Interest rates are going up in Canada. Bank of Canada hiked rates by 1/4% this morning to an overnight rate of 1.5%. Get ready to pay more for your variable rate mortgage or lines of credit.

Record fine of 4.3 B Euros for Google in Europe. EU Competition Commission says company shutting out competition to cement its dominant position with Apps, search and browser Chrome. on.wsj.com/2NYrJPR

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Stock price Facebook tumbles. Down as much as 20% on weaker revenue and user growth. Set to be biggest one-day decline for any company in history. Wiping out almost 120 B $ in market capitalization. bit.ly/2LRoQ1V

Canadian, Mark Carney, will NOT be leaving his position as Governor of Bank of England . Confirmed this morning he will stay on until 2020. More: tgam.ca/2Qr3s6m

Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay | La Baie d'Hudson is expanding its European operations. Company signs joint venture with Austria's Signa to run Karstadt Warenhaus @KARSTADT_1881) More: bit.ly/2CGZbcc

The word Donuts being dropped from Dunkin' name. Company will simply be known ad Dunkin' read.bi/2R01slS

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Cda's energy firm Encana Corporation buying US oil producer Newfield Exploration for 5.5 B $ in an all-stock deal. Encana assumes 2.2B$ in Newfield debt. Gets 3 important assets in US. Encana stock tumbles 13% in pre-market. reut.rs/2P4mH8H

Husky Energy walks away from MEG Energy takeover bid Shares jump Husky Energy 14% at the open Shares tumble MEG Energy 37% as the company now has no buyer

Five-year fixed mortgage rates going DOWN RBC even though interest rates are rising. That's because bond yields are falling so bank borrowing for fixed mortgages is getting cheaper. bit.ly/2TWdxch

Former @SNCLavalin Chief Executive, Pierre Duhaime pleads Guilty in Montreal hospital bribery case

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Canadian oil and gas producer Encana Corporation is changing its name and setting up corporate offices in the US. Encana's new name will be Ovintiv. So much for "(En)ergy (Cana)da".

Plane & Train-maker Bombardier is shedding parts of its business. It is selling its aerostructures division to Spirit AeroSystems for about 500 M $. Spirit AeroSystems will take on aftermarket activities, maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in UK, Morocco & Dallas

Canadian TV viewers will NOT get to see US ads on the SuperBowl next year. Supreme Court rules CTV can put Cdn ads on Cdn broadcast AND on US broadcast in Cda. You'll have to watch the ads on the internet. Story here: bit.ly/35Ft4n0 Gettyimages

Hudson’s Bay Co shareholders need to know more about competing bids, Saks appraisal, European sale before voting on take-private deal, rules OSC business.financialpost.com/news/retail-ma…

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