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• Cossette favors Mill Road takeover Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 9:10 PM

  TORONTO (Reuters) - Cossette Inc, Canada's largest homegrown ad firm, urged shareholders late on Friday to accept an buyout offer from Mill Road Capital, saying a higher proposal from another firm did not yet constitute an official bid.

• TD Bank hit with lawsuit in Florida Ponzi case Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 8:59 PM

  MIAMI (Reuters) - TD Bank was hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit on Friday calling it the "financial epicenter" of an alleged Ponzi scheme run by disgraced Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein.

• Hershey may make US$17-billion bid for Cadbury, topping Kraft, Journal reports The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 7:35 PM

  NEW YORK - Hershey Co. may make a US$17-billion bid for UK candy company Cadbury PLC, topping the recent $16.5-billion hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports Friday.

• As interest rates fall back near zero, there aren't many happy returns The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 7:15 PM

  NEW YORK - The United States is finally becoming a country of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.

• Judge reserves decision on whether Scotiabank overtime suit can move forward The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 7:14 PM

  TORONTO - An Ontario court judge deciding whether a class action lawsuit against Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) over unpaid overtime should be dismissed has reserved his decision.

More Business Stories

• Consumers trade up for less on latest electronics as prices come down
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 7:13 PM
• AbitibiBowater juggles to avoid large tax bills from $250-million loan
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 6:45 PM
• Two bidders vie for Nortel's optical networking business in auction
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 6:43 PM
• Brookfield increases long-term contract for power generation in Ont.
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 6:42 PM
• Saputo, Kraft appeal court ruling upholding federal cheese regulations
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 5:54 PM
• Oil prices, profit-taking drag TSX lower
  Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 5:37 PM
• Hershey Trust backs bid for Cadbury: report
  AFP - Fri Nov 20, 5:27 PM
• Oil edges down toward US$76 amid economic uncertainty, rising U.S. dollar
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 5:19 PM
• CF gets three directors on Terra board, complicating hostile Agrium bid
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 5:18 PM
• Economic concerns, rising U.S. currency push stock markets, crude oil lower
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 5:17 PM
• Agrium's bid for CF stumbles
  CBC - Fri Nov 20, 5:09 PM
• Global stocks slip, dollar gains on economy fears
  Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 4:44 PM
• Ontex Resources to acquire Roxmark Mines in all-stock transaction
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 4:41 PM
• Senate panel will take up Bernanke's nomination to second Fed term on December 3
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 4:11 PM
• Oil prices wobble on recovery concerns
  AFP - Fri Nov 20, 4:08 PM
• CP Rail reaches tentative deal with police union
  Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 4:06 PM
• Auto parts strike would affect thousands
  CBC - Fri Nov 20, 3:48 PM
• First Air France A380 reaches New York
  AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:46 PM
• Terra shareholders elect CF nominees to board
  Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 3:35 PM
• Weak demand and rising crude prices lead to another refinery closing; 550 workers let go
  The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 3:28 PM

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