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.
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Reasons to be proud of Toronto: 1) Warm, welcoming environment for G20; 2) Sports teams with a tradition of winning on the golf course; 3) Gorgeous lake views - right behind those condos over there. If that doesn't impress you, check out the Toronto Stock Exchange. Before Friday's drop, the main index rose for six days in a row - a winning streak the Leafs can only dream of. |
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What could be worse than watching your team lose in the World Cup? Watching your team lose in the World Cup on your brand new 60-inch plasma TV that set you back $2,000. Best Buy shareholders share your pain: The electronics retailer got a red card from investors after sales of movies, music, video games and TVs were weaker than expected in the first quarter. |
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You know when you receive a courier package, and inside there's a severed foot and a message scrawled in blood that says "You're next"? FedEx shareholders got a rude surprise of their own this week when the parcel delivery company issued a fiscal 2011 forecast that fell short of analyst estimates. Investors lost an arm and a leg. |
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Driving a Winnebago is great fun - apart from the lousy gas mileage, parallel-parking nightmares and one-eyed people you meet in trailer parks. But shareholders aren't complaining: With consumers opening their wallets again, the motor home company swung to a profit as deliveries more than doubled from a year ago. The shares are cruising down the highway. |
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Jam: 1) The nasty stuff that collects between your toes; 2) What amateur "musicians" do after a case of beer and six or seven bong hits; 3) The reason shares of Smuckers soared this week. The marketer of Smuckers jam, Jif peanut butter and Folgers coffee posted a 28-per-cent jump in fourth-quarter profit, spreading sweet stuff all over investors' toast. |
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