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Bank of Canada's Carney speech in Montreal

Introduction It is a pleasure to be here at this important meeting. It comes at a critical time, as we all work to repair a global financial system that has failed our citizens. Given this failure, the G-20's agenda to reshape the global financial system is comprehensive and radical. The coming weeks and months will be pivotal to its success. The time for debate and discussion is drawing to a close. Policymakers now need to decide and to implement. Recent tensions in Europe have underscored this...

Forex Outlook - Interview with John Kicklighter, Currency Strategist at DailyFX.com

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What is your Prediction for Gold in 2010 and 2011 Many are projecting gold to perhaps double in the span of one to two years. I think this would only be the case under one or two very severe circumstances. The most prominent threats are that the euro is abandoned or substantially restructured or there are a series of prominent downgrades amongst the major economies.
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GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles on fire risk

General Motors Co on Tuesday announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars from model years 2006-2009 because the unit that heats the windshield washer fluid could catch fire.
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Policymakers urge clear plans for cutting deficits

Countries with big deficits must offer clear plans on how they will balance their budgets to maintain investor confidence and avoid problems seen in Europe, top economic policymakers said on Monday.
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OECD, Canada urge clear plans for cutting deficits

Countries with big deficits must offer clear plans on how they will balance their budgets to maintain investor confidence and avoid problems seen in Europe, top economic policymakers said on Monday.
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Burger King sees EPS hit due to currency

Burger King Holdings Inc said on Monday it expects unfavorable foreign exchange rates, primarily related to the euro, to reduce earnings for the current quarter by 1 to 2 cents per share.
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Burger King sees Q4 EPS hit due to currency

Burger King Holdings Inc said on Monday it expects unfavorable foreign exchange rates to reduce earnings for the current quarter by 1 to 2 cents per share, and to have a neutral to slightly negative impact on full-year results.
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Google to provide data to European authorities

Google Inc said on Saturday it would hand over data it collected through wireless networks to French, German and Spanish authorities as it faces mounting legal issues concerning its data collection.
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G20 scraps plans for universal bank tax

The world's top economies scrapped plans for a universal global bank tax on Saturday, giving countries plenty of wiggle room over how to make banks pay for their bailouts in future.
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U.S. demands Europe acts on economy, banks at G20

Finance chiefs raced on Saturday to agree on ways to support growth and make global banks safer with a warning from Washington ringing in their ears that Europe and Japan must do more to boost home-grown demand.
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G20 set to dash bank levy hope

The world's top economies were set to ditch plans for a universal global bank levy on Saturday amid signs of slippage in other reforms pledged during the financial crisis.
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McDonald's recalls 12 million Shrek glasses

McDonald's Corp has recalled 12 million Shrek-themed drinking glasses in the United States after a federal agency warned consumers to stop using them because they contain the toxic metal cadmium.
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Doubts over global economy return as G20 meets

Leading policymakers expressed concern on Friday about the health of the world economy even as they closed ranks behind the euro zone's efforts to tackle a debt crisis that has rattled global markets.
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G20 to back euro zone on debt

G20 finance ministers and central bankers will endorse efforts to douse the euro zone's debt crisis but are far apart on the contentious issue of a global bank levy, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.

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