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		Thursday, August 21, 2008

	>> Surging oil helps send TSX higher;C$ surges on US$ weakness
	>> Wall Street ends mixed as oil prices rise; financials show partial recovery
	>> Oil jumps $5 on growing U.S.-Russia tensions, sliding dollar, worries of output cut
	>> London FT - 100 index closed down 1.57 points at 5,370.20
	>> Report: Speculators may have played larger role in oil swings that once thought


Indicator	Close	Change	%Change
S&P/TSX Composite Index	13,539.22	189.08	1.42
Dow Jones Industrial Average	11,430.21	12.78	0.11
S&P 500 Index	1,277.72	3.18	0.25
NASDAQ Composite Index	2,380.38	-8.70	-0.36
S&P/TSX Venture Exchange	1,949.68	29.93	1.56
CAD to USD	0.9579	0.0156	1.66
London Gold Fix (USD)	833.50	17.75	2.18
Crude Oil Future (USD)	121.18	6.20	5.39

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	>> U.S. economy remains stuck in low gear, statistics show
	>> China eases curbs on some foreign exchange trading
	>> Canadian businesses spend $12.6 billion annually to comply with tax rules: CFIB

	>> BlackBerry Bold smartphone launches in Canada for $399 with 3 - year plan
	>> Maple Leaf Foods taking right steps to bounce back from major recall: experts
	>> Chicago judges decline request to review Conrad Black's appeal
	>> Damaged engine on Bombardier turboprop sent to Canada for inspection
	>> NY attorney general will take Merrill Lynch to court on Friday
	>> Barnes & Noble's Q2 profits fall 15 per cent amid sluggish consumer spending
	>> Burger King Q4 profit rises 42 per cent boosted by sales and promotions
	>> GM announces $500M US investment for small car to be built in Lordstown, Ohio
	>> Heinz sees gains in quarter, Hormel takes hit, both affected by commodity costs
	>> Chrysler's design chief: longer development will yield better-looking vehicles

	>> Despite lower commodity prices, food prices expected to remain high in Canada
	>> Up to 90 gas stations without fuel as Petro - Canada grapples with refinery glitch
	>> Haitians in U.S. extend food lifeline to homeland amid soaring food prices, hunger
	>> Chevron submits application to build oil facility at Mississippi refinery
	>> FDA allows food producers to zap spinach, lettuce with radiation to kill germs
	>> Wheat, corn, soybean futures trade higher; livestock mostly lower

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