globeandmailcom globeandmailcomemailglobeandmailcom market opener newsletter home national world business sports opinions arts technology travel health auto thursday august 7 2008 top stories toyota profit falls 28 worlds largest auto maker faces challenging year leaves forecast unchanged 615 bank england leaves rates intact european central bank likely follow suit later today 726 metro battles brand confusion 200million makeover3 move montrealbased company spell end wellestablished ap dominion banners 500 3 dont want quit rothmans say way look philip morris isnt offering knockout price 600 truth cirque outgrew quebec province contemplates dilution companys homegrown identity 600 related consumer behaviour brings sanity oil market crude started adopt classic elements investment mania 600 advertisement latest news bmws auto sales rise 22 july takeover bid low transalta car designer pininfarina dies crash walmart july samestore sales rise 3 stronach softens stance asset sales xstrata vigorous fight lonmin canadian business bce gets strong wireless boost34 telecom beats forecasts latest quarter despite hit taken landline internet businesses 060808 516 pm 34 jazz air swings quarterly profit regional carrier posts earnings 236million yearearlier figure saw big income tax charge 060808 709 pm saskatchewan lead growth parade70 province expected continue stellar economic run 42 per cent gdp growth year conference board forecasts 060808 123 pm 70 energy resources gold edges soft dollar traders eye ecb meeting impact forex 637 copper steady seen sagging chinese demand worries dominate copper market sentiment 633 yamana profit hit forex loss gold miners secondquarter profit slides 421million foreign exchange loss 060808 608 pm barrick buys oil assets daylight2 sturgeon lake alta properties provide 900 barrels oil equivalent output day cost 875million 060808 109 pm 2 international business barclays firsthalf profit falls 35 hit declines securities trading increases credit writedowns 634 debt customer losses hit deutsche telekom earnings drop 35 per cent europes biggest telephone company 652 nestle profit rises 6 first half bottled water sales slowing food giant faces rising transport raw materials costs 629 allianz profit falls 28 per cent german insurer cuts profit outlook citing difficult market conditions 619 aig piles another loss2 latest quarter sees worlds biggest insurer 536billion red writedowns mortgagelinked derivatives 060808 640 pm 2 investing 10 reasons buy rogers11 wireless cable great place uncertain economic times scotia capital analyst says 060808 1224 pm 11 world stocks rise bank earnings equities also boosted falling price oil federal reserve signal hurry raise interest rates 060808 642 technology new google box search 10 million files company unveils upgraded version google search appliance selfcontained search system managing organizations electronic files 060808 1013 banking phone poor20 joint venture plans launch pilot programs october aims reach 1 billion people globally 2018 060808 1233 pm 20 microsoft aims 20bln buyback ubs5 analyst expects company complete repurchase next three months reports bloomberg 060808 325 pm 5 managing workplace goes dogs2 kira vermond dissects latest workplace career trends 020808 824 2 senior execs blind mental illness survey15 costs associated mental health issues skyrocketing yet business leaders still little awareness issue 150708 1131 15 yesterdays markets index change value thu aug 07 074749 edt 2008 sptsx 21131 1345351 djia 4030 1165607 sp 500 431 128919 nasdaq 2854 237837 venture 602 214846 commodities bonds index change value thu aug 07 074749 edt 2008 gold ny 310 88300 oil ny 59 11858 crb index 117 39724 30 yr 01 412 30 yr us 06 469 currencies foreign exchange rates news cdn buys us 0053 9545 yen 8900 1047800 euro 0015 6192 us buys cdn 0058 10477 yen 15400 1097800 euro 0020 6487 email received headlines subscribed market opener newsletter globeandmailcom sign free newsletters globeandmailcom remove newsletter copyright 2008 ctvglobemedia publishng inc contact us privacy policy thu 07 aug 2008 081330 0400 market opener toyota profit falls 28