TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian stocks hit a seven-month low on Friday, erasing early mining and energy gains as concerns about Europe's deepening debt woes and after Facebook's disappointing market debut fueled a flight to safety. Nearly all of Canada's 10 main sectors finished in the red. Losses were led by the heavyweight financial group, which fell 1 percent as fears about Greece leaving the euro zone and Spain's fragile banking sector came back into focus as global equity markets tumbled in the afternoon. Royal Bank of Canada shares fell 0.5 percent to C$51.70, Bank of Nova Scotia was down ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stocks erased the year's gains on Friday as investors fled risky investments for safe-haven assets on concerns about the euro zone's deepening debt woes, while U.S. stocks lost ground after the debut of Facebook's failed to ignite optimism. Brent crude closed at its lowest in 2012 as the euro zone crisis raised fears of a global slowdown that could dent oil demand, while German borrowing costs hit record lows. World stocks, as measured by the MSCI index , dropped 1. ...
As a tough-as-nails CIA spy in USA Network's "Covert Affairs," Piper Perabo needs to keep her body in top condition. After all her character is often seen dodging bullets, jumping out of planes and of course chasing down the bad guys. With all of this action, the actress tells Healthy Hollywood good food is essential. "I have to eat really healthy to do action sequences all day long. When I'm working on the show I'm really serious about my nutrition."