Ciena raises bid for some Nortel assets: sourcesRaises cash component to $500 million, adds debt

Canadian banks to cap 2009 with decent quarterProfit expected, but barely above year-ago levels

Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circleCadbury chairman says prefers Hershey bid over Kraft

Porter: the little airline that couldPorter Airlines was supposed to flop. But founder Robert Deluce has beaten back cutthroat competition, hostile locals and political foes to pose a serious threat to the big airlines in his market niche.

Konrad von Finckenstein 'sick' and Jim Shaw 'tired'CEO of Shaw Communications says it's time to move on from fight between broadcasters, cable and satellite firms

Show's not over for Oprah brandPopular talk show may end, but $2.7-billion media empire will continue to influence how we think and what we buy

Weak growth delays Flaherty attack on deficitCanada will not start paring back its program spending until the economy is firmly on track, the Finance Minister says

Hershey mulls Cadbury bid: sourceU.S. chocolate maker considering solo offer of at least $17-billion to trump hostile run by Kraft, source says

Personal bankruptcies still soaringNumber of Canadians filing for bankruptcy increased 44.8 per cent in September from a year earlier

Valero shuts Delaware oil refineryMove will take 210,000 barrels per day out of production, cost company up to $1.8-billion

Transat teams up with French travel networkCanadian tour company beefs up operations in France by forming partnership with AFAT Voyages Selectour