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How market volatility affects correlations

The relationships between stocks aren’t typically altered by market volatility.

By Staff |April 21, 2015

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Better days ahead for Ontario’s economy

Ontario has been coping with a rising debt burden for years.

By Staff |April 20, 2015

1 min read

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Canada’s governments consistently miss spending and revenue targets

Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments have regularly missed budget spending and revenue targets during the last decade, with spending overruns of $48 billion combined, says a report by the C.D. Howe Institute’s Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson.

By Staff |April 16, 2015

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Oil companies learning from price dip

Energy companies are prioritizing earnings strength over production growth.

By Dean DiSpalatro |April 16, 2015

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Are student loans the next big risk to markets?

The amount of student loans in the U.S. has ballooned to more than a trillion dollars, reports bloomberg.com.

April 14, 2015

1 min read

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How negative rates affect economies

Over the last quarter, many global central banks broke the barrier of 0% interest rates.

April 14, 2015

3 min read

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Low-income Americans squeezed by food, housing costs

Rising living costs are weighing on low-income Americans, despite low-inflation environment.

By Staff |April 10, 2015

1 min read

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Look at energy companies’ writedowns

Accounting rules help companies avoid impairment charges

By Dr. Al Rosen |April 10, 2015

4 min read

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Gov’t policies worsen income inequality: Former StatsCan chief

Income transfer programs are doing little to encourage social mobility and are in some cases trapping low-income Canadians behind low-income and welfare walls, according to a Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by former chief statistician of Canada Munir Sheikh.

By Staff |April 9, 2015

2 min read

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Where to find fixed-income opportunities

As global interest rates stagnate, look to Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |April 9, 2015

2 min read

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