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A dramatic shift in how energy is being produced and consumed around the world could lead to far-reaching changes in the geopolitical order.
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*Cargill, JBS, Maple Leaf Foods, Olymel biggest Canada packers. MOSCOW, April 5- Russia plans to ban meat imports from most Canadian and Mexican suppliers from April 8 over concerns about the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Russia's veterinary and phytosanitary service said on Friday.
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LONDON, April 5- Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV was handed a lifeline on Friday when a turnaround group bought it, ensuring a future for a firm which gave the Beatles one of their first big breaks.
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GREELEY, Colo.-- JBS USA says it intends to complete its purchase of two XL Foods beef packing plants in the U.S., effective Monday. JBS USA is taking over a plant in Omaha, Neb., that can process 1,100 head of cattle per day and another plant in Nampa, Idaho, that is idle.
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SAN ANTONIO-- Refinery operator Valero Energy Corp. said Friday that its board approved the spinoff of its gas station and convenience store business, CST Brands. CST Brands Inc. will be an independent, publicly traded company with about 1,900 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CST."
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The Saudi's investment in a Texas refinery's expansion is meant to ensure that it will retain an important market for its crude in the United States at a time when American politicians intend to wean the country off imported oil, The New York Times reports.
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*Canada unexpectedly sheds 54,500 jobs in March. *Canada trade deficit rises to C $1.02 billion. OTTAWA, April 5- Canada posted the single worst monthly jobs loss in more than four years in March, another sign the economy is struggling to cope with weak foreign markets and a strong Canadian dollar.
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*Big losses wipe out gain of 50,700 jobs in February. OTTAWA, April 5- Canada's economy unexpectedly shed 54,500 jobs in March, more than wiping out the previous month's big gain and pushing up the jobless rate to 7.2 percent from 7.0 percent, Statistics Canada data indicated on Friday.
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LONDON, April 5- Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92- year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs.
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*CP raises oil spill estimate to 400 bbls from 4 bbls. April 4- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd raised its estimate of the amount of oil spilled in a derailment in northern Ontario a hundred-fold on Thursday, and said 400 barrels had leaked from two tanker cars, up from its initial estimate of four barrels.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday that more than 325 patients have been treated with its drug Iclusig in the three months the leukemia pill has been on the market. Ariad believes European Union regulators will approve Iclusig during the second quarter, and by July 1 it will be prepared to launch the drug in Europe.
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*Report says levy could rise to C $40/ tonne from C $15. CALGARY, Alberta, April 4- Alberta is considering a major increase in the carbon levy it charges oil producers as it seeks to show Washington that it is serious about meeting emission-reduction goals, while promoting the contentious Keystone XL pipeline to Texas refineries.
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LONDON, April 4- Rio Tinto has hired investment bank Macquarie to sell its majority stake in the Northparkes copper mine in Australia, a source familiar with the matter said, adding to a growing list of planned divestments.
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CALGARY, Alberta, April 4- Alberta is considering a major increase in the carbon levy it charges oil producers as it seeks to show Washington it is serious about meeting emission-reduction goals, while promoting the contentious Keystone XL pipeline to Texas refineries.
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TORONTO, April 4- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, which has already changed its structure and executive team after a scandal-plagued year, said on Thursday four of its board members, including its chairman, will retire at its annual shareholder meeting.
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LONDON, April 4- The Bank of England decided not to pump fresh money into its stagnant economy on Thursday, despite a new remit that gives it more leeway to disregard above-target inflation.
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But only a handful of economists polled by Reuters last week expect the Bank of England to decide this month to add to the 375 billion pounds of government bonds it bought between March 2009 and October 2012.
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NEW YORK-- An analyst lowered his rating and price target for Lululemon Athletica Inc. on Thursday, a day after the Canadian yoga wear maker announced that its chief product officer is stepping down. On Wednesday Lululemon said that Sheree Waterson will leave effective April 15.
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WASHINGTON, April 3- The United States would welcome South Korea joining negotiations on an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, a senior U.S. trade official said on Wednesday, as Washington continues to weigh Japan's bid to enter the same set of talks.
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*Copper at 8- month low, gold at 9- month bottom. NEW YORK, April 3- The commodities selloff that began at the outset of the second quarter deepened on Wednesday as weak U.S. jobs and services data dented recovery hopes in the world's No. 1 economy, sending oil, metals and crop prices tumbling with stocks. Copper lost about 1 percent, after touching an eight-month low.
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April 3- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd suffered its second oil spill in a week on Wednesday, but said just four barrels of light crude leaked from tanker cars in a morning derailment in a remote area of northern Ontario.