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Friday, December 17
International Donut Wars: Tim Horton's vs Krispy Kreme
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 17 Dec 2004 12:15 PM EST
Tim Horton's is in the midst of its second invasion of the U.S. market and, this time, experts say it's making real headway. It has 200 stores now and may have more than 500 stores open in the U.S. by the end of 2007. Meanwhile, U.S. giant Krispy Kreme's ... more »
CIBC CEO updates fax apology
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 17 Dec 2004 11:26 AM EST
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CEO John Hunkin has updated his letter to
customers, first posted in the wake of reports we had about the bank
inadvertently faxing confidential customer to individuals outside the bank,
first to a guy in West Virginia, and then to a guy in Montreal. ... more »
Fitch picks up Toronto's Algorithmics for $175 Million
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 17 Dec 2004 11:20 AM EST
Algorithmics has been in business in Toronto since 1989, founded by a
way-too-smart mathematician named Ron
Dembo. They make software that helps big companies like banks analyze
risk. Today, it announced that Fitch
Group, a Fimalac SA company, had purchased the company for $175-million
(presumably that's U.S. $). more »
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