The Canadian Press – TORONTO – The Toronto stock market closed modestly higher Friday with the TSX failing to get much traction from an American jobs report which blew past expectations.

The Canadian Press – MONTREAL – The fate of a $2 billion rail contract for Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) and its partner AnsaldoBreda is expected to be decided by an Italian judge on Sept. 29 following a complaint by French rival Alstom.

Reuters – TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar rallied to a two-week high against the greenback on Friday, climbing more than a penny, after an upside surprise in U.S. job data increased expectations Canadian interest rates will rise next week.

Reuters – TORONTO (Reuters) – By adding Andean Resources to its growing bundle of acquisitions, Canada’s Goldcorp will put itself in a solid position to achieve its goal of doubling bullion production by 2018.

The Canadian Press – NEW YORK, N.Y. – Oil prices retreated Friday after a closely watched U.S. employment report threw cold water over future energy demand from the world’s largest economy.

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – British oil giant BP revealed Friday it has so far spent eight billion dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed.