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Failure by the country’s political leaders to form a coalition government keeps Europe’s debt crisis centre stage

Expert's Podium

3 promising stocks with little debt, strong fundamentals

A trader works at Akros bank in Milan.

These firms are among the favourites right now in Validea's model portfolios

Yield Hog

Economy will test Russel's dividend mettle

photo by Russel Metals

Steel industry has had its ups and downs, but cyclical company learned its lesson during the last slump

Global Investing

Pain in Spain awakens contrarians

A demonstrator in Madrid holds a banner reading 'Moody's Guilty.'

Stocks have fallen so much they’re roughly back to the same levels as in March, 2009

Tech

Investor frenzy for Facebook grows

This Feb. 8, 2012 photo shows a Facebook worker's laptop inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook stock is expected to begin trading publicly on May 18. Market pros and average investors alike are sizing up the company's strengths and weaknesses. The key question: Can Facebook parlay its vast legions of users into huge profits, as Google did following its 2004 initial public offering?

Massive interest for IPO results in higher price range, several banks have stopped taking orders on the stock

Economy

An era of a diminished superpower

The United States has to rediscover the pragmatism that long marked its policy making

Calendar

CREA reports on home sales, Tuesday

Get up to speed on the business news that matters

Top Business Stories

Housing market cooling, but ‘palatial’ homes still strong

Vancouver home

Plus, Facebook IPO will offer more shares

Live, noon (ET)

When does it make sense to pay more for a mortgage?

Rob McLister, editor of the Canadian Mortgage Trends blog, will answer your questions

Energy

Trusts begin to make a comeback

New models rely on foreign assets to generate dividends for unitholders and avoid taxes

The Commodities page

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Let's Talk Investing

Ripping the lid off mortgage penalties

Midwestern house, Summer

How big a factor should penalties be when selecting a mortgage?

Breakingviews

Cosmetic changes at Avon are too little, too late

A screen displays the price for Avon Products Inc. at the post that trades the stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 15, 2012. Shares of Avon Products Inc fell 15 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday, after Coty Inc withdrew its $10.7 billion takeover bid for the world's largest cosmetics direct seller, saying Avon had missed its deadline to begin discussions.

Coty drops its takeover bid, casting more harsh light on Avon board's dawdling

Number Cruncher

Amid macro turmoil, Canadian firms with highest risk of default

Screen filters largest TSX-listed companies, based on five main risk factors that increase likelihood of default


Canadian Companies with a Higher Risk of Default
Company Ticker Highest
risk
Bombardier Inc. BBD.B-T 82.0
Transalta Corp. TA-T 80.6
Norbord Inc. NBD-T 77.6
Source: Bloomberg
Tech

Can Facebook live up to its IPO hype?

Screens outside the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. advertise for people to 'Become a Fan' of the theatre on Facebook in Los Angeles, Monday, May 14, 2012.

Social phenomenon needs enormous growth to justify its expected price tag of more than $100-billion

Breakingviews

Oracle lawsuit lets Google dust off its halo

The Google Inc logo is projected on a screen during the unveiling of 'Google Instant' at a news conference in San Francisco, California September 8, 2010.

Software behemoth’s patent lawsuit is giving Google a golden opportunity to regain its non-evil image

Personal Finance

Preet Banerjee

Kids in organized sport can cost you thousands

Children in baseball uniforms standing by fence with gloves Credit to Thinkstock

There’s often a class divide in children’s sports based on levels of household income levels

Retirement

Debt freedom trumps lifestyle in retirement dreams

Only good health beat out debt freedom on homeowners’ retirement wish list

In Pictures

Home Buying: What you can get for $800,000

NIAGARA ON THE LAKE: 43 Elizabeth St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
Asking price: $795,000 / Floor space: 3,500 sq. ft.
Known as The Banker’s House, this two-storey ‘village’ residence has five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms.

The Globe's personal finance team sifted through MLS to see what is listed for $800,000

Rob Carrick

Wills: Click your way to a no-fuss legacy

More than half of Canadians don't have a will. New software aims to change that sorry situation

Analysis, Opinion & Video

Analysis & Opinion

HudBay sinks to 3-year lows but most analysts still say buy

Production at Hudbay flagship mine, the 777 in Flin Flon, Man.

Also: Shares plunge in Hana Mining after disappointing resource estimate

More from Eye On Equities
Upcoming

Q&A: Are the days of the paper cheque over?

Steven Nogalo is vice-president and general manager of Payments and Mobile Financial Solutions for NCR, a Waterloo, Ont., company. His group designs technology for banks.

New technology is changing the way we bank. Join Steven Nogalo of NCR to discuss photo cheque cashing

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Video

Why you should consider a 10-year fixed mortgage

Mortgage

Why are 10-year mortgages are being talked about now when not too long ago they were ignored?

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