at 14:02 on May 23, 2013, EDT.

Amazon finally bringing Kindle Fire tablet to Canada, ships June 13

TORONTO - About a year and a half after the first model was released in the U.S., Amazon is finally bringing its Kindle Fire tablet to Canada.

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at 12:04 on May 23, 2013, EDT.

TD Bank second-quarter rises but comes in short of consensus estimates

TORONTO - TD Bank Group (TSX:TD) reported a second-quarter profit of more than $1.7 billion and growth in most of its major sectors, including its main Canadian and U.S. banking operations.

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at 12:47 on May 23, 2013, EDT.

Loonie heads higher despite disappointing Chinese manufacturing data

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar headed higher Thursday despite weaker-than-expected manufacturing data from China.

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at 11:29 on May 23, 2013, EDT.

TSX, U.S. indexes drop as world markets plunge on Chinese data, Fed comments

TORONTO - North American markets slid lower Thursday amid a plunge in Japanese markets and data that showed a contraction in Chinese manufacturing.

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at 12:24 on May 23, 2013, EDT.

US new home sales rise 2.3 per cent in April while median home prices hit record high

WASHINGTON - U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening.

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at 12:03 on May 23, 2013, EDT.

US stock prices ease, recovering most of an early swoon, after Chinese manufacturing contracts

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month.

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