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VANCOUVER – Canasia Industries Corp. (TSXV:CAJ) said Friday it has an option to acquire about 5,500 contiguous acres in Quebec’s Gaspe region thought to contain aluminous clay and rare earths deposits. The deal with an unnamed vendor involves $20,000 i…

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Sara Lee Corp. is naming a Campbell Soup Co. executive to head up its North American retail and food service business, which is being split from the food maker’s international coffee and tea business. Sara Lee announced on Friday …

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WASHINGTON – A burst of hiring in December pushed the U.S. unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month a…

TORONTO – The loonie was lower Friday morning amid a weak employment report for December. The Canadian dollar was down 0.18 of a cent to 97.95 cents US as Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s jobless rate edged up 0.1 of a percentage point to 7.5…

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BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil’s government says inflation in 2011 was the highest recorded in seven years. The government’s statistics agency said Friday that inflation hit 6.5 per cent. That’s right at the ceiling of the government’s inflation target for …

BRUSSELS – Retails sales in the 17-nation eurozone dropped in November, official statistics showed Friday, as consumers felt the bite of austerity measures and feared the currency union could slip deeper into crisis. Retail sales in the eurozone fell 0…

Oil prices rose to above $102 a barrel on Friday as investors awaited the latest U.S. employment data for clues about crude demand. The benchmark crude for February delivery rose 46 cents to $102.27 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercan…

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BERLIN – Industrial orders in Germany dropped sharply in November as demand from abroad dropped — nearly erasing a strong gain from the previous month. Orders were down 4.8 per cent compared to the previous month, the Economy Ministry reported Friday…

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OTTAWA – A quick look at December unemployment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.5 per cent (7.4) Number unemployed: 1,400,800 (1,394,700 ) Number working: 17,344,500 (17,327,000) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment: 14.1 (14.1) Men (25 p…

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.5 per cent in December. Here’s what happened provincially (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland 12.8 (13.2) — Prince Edward Island 11.4 (11.1) — Nova Scotia 7.8 (8.6) — New Brunswick 9.4…

OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 7.5 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities but cautions the figures may fluctuate widely because they are bas…

LONDON – European stocks rose on Friday as investors set aside concerns about the euro’s debt crisis to focus on the impending release of monthly U.S. jobs data, which many hope will confirm a mild recovery in the world’s largest economy. Asian market …

TOKYO – The former Olympus Corp. CEO who blew the whistle on dubious spending at the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker said Friday he is giving up his fight to regain the presidency and plans to sue the company. Michael Woodford said he decid…

LONGUEUIL, Que. – The Jean Coutu Group (TSX:PJC.A), Quebec’s largest drug store chain, reports higher profits and rising revenues in the latest quarter. The Montreal-area company said Friday its net profits in the fiscal third quarter rose to $51.7 mil…