Is Canada lagging behind in online education?

William Gibson, the American-Canadian science fiction writer who coined the term cyberspace, is well-known for having stated

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China Hard-Landing Concerns

Concerns that China will enter a so- called hard landing are

The free credit score industry has been booming since the recession as a lot of people hit hard times and want to keep an eye on how the recession has affected their credit standing.

Peres: Social media helps with peace process

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday visited Facebook’s California headquarters, where he blasted the Iranian government and said the social networking site is a way for people to bypass failed efforts of governments to seek peace.
The 88-year-old leader was scheduled to meet with the company’s chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, and launch his official personal […]

Judge clears way for Alabama county’s bankruptcy

Alabama’s Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American municipality, a federal judge ruled.
Overcoming arguments by creditors that the county was ineligible for bankruptcy because it had the wrong type of debt, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Bennett issued a ruling late Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama, […]

Volatility Futures Reach 19-Month High on S&P 500 Rally - Bloomberg

Futures traders are pricing in the biggest increase in U.S. equity hedging costs since 2010 after the Standard & Poor

General: Iran will strike pre-emptively at foes

A semiofficial Iranian news agency quotes a senior military commander as saying that Tehran will strike pre-emptively at its enemies, if it feels it is in danger.
The comments by deputy head of Iran’s armed forces Gen. Mohammed Hejazi were carried by Fars agency on Tuesday.
“We do not wait for enemies to take action against us,” […]

BlackBerry maker co-CEOs step down as co-CEOs

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion’s co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, announced they have stepped down as co-CEOs and co-chairmen of the once-iconic company that has struggled to compete in recent years.
The RIM founders have been replaced by Thorsten Heins, a chief operating officer who joined RIM four years ago from Siemens AG, RIM said […]

US seals $3.48B missiles, technology sale to UAE

The United States has reached a deal to sell $3.48 billion worth of missiles and related technology to the United Arab Emirates, a close Mideast ally, as part of a massive buildup of defense technology among friendly Mideast nations near Iran.
Pentagon spokesman George Little announced the Christmas Day sale on Friday night.
He noted that the […]

China to Balance

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China Contraction in Manufacturing Boosts Case for Easing Policy: Economy - Bloomberg

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