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Key federal budget items explained by experts

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Fed leaves rates steady, hints at no more 2019 increases - The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday, and a majority of officials at the central bank signaled they might not raise the rate at all this year.

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Heather Scoffield: Sombre reality undermines Morneau's sunny words - All around the world, sluggish economic growth has become the norm for rich, developed countries like Canada, Heather Scoffield writes.

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Highlights from the 2019 federal budget -- A new first-time homebuyer incentive program, lower Canada Student Loans interest rates are among the changes coming from the Trudeau government.

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Rogers sells flagship magazines Maclean's, Chatelaine in deal with St. Joseph -- The transaction comes after months of unconfirmed reports that Rogers Media, an arm of Rogers Communications Inc., had been negotiating to sell its remaining consumer publications.

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Oaktree Capital Expresses Confidence in Digital First's Bid for Gannett

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Bayer Shares Fall After Legal Setback on Roundup Weedkiller

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SNC-Lavalin chief warns Canadian job losses possible amid scandal -- Amid political firestorm, Neil Bruce says company remains undervalued, is vulnerable to a takeover and at risk of shedding jobs in Canada

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Pot sector players welcome edibles tax change, but unhappy medical tax remains

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Prime minister defends Liberal budget measures as sales effort gets underway

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Carbon tax, oil and gas investment dominate Day 2 of Alberta campaign

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CP Rail designates first woman to head railway's board of directors

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TSX falls again despite rise in crude and dovish tone from Federal Reserve - Losses in materials sector drives Canada's main stock index lower in late-morning trading, loonie also dips

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Google fined $1.7B in EU over restricting rival's ads -- Decision last among three formal charges that the European Commission, the bloc's antitrust regulator, has so far filed against the tech giant

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Ford invests $900 million to build electric vehicles in Michigan -- The moves, announced the same day Donald Trump visits an Ohio tank plant, follows the president's sharp criticism of General Motors Co. for idling a car factory in Lordstown, Ohio.

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Musicians, investors turn to subscription service for sounds

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Apple launches new AirPods in wearables push -- The tech giant is under pressure to build up new areas of business as growth in its bread-and-butter smartphone business sputters.

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Google Offers Concessions on Eve of New EU Antitrust Rebuke

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Google Stadia service aims to stream games from cloud -- Stadia that lets players stream videogames from the cloud without needing pricey hardware, and could change the way people buy and play games.

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Former AOL boss getting more than $60M as he exits Verizon -- Most of Armstrong's compensation for 2018 and 2019 comes from a so-called founders equity award he was granted when Verizon bought AOL.

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Canada's biggest pension fund mulls opening first China office -- CPPIB has already invested $4 billion in a China logistics venture with Australia's Goodman Group as e-commerce rises, creating the need for more large-scale storage

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Loans get cheaper for some

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Investors watch for clues on Fed's patience on rates

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Fed Faces Crucial Decision on Mix of Treasurys in Its Portfolio

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Obama economic adviser Alan Krueger dead at 58 - Krueger was one of the nation's leading experts on the labor market.

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Fed Officials Wrestle With a 'Dot Plot' Dilemma

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Female Economists, in Survey, CiteGender Discrimination

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U.S. stocks open lower ahead of new round of U.S.-China trade talks -- Global markets have been in flux recently as investors digest a slew of conflicting economic data from the U.S., including disappointing inflation figures

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Levi Strauss Heads Back to Public Markets -- The denim company is seeking a valuation of $5.8 billion (U.S.) at the midpoint of its proposed range of $14 to $16 a share, which would make it one of the largest retail and consumer-products IPOs of the past decade.

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U.S. Government-Bond Yields Tumble After Fed Restraint

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General Mills Boosts Profit at Expense of Sales

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BlackRock Offers Its Lowest Ever Price for Index Mutual Fund

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Developer cancels Danforth condo 'due to unforeseen circumstances' -- Brampton-based DIAM Developments cites unanticipated construction cost increases, delays and its lender calling in a construction loan

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How the federal budget could tweak the mortgage stress test -- Critics say it's pushed home ownership out of reach for many, though some defend its effects.

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Why it's so hard to get housing into Toronto's 'yellowbelt' neighbourhoods — and how experts say it can be done -- Zoning changes, pilot projects could help get low- and midrise density into the city's established neighbourhoods, housing experts say.

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Check this space: Jamal Burger looked east to afford downtown Toronto living in this trendy loft -- The Toronto-based photographer found rent in downtown's east end was about the same as far west, in Liberty Village.

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Toronto home sales, listings fall while prices rise slightly in February -- Bad weather keeps inventory down, but prices rise, with a semi-detached home in Toronto now going for an average of $1M

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New-build house prices in GTA slide while condominium prices climb -- Sales of newly built and pre-construction homes up in January, but prices fall 8%

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Opinion | Jennifer Wells

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Opinion | David Olive

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Why a ban on Huawei would only hurt Canada -- Banning Huawei might prevent Canada from gaining competitive advantage in becoming one of the first Western economies with full-fledged 5G capability, writes David Olive.

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Canada's economy is having a Monty Python moment -- The economy's mixed signals makes some wonder if it's a dead parrot, writes David Olive

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Who will lead if the Liberals toss Trudeau? -- SNC-Lavalin affair raises the spectre of a caucus revolt, writes David Olive.

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Some have found companies that do recognize the customer is always right -- Readers write of their experience with excellent customer service

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Filing taxes early comes with advantages -- Getting your taxes in early ensures government benefits such as Canada Child Benefit, GST credit and provincial credits aren't interrupted.

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How to tap into the growing power of the 'green' energy market -- Green energy initiatives are no longer small-scale ventures relying on government subsidies to survive, writes Gordon Pape.

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Kicking debt down the road risky -- Low monthly payments give the illusion that our debts are manageable.

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How much to intervene when life gives your grown son a lemon -- A mother attempts to save her 20-year-old from purchasing a used car from a suspicious seller on Craigslist.

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Three easy ways to build an investment portfolio on the cheap -- Use a robo-adviser, invest in index funds and make use of one-ticket ETF solutions.

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