Murray bids for Tory leadership shocks Manitoba scene
Stuart A. Murray, a 45-year-old Winnipeg businessman with Saskatchewan roots, enters the Progressive Conservative leadership race as Gary Filmon plans to step down. Murray wins early backing from senior Tories including Jim Downey and Joy Smith, while rival Darren Praznik pursues the underdog path as the contest narrows.
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Technology meltdown shakes markets across North America
The TSE 300 plunged 400 points and tech giants like Nortel BCE and Research in Motion suffered steep losses. Investors rebalanced toward old economy stocks such as banks while financial services funds rose. By week’s end tech was down four sessions as bargain hunters emerged and Microsoft rebounded barely.
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Turner Report on Love of Markets and Tech Boom
Garth Turner details a booming late 1990s Canadian economy with Dow and TSE surges, Nortel gains, and mergers in telecom. He predicts volatility but urges buying quality, holding confidence, and optimism as wireless internet and tech stocks rise. He cites StatsCan wealth, US debt payoff, and upcoming investment TV segments.
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