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at 11:32 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

General Motors says sale of Opel to Magna nearing completion

BERLIN - Negotiations for the sale of General Motors Corp.'s German unit Adam Opel GmbH to Canadian autoparts maker Magna are progressing well and should soon be complete, the head of GM Europe said in remarks released Saturday.

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at 11:24 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam, experts say recession a factor

TORONTO - Fraud artists are finding it easier amid a battered economy to entrap marks with dubious offers once easily dismissed as scams, and are snaring a growing number of victims to the tune of millions of dollars a month, experts say.

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at 6:04 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Most Asian markets sag modestly on grim US jobs report; Europeans shares open lower

HONG KONG - Most Asian markets fell Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signalled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. European stocks also weakened in early trade.

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at 16:45 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Toronto stock market closes flat on low trading volume; New York closed

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market ended the week flat as investors weighed weak oil prices with good news out of the base metals sector.

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at 11:18 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Rising world markets help most Canadian equity mutual funds to solid gains in June

TORONTO - A generally positive performance in world equity markets and a weakening Canadian dollar were key factors in producing solid returns for most Canadian equity funds in June for a fourth consecutive month, Morningstar Canada says.

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at 18:29 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Talks between Air Canada, machinists' union likely to stretch through weekend

MONTREAL - Talks between Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) and the union representing its mechanics and technical staff will likely continue through the weekend as the airline tries to obtain a wage freeze and pension relief it says it needs to survive the recession.

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at 9:30 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Petro Andina board urges rejection of $400 million Pluspetrol offer

CALGARY - Petro Andina Resources Inc. (TSX:PAR) said Friday its board is urging shareholders to reject an unsolicited takeover bid from a private Dutch company.

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at 9:29 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Oil hovers above $66 after weak jobs numbers undermine investor confidence

Oil prices hovered above US$66 a barrel Friday in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent prices tumbling.

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at 12:32 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

BG exercises pre-emption bid for Canadian Superior stake in Trinidad gas field

CALGARY - BG International will exercise its right to buy a 45 per cent stake in a natural gas property off the coast of Trinidad from Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (TSX:SNG), the two companies announced Friday.

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at 16:46 on July 3, 2009, EDT.

Most active shares in Toronto on Friday

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:

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