the Nasdaq Market site in New York May 17, 2012.
F1 boss Ecclestone expects 19 grands prix in 2013
Formula One's commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone
Bill Gates boosts stake in CN Rail to 12%
Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Morning Briefing: Hello, John? This is Barack ...
This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
Cullen not easing up on Northern Gateway pipeline
NDP MP Nathan Cullen has intervenor status at the Northern Gateway hearings
Onni’s Lonsdale project on the ropes
Brent Jang
Property brother big on Bimmer
‘Neat freak’ Drew Scott and his 2013 BMW 328xi.
MMA featherweight Mark ‘The Machine’ Hominick retires
Featherweight Mark (The Machine) Hominick
Why 'right to work' really does mean 'right to work for less money'
Michael Babad
Hong Kong introduces tougher IPO rules
Two International Finance Centre (Two IFC), center, stands against the Hong Kong Victoria harbour Tuesday, June 24, 2003.
Two-thirds of Canadians fear impact of U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’: survey
This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
Premarket: Winning streak set to continue
EU nears banking union deal as Germany backs plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
From one Egyptian autocracy to another
An Egyptian protester poses with a mural depicting president Mohamed Morsi, former military council ruler Hussein Tantawi and ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
Dec. 12: Doctors, teachers, hockey players – pick the real professionals, and other letters to the editor
Information picketers in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Dec. 9, 2012.
Not whether to cover suicide, but how
Not whether to cover suicide, but how
Locked out minivan driver learns a valuable lesson
Andrew Clark
PQ plays the populist card against universities
Lysiane Gagnon
It took a while, but Harper got it right on SOEs
Jeffrey Simpson
If an audit lands with no politicians around, does it make a sound?
Euro zone factory output falls again, recovery far off
Outside view shows the Euro sculpture in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt.
Living in retirement: Where did we buy our dream house?
Road leading to house.
VW wants to shed Beetle's "chick car" reputation
2013 Volkswagen Beetle
In Pictures: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
2013 Volkswagen Beetle
Dowbiggin: Flames’ owner Edwards emerges as unlikely hardball leader
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (L) and Murray Edwards, co-owner of the Calgary Flames photographed while walking in Toronto, October 18, 2012.
How Volkswagen is winning the sales war
Volkswagen emblems on a production line at the German auto maker's plant in Wolfsburg in this March 7, 2012 file photo.
Canada, Israel sign foreign-aid pact
Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons Wednesday December 5, 2012 in Ottawa.
Current plans may not alleviate Canada’s pipeline shortage
Pipelines are among a select group of Canadian stocks that are deemed good enough not only for amoral types, but also for investors who like to believe that their investment dollars are being put to good use.
Managers who hire ‘closers’ need new approach
Glengarry Glen Ross. Jordan Pettle and Eric Peterson.
Further Fed easing likely to boost precious metals
Scott Barlow
In Pictures: Horse-products supplier needs to corral potential losses
The brothers, who have been in the horse fencing and equine equipment business for 25 years, face a challenge to keep their business viable after a government decision to end the Slots at Racetrack program
Two BMW 3 Series cars get a promotion
A concept version of the BMW 4 Series coupe
End of racetrack slots program hobbles horse-products supplier
System Fencing co-owners Kevin Job, left, and Dwayne Job say they have never encountered a bigger threat to their business.
Enbridge, opponents spar over pipeline’s risks
Brian Falconer of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation aboard the Tsimshian Storm near Prince Rupert, B.C. on Dec. 11, 2012.
TDSB eyes cutting cherished programs
Parkdale pupil Dora Maticser, 10, suffered from daily headaches due to eye strain when she first started school.
Longshot Alex Burton drops out federal Liberal leadership race
Delegates line up to cast their ballots for the new party executive at the Liberal convention in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2012.
Traffic normal at two Ontario-U.S. border crossings after name-tag dispute
Traffic makes its way to Ambassador Bridge that connects Canada to the United States in Windsor. Ont.
Too soon to bet against a variable-rate mortgage?
Interest rates falling on a house.
In Photos: Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar
In this Aug. 3, 1967 file photo, George Harrison of the Beatles, left, sits with his musical mentor, Ravi Shankar of India, in Los Angeles, as Harrison explains to reporters that Shankar is teaching him to play the sitar.
Beat the market in 2013 with 5 of Wall Street's most-hated stocks
Johnson & Johnson is one of the top 10 stocks in the Trimark U.S. Companies Fund.
December 12: Your daily horoscope
sagittarius
Harper, Trudeau or Ford: Who did Canadians Google most?
A combination photo shows Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, federal Liberal leadership candidate and MP Justin Trudeau, centre, and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
My balance sucks. How do I fix it?
The North should prepare itself for a prime-time TV gold rush
John Doyle
From reluctance to ‘radical’: How the U.K. won over Carney
Mark Carney gave a speech in Toronto on Tuesday.
Celebrity Photos of the Week: Survival of the Fittest
Actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the premiere of Les Miserables in New York, December 10, 2012.
TV: Five shows worth watching tonight: Dec. 12
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