Daily Archives: August 1, 2012
Pension funds lose earlier gains on European turmoil
Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw their investments slip 1.1 per cent in the second quarter, giving up some of their gains from the first three months of the year, a new report by RBC Investor Services says Continue reading
Caskets for rent, and we’re not kidding
Renting a home? Continue reading
Samsung copied iPhone’s ‘entire design,’ patent trial hears
As the booming cellphone market heated up with the launch of Apple’s critically acclaimed iPhone in 2007, Samsung Electronics Inc. chose to copy its rival’s design rather than innovate its own products, a lawyer for Apple told the jury at a patent trial involving the two tech giants Tuesday. Continue reading
Shatner Helps Nasa Rover To Boldly Go To Mars
Nasa has been chronicling the story of its Martian rover with narration from Star Trek’s William Shatner and Wil Wheaton. Continue reading
Apple says documents prove Samsung copied iPhone
SAN JOSE, California — Apple Inc told jurors on Tuesday that Samsung’s internal documents show it made a decision to copy the iPhone because the South Korean company could not compete in the smartphone market on its own. Continue reading
House Prices In Sharpest Fall Since 2009
UK house prices fall at their fastest annual pace in almost three years, sliding 0.7% in July alone, according to Nationwide. Continue reading
Spain sees $200B in capital flee in 5 months
Spain’s central bank says €163 billion ($200 billion Cdn) has been pulled out of Spain in the first five months of the year, reflecting plunging confidence in the government’s ability to manage its financial problems. Continue reading
Gas jumps 5 percent in July, now $3.50 nationally
Gasoline is at $3.50 per gallon for the first time this summer after a sharp run-up in July. Continue reading
