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Magna and its Russian partner Sberbank have reached an agreement in principle with General Motors management over a contract to buy 55 percent of GM's European unit Opel, Magna's co-CEO Siegfried Wolf told Reuters on Thursday.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc reported a much higher-than-expected jump in quarterly profit on Thursday and raised its full-year outlook, citing lower costs for packaging and ingredients.

After a decade of watching film production slowly abandon Hollywood, lured away by financial incentives first in Canada, then other U.S. states, California hopes to woo the movies back home.

The global oil and gas sector has seen a flurry of consolidation in recent weeks, as companies look to snap up assets before an economic recovery sends prices higher.

Cameco Corp reported a higher and forecast-topping quarterly profit on Wednesday as stronger results from its electricity business offset the impact of higher uranium sales costs.

Manulife Financial Corp said on Wednesday it has bought AIC Ltd's Canadian retail investment fund business, boosting its mutual fund arm in another big-player takeover of an independent fund company.

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The U.S. and Mexican governments are probing a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of crude oil and refined products from Mexico's state-owned oil company and sell it to U.S. refiners, a U.S. official said on Monday.

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The Japanese yen rose broadly on Tuesday as investors bought the low-yielding currency as U.S. stocks declined and on rising risk aversion after disappointing economic data from China.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she was ready to intervene personally to support auto parts group Magna's bid for carmaker Opel.

Despite government rebates for hybrids offered to consumers in U.S. and Canada, the programs are failing to produce environmental benefits, yet the programs continue to cost consumers.

Canadian housing starts fell unexpectedly in July, dropping 4.1 percent from June and breaking a two-month run of gains, largely because of a drop in construction of multifamily dwellings.

The U.S. and Mexican governments are probing a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of crude oil and refined products from Mexico's state-owned oil company and sell it to U.S. refiners, a U.S. official said on Monday.

Shares of Centerra Gold fell more than 9 percent on Monday on expectations that parent company Cameco Corp was set to sell its 49 percent stake in the gold miner.

Canada's Verenex Energy Inc posted a narrower quarterly loss, and said it continued to seek consent from Libyan authorities for the sale of the company.

The United States, Canada and Mexico on Monday unveiled steps to accelerate the commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technologies in North America during the two-day North American Leaders Summit, in Guadalajara, Mexico which concluded on Monday.

U.S. stocks slipped on Monday as a four-week rally encouraged investors to take profits, but McDonald's better-than-expected July sales pushed up the Dow component, briefly lifting the index to a positive territory.

Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather on Monday to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on simmering trade issues.

A new action movie based on the G.I. Joe line of toy soldiers crushed enemy forces at the worldwide box office during the weekend, ending the three-week reign of the sixth Harry Potter fantasy.

Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada -- also known as the three amigos -- begin a summit on Sunday in Mexico to talk about simmering trade issues and the threat of drug gangs.