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People walk by an electronic stock indicator outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo / Shizuo Kambayashi)

U.S. markets set for declines as world markets plunge on Chinese data

North American markets were poised for more declines Thursday after Japan's Nikkei index plunged amid disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and talk that the U.S. Fed plans to end its extraordinary stimulus program in the future.

TD Bank CEO Ed Clark delivers his remarks during the company's annual general meeting on April 4, 2013 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TD Bank reports 'solid' Q2, but falls short of consensus estimates

TD Bank Group says it had a "solid" second quarter, with growth in most of its major sectors, but came up short of analyst estimates. 2

In this May 25, 2006 file photo, a man adjusts a Lenovo display at a high-tech exhibition in Beijing, China. (AP Photo, File)

Lenovo quarterly profit rises 90 per cent as smartphone sales rise

Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 per cent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.

International Monetary Fund, IMF, head Christine Lagarde arrives at a court for hearing in Paris, Thursday May 23, 2013. Lagarde is being investigated over a controversial arbitrage deal, which she oversaw as French finance minister in 2008. (AP Photo / Jacques Brinon)

IMF chief Lagarde appears in court in French fraud investigation

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.

A TV cameraman shoots an electronic stock indicator outside a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225, top center, nosedived 14,483.98, or 7.3 per cent to close at 14,483.98. (AP Photo / Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan's market fluctuations underscore economy's vulnerability

Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bernanke warns ending U.S. stimulus efforts too soon carries substantial risks

Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs. 2

Gay-rights group files complaint accusing Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias in hiring

One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. 4

A couple sits down to look over their monthly bills in this 2009 file photo. (AP / Jenni Girtman)

Paying off bills hurting Canadians' ability to save: study

Almost a third of Canadian households report never or almost never having any money left to save after paying their bills, according to a new study issued Wednesday. 33

Ski-Doo maker's IPO price values company at $2.5 billion

The maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles says its initial public offering has been priced at $21.50 per share -- giving the company a market value of about $2.5 billion.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes part in a business round table in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Harper visit to Peru targets better use of mining royalties to alleviate poverty

Canadian mining companies hope that Stephen Harper's visit to Peru will lead to better use of the billions in royalties and taxes that are sitting idle in a country where poverty is still a large problem. 47 13

A new home is constructed in Pepper Pike, Ohio in this December 2012 file photo. (AP / Tony Dejak)

Mortgage group says Canadian housing starts will plunge 25-30% by 2015

Canada's housing market is slowing dramatically in terms of both sales and construction, dragging down economic growth and putting some 150,000 jobs at risk in coming years, a mortgage industry association warns in its spring report. 2

A dump truck gets set to dump clean fill at a new housing development in Oakville, Ont., in this 2011 file photo. (Richard Buchan/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Half of Canadian homeowners plan to buy property in next 5 years: survey

A new report suggests nearly half of Canadian homeowners intend to buy a property in the next five years, despite a cooling off in the housing market. 1

Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corporation, talks about the challenges of broadcast as more people turn to the internet for their news and entertainment during the National Association of Broadcasters Show, Tuesday, April 12, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP / Julie Jacobson)

U.S. CEO compensation keeps growing and growing

U.S. CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 per cent increase from a year earlier. 1

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