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Finance Minister Joe Oliver brings two more provinces onside in long-running push for a national regulator, but Alberta and Quebec still say no
Germany crushes Brazil 7-1 in humiliating World Cup semi-final
Low interest rates fuel Canadian housing starts
Mattel launches 'Entrepreneur Barbie,' who has a LinkedIn profile
Canada's unemployment rate climbs to 7.1%, with Ontario hit hard
Toronto city councillors meow at Doug Ford
Vatican bank cleanup and account closures wipe out profit
Bieber gets two years’ probation, over $80,000 fine for egg pelting
Jacqueline Nelson: The changing tunes of the music industry
My kids are growing, so I don't want yours at the restaurant
Jacqueline Nelson: Don't mistake Alberta's growth for another boom
Why the Canadian dollar will ultimately tumble again
The week in Business Briefing
Bank of Canada's shifting tone 'undercut' Canadian dollar in five ways: BMO
Canadian jobs picture to remain ugly everywhere east of Manitoba: TD
Lose-lose: Bloodied in World Cup, Brazil now left with its high prices
For expats in Canada, the loonie is lower and the livin' is easy
Canadian dollar tumbles on 'squishy soft' jobs report
The week in Streetwise (for subscribers)
Boyd Erman: A big step in Ottawa's plan to get a fourth wireless carrier
Jacqueline Nelson: BMO ramps up search for female advisers
Anna Nicolaou: Fipke sells last stake in Ekati diamond mine
Jeffrey Jones: Oil patch enjoying IPO revival
Tim Kiladze: Another banking crisis? Not so fast
The week in real estate
Tara Perkins: High-priced home sales climbed in Montreal after PQ fell: report
Low interest rates fuel strong June housing starts
Local real estate boards give hint of a surging housing market
Smart-home technology to jazz up Toronto penthouse project
Hamilton joins Canada's red-hot housing market
The week in ROB Insight (for subscribers)
Brian Milner: Gloomy watchdog given a reality check
Ian McGugan: Why you should thank a short seller
Clément Gignac: Economy in a healthy transition to an investment-fuelled turnaround
David Parkinson: The two big barriers to a national securities regulator
Brian Lee Crowley: It's time to rein in governments' stealthy taxation by regulation
The week's top news
Brian Milner: Poloz faces dilemma as loonie strengthens
Josh Wingrove: Quebec, Alberta shun national regulator
Kevin Carmichael: Fed signals October stimulus exit
Brian Milner, David Berman and Tim Kiladze: Portugal bank's woes spur EU volatility
The week's must-reads
Eric Reguly: Italy's Jasci & Marchesani wines make long journey to LCBO shelves
Bertrand Marotte: Canadian places a risky bet on a legal change to online gambling
Jeffrey Jones: GE wants to clean up oil sands, CEO Jeff Immelt says
Jacqueline Nelson: Vending machine industry lures back customers with healthier offerings