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		Thursday, May 8, 2008

	>> TSX soars on energy, mine stocks to all - time closing high
	>> Wall Street advances as oil prices rise to new record, retailers' sales mixed
	>> London FT - 100 index up 9.80 points to close at 6,270.80
	>> Gas prices jumped nearly 3 cents to a new record, oil passes $124
	>> Investors move into Treasurys amid concerns about consumer spending


Indicator	Close	Change	%Change
S&P/TSX Composite Index	14,607.99	236.46	1.65
Dow Jones Industrial Average	12,866.78	52.43	0.41
S&P 500 Index	1,397.68	5.11	0.37
NASDAQ Composite Index	2,451.24	12.75	0.52
S&P/TSX Venture Exchange	2,539.45	34.87	1.39
CAD to USD	0.9832	-0.0098	-0.99
London Gold Fix (USD)	877.00	8.75	1.01
Crude Oil Future (USD)	123.69	0.16	0.13

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	>> Canada to update greenhouse gas reporting system in response to UN probe
	>> U.S. consumers turn to discounters and wholesale retailers
	>> ECB, Bank of England leave respective interest rates steady at 4% and 5%

	>> Onex books Q1 profit of $45M as revenue rises 13 per cent to $6.2B
	>> Timminco signs second supply deal with Solar Power Industries
	>> Manulife Q1 profit falls on stock - market declines; D'Alessandro stepping down
	>> Biovail to refocus research, closing Puerto Rico operations
	>> Air Canada reduces first - quarter operating loss despite soaring fuel costs
	>> Shoppers Drug chief sees healthy growth on the road ahead
	>> Canadian Tire Q1 operating profit flat: same - store sales decline 4%
	>> Mega Brands Q1 loss US$9.6M as sales slump 12 per cent to $79.1M
	>> Power Financial raises dividend as Q1 profit increases 21.5 per cent to $586M
	>> Activision fiscal Q4 profit soars past expectations on strong sales
	>> Chrysler releases Dodge Challenger muscle car into challenging market
	>> Trump casinos available to right buyer, company says
	>> General Motors to pay up to $200M to help end strike at American Axle
	>> Alcoa names Klaus Kleinfield its new chief executive
	>> MySpace to allow users to share profile data with Yahoo, eBay, others

	>> Top economist calls for massive increase in aid for agriculture in Africa
	>> Yamana says future results will improve on already better - than - expected Q1
	>> Gold - mining companies' shares rise with price of the precious metal
	>> Iamgold selling Peruvian gold - copper project for $47.6 million plus shares
	>> Ethanol creates coalition of disparate foes and confusion for industry

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