NORTEL EYES MORE CUTS; Axes shareholder meeting, reviews real estate as rivals chase after top talent

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Beleaguered telecom giant Nortel Networks Corp., facing threats from rival operators chasing its talented employees, axed its annual shareholder meeting as it took a number of measures to cut costs. Read More

RIM to report solid profits, analysts say; Down 55% In Year; Tech company continues to gain market share

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Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM/TSX) reports third-quarter results for fiscal 2009 after markets close today, and given the uncertainty in stock markets, you can't help but excuse Wall Street for feeling rather bearish on the BlackBerry maker. Read More

Telus aims to boost profit 10%next year; Telecom resistant to downward swings, CFO says

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elus Corp. is relying on continued growth with its wireless business to help boost a profit rise to 10% in the next year, the company said in its annual guidance to investors. Read More

Cope eyes five strategic imperatives

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Over the better part of the past two years, executives from BCE Inc. have been relatively quiet regarding how the company has operated while caught in the middle of a privatization deal led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. With the deal dead, investors are turning their attention towards new chief executive George Cope and what he plans on doing now that Canada's largest telecommunications company remains a public organization. Mr. Cope spoke yesterday with Financial Post telecom reporter David George-Cosh ... Read More

‘Too high of a hill to climb’; BCE chief reflects on failed historic buyout bid

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After spending almost two years dealing with the largest leveraged buyout bid in Canadian business history, a deal that ultimately went sour on Thursday, one could excuse BCE Inc. chief executive George Cope for looking forward to some rest. Read More