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Catalyst report indicates thatmen actually reap higher benefits from mentoring in their careers than women of equal potential

Airbus raised its forecast for aircraft demand over the next 20 years, citing the travel needs of 6 billion people in emerging economies as airlines stage a stronger-than-predicted rebound from recession.

At the Video Games Awards, release of 'Mass Effect 3' was announced, and winners declared. While just hours ahead of the 2010 ceremony, Microsoft delayed the news on much-awaited 'Gears of War 3'.

USD/CAD showed little reaction to the first set of data from the US and Canada on Friday and the pair stayed within a descending channel ahead of a more important consumer sentiment data from the US.

In less than a day after the successful launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 commercial rocket and Dragon capsule on Wednesday, NASA's Glenn Research Center and the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) of Canada are conducting tests that simulate the mining on Mars and the moon.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage of Imperial Oil with an overweight rating and a price target of C$46 per share, saying that the company's oil sands play has been undervalued by investors.

Barclays Capital increased its third quarter and full-year profit estimates for Research In Motion, citing strong demand for the company's latest Smartphone - BlackBerry Torch .

Toronto-Dominion Bank is in talks to buy lender Chrysler Financial from private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management , a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

British construction products supplier Wolseley said trading profit rose 39 percent in the first quarter, helped by revenue growth in the US and Canada as well as cost control measures.

A leader of a violent international street gang, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for murdering a fellow gang member in 2004.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan said Friday it was not in talks, nor was it anxious to sell, its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team and the Toronto Raptors basketball team.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan said on Friday it was not in talks, nor was it anxious to sell, its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs pro hockey team and the Toronto Raptors pro basketball team.

Stocks were headed for their best week in a month on Friday after a brighter assessment of the economy and a more optimistic view of Europe's debt crisis drove a rally earlier this week.

Whistle-blower website Wikileaks struck its first blow, as German vice-chancellor Guido Westerwelle sacked his office manager on charges of spying for the United States. Helmut Metzner has reportedly admitted to have given regular information to the US embassy in Berlin.

U.S.-based mining group Walter Energy Inc is to buy Canada's Western Coal for C$3.3 billion ($3.3 billion) to create one of the largest producers of steel-making metallurgical coal.

U.S. stocks edged mostly lower on Friday as Wall Street shook off an unexpectedly weak payrolls report, while investors were reassured by the broader economic picture and the likelihood the Federal Reserve would stay the course on its stimulus plan.

USD/CAD is technically poised for a bounce back from current levels just above parity, but given the uncertainty about key data due later in the day, one should also be prepared for a move on the other side, which could easily take the pair to 0.9976 (S1) support.

Wall Street mostly shrugged off a weaker-than-expected payrolls report on Friday, leaving stocks little changed as the data didn't alter investors' view the economic recovery is on track.

Stock index futures fell from more than two-year highs on Friday, pointing to a slide at the open after a weaker-than-expected payrolls report indicated an economic recovery was still shaky.

Wall Street's largest two-day rally in three months will be tested by jobs data on Friday, with some in the market predicting a strong report that will push the S&P 500 to a fresh two-year high.

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday, following Wall Street's biggest two-day rally in three months and ahead of key labor market data that will show whether the economic recovery is on track.