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Return of the Jets: Bettman speaks exclusively with ABJ

By: Cory Wilkins
NHL hockey has returned to Winnipeg.It’s a move that means more than the return of an NHL team; the move returns a passion to Winnipeg.“I think you have the economic impact and, something that is
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Alex Carrick: America’s housing crunch

The big gaping hole in the world economy is U.S. housing starts.Stuck at around half a million starts seasonally adjusted and annualized, the figure is way below where it should be in a normal cyclical ...
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Roy Green: U.S. debt ceiling: partisan politics vs. pragmatic common sense

“Washington is like a log floating down a river with 60,000 ants onboard. Each ant thinks it is steering.” A quote read long ago and thanks to political gamesmanship at the highest of levels, one ...
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Canada will be the next big thing

by Dwayne Matthews
There has been lots of buzz around the BRIC countries and the emerging markets. The speed of growth in these markets have left investors drooling and chomping at the bit. There has been specific focus
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Charity through consumerism retail business model

For every shoe purchased, a child in need receives a new pair of shoes. From this simple premise, TOMS Shoes has built an ethical business and become a mainstream international company. With a motto of ...
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Voted off the Island? Nassau rejects Coliseum referendum

Citizens of Nassau County, Long Island rejected a referendum that proposed a US$400 million bond to help fund and replace the 1972-built Nassau Coliseum with a new, state-of-the-art sports entertainment facility.What this vote result could ...
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