It's the economy (January 15, 2009)

They say that the BC Recession is over, Some Clueless bankers and an irrelevant Japan, some of the items of note for Friday.

Globe and Mail-- New gold, copper mines to spark B.C. economy
Globe and Mail-- Behind Apple's iron curtain
Globe and Mail-- Macquarie targets sweet spot in Canadian banking
National Post-- Record house sales revive bubble fears
National Post-- Globalive in talks with banks to fast-track growth
National Post-- A challenge to bubble-spotters
Vancouver Sun-- B.C.’s recession over, but jobs picture will be slow to rebound
Vancouver Sun-- B.C. government approves controversial Prosperity mine project
New York Times-- Bankers Without a Clue
New York Times-- How Long Have You Been at Your Job?
New York Times-- Steep Job Losses Offer Hope for Fast Rebound
USA Today-- Regulators seize 2nd and 3rd bank failures of 2010
USA Today-- Companies efficiently pour out $16 million to help Haiti
USA Today-- U.S. Attorney: Johnson & Johnson paid kickbacks
Guardian UK online-- JP Morgan's $9bn payout stokes bonus fury
Guardian UK online-- Darling confident UK is out of recession
Guardian UK online-- Bosch announces 900 job losses with Cardiff factory closure
Times Online UK-- Chinese slowdown is biggest threat to prosperity, says WEF
Times Online UK-- Japan may just be on the path to comfortable irrelevance
Telegraph UK online-- UK banks may face Obama-style 'super-levy'
Telegraph UK online-- Why this year's Budget doesn't matter any more
Telegraph UK online-- Germany can't lead the eurozone out of trouble
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Rio Tinto buoyed by record iron ore production
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Jobs growth puts rocket under rates
Brisbane Times-- Global recession hits hotels
Brisbane Times-- Sugar bid fires China fears
Brisbane Times-- Never waste a crisis
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- ACCC to review Telstra retail prices
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- ASIC pushes on despite string of lost court cases
People's Daily on line-- China's SOE watchdog pushes for value creation mindset
People's Daily on line-- China's annual tax revenue up 9% to $928 bln
China Daily-- Beijing appears firm on Google
China Daily-- Chinese vice premier stresses stable energy supply
China Daily-- Property prices continue to climb across country
Times of India-- Finance ministry to give Rs 12,000 cr to oilcos for covering losses
Times of India-- India committed to price stability, says PM Manmohan Singh
Times of India-- Expert group to review foreign funds