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Financial crisis: Different this time?

There’s no consensus on the severity of the current financial crisis. But compared to economic woes of the past, it’s more like 1929 than anyone wants to believe.

China: The great cleanup

From tainted drugs to poison pet food, many scandals have rocked China. Now, Canadians are helping its exporters get back on track.

Economic outlook: The mood of a nation

The first of a two-part series: businesses in Eastern and Central Canada share economic worries.

Globalization: Rusting away

Can Canada’s manufacturing sector survive in the global economy?

Financial markets: Beware the Ides of March

Wall Street wobbles and Bay Street stumbles.

Carbon capture: Unholy smoke

Regina’s HTC Purenergy offers oil companies and coal-fired plants a solution.

The CEO Poll: Fuel for thought

Canadian business leaders on the cost of rising oil prices.

Digital entertainment: Coming to a theatre near you

Why digital 3-D could be much more than a passing fad.

Tax strategy: What’s not to like?

In an understated budget, new tax-free savings accounts are a step in the right direction for taxpayers.

Food marketing: Sprouts with that?

Digital music: The genie’s out of the bottle

The music industry jumps further into the digital game.

Global investing: Bet on the subcontinent

India’s markets have taken a beating this year, and that might mean a big buying opportunity for patient investors.

Financial reporting: The hidden tax

Accounting chicanery takes a bite out of Canadian investors’ retirement savings.

Exporting: Tied to home

Female-owned businesses export less, and it’s not just because they’re smaller.

Hockey equipment: Great expectations

Therma Blade pushes on despite icy media reviews.

Attention deficit disorder: Not just for kids

ADHD can be debilitating for an employee, and frustrating for bosses.

Job titles: Title assurance

Job titles are getting creative — maybe a bit too creative.

Editorial: Paper tiger

There may be a plan to deal with the ABCP crisis, but the Canadian public is entitled to a much fuller accounting.

Editorial: Time for some education

With the Harper Tories running a surplus, why have they turned their back on registered education savings?

Q&A: Harvard Business School’s Rawi Abdelal

The Harvard professor on the causes and consequences of the financial crisis.

Live & Learn: Bob Rae

The former NDP premier turned Liberal MP on lessons from the past and his return to public life.

Editor’s note: Economic slowdown

The crisis may have started in the U.S. but that grants the rest of us neither moral superiority nor immunity.