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• UPDATE 1-Tim Hortons pressed by a second hedge fund, shares jump Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:13 PM ET

  TORONTO, June 18- Canada's Tim Hortons Inc is under mounting pressure from activist investors to boost shareholder value a few weeks before a new CEO takes over after a second hedge fund said it had amassed a big stake in the coffee and doughnut chain.

• UPDATE 1-Tim Hortons CEO cautious on higher debt, share buyback Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 4:18 PM ET

  TORONTO, May 9- Tim Hortons Inc is likely to raise its debt levels and buy back shares but not to the extent that an activist investor is pushing for, Paul House, chief executive of the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain, said on Thursday.

• INTERVIEW-Tim Hortons CEO cautious on higher debt, buyback Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 3:17 PM ET

  TORONTO, May 9- Tim Hortons Inc is likely to raise its debt levels and buy back shares, but the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain is not about to take on as much debt as an activist investor is pushing for, Chief Executive Paul House said on Thursday.

• UPDATE 3-Canadian Tire plans C$3.5 bln REIT, shares soar Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 10:45 AM ET

  May 9- Canadian Tire Corp, best-known for its namesake automotive and homeware stores, said it plans to create a C $3.5 billion real estate investment trust through an initial public offering in the fall of 2013..

• UPDATE 4-Tim Hortons names new CEO; profit and stock drop Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 5:57 PM ET

  TORONTO, May 8- Tim Hortons Inc named a long-time Nestle executive as its new chief on Wednesday, a job that will be no easy task given drooping demand at the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain and a push by a U.S. hedge fund for better returns.

• UPDATE 3-McDonald's, Wendy's dig in on deals in battle for diners Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 4:10 PM ET

  *Wendy's Q1 restaurant sales fall short, loses ground on "value". May 8- McDonald's Corp, Wendy's Co and other U.S. restaurants are battling for the attention of frugal diners with coupons, limited time offers and other promotions- a fight that could intensify if the costs of chicken and other key ingredients remain less pricey than feared.

• UPDATE 3-Tim Hortons names new CEO; profit and stock drops Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 2:51 PM ET

  TORONTO, May 8- Tim Hortons Inc named a long-time Nestle executive as its new chief executive on Wednesday, a job that comes with tall tasks given drooping demand at the Canadian coffee and donut chain and a U.S. hedge fund pushing for better returns.

• UPDATE 2-McDonald's and Wendy's battle each other, economy Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 2:04 PM ET

  *Wendy's Q1 restaurant sales fall short, loses ground on "value". *Taco Bell promotes $1 food deals.

• UPDATE 2-Tim Hortons names new CEO; profit wanes Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 10:40 AM ET

  TORONTO, May 8- Tim Hortons Inc, which is under pressure from a U.S. hedge fund seeking better returns, named a new chief executive on Wednesday and reported a 3 percent fall in first-quarter profit.

• UPDATE 1-Tim Hortons names new CEO; profit falls Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 8:32 AM ET

  TORONTO, May 8- Tim Hortons Inc, under pressure from a U.S. hedge fund seeking better returns, named a new chief executive on Wednesday as it reported a 3 percent fall in first-quarter profit.

• SOFTS-Liffe cocoa hits 5-month high, sugar steady Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 5:29 AM ET

  LONDON, May 2- Cocoa futures on Liffe hit a five-month peak on Thursday, as dealers expected higher prices to trigger origin sales, while sugar was little changed. *July cocoa on ICE was down $1 at $2,414 a tonne, just below the five-month high of $2,421 hit the previous session.

• UPDATE 2-US hedge fund faces challenge in Tim Hortons shakeup bid Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 5:38 PM ET

  *Fund wants Tim Hortons to create REIT for property assets. TORONTO/ NEW YORK, May 1- Highfields Capital, a U.S. hedge fund agitating for change at Tim Hortons Inc, may have a hard time convincing institutional investors that the chain that says it sells eight out of every 10 cups of coffee in Canada needs a wake-up call.

• UPDATE 1-U.S. hedge fund faces uphill battle for change at Tim Hortons Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 1:03 PM ET

  *Fund wants Tim Hortons to create REIT for property assets. TORONTO/ NEW YORK, May 1- Highfields Capital, a U.S. hedge fund agitating for change at coffee shop chain Tim Hortons Inc, faces a difficult task in trying to persuade long-term institutional investors of the merits of its plan to shake up the Canadian company.

• U.S. hedge fund faces uphill task in battle with Tim Hortons Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 9:16 AM ET

  TORONTO, May 1- Highfields Capital, a U.S. hedge fund agitating for drastic change at iconic Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc, is set for an uphill battle convincing some long-term institutional investors of the merits of its case.

• Cash-rich Canadian companies embrace dividend strategy Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 12:30 AM ET

  Bank of Montreal- Canada's No. 4 lender and the first of the big five banks out of the gate this year with quarterly financial results- set the tone for the lenders early this week with a surprise dividend increase.

• UPDATE 2-Tim Hortons sees tough market as Canadian traffic slips Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 11:43 AM ET

  TORONTO, Feb 21- Tim Hortons Inc said on Thursday that customer traffic in its established Canadian coffee shops dropped for a third consecutive quarter, sending its shares lower even as the company boosted its quarterly dividend.