Economic Indicators

Economic Indicators

Flaherty’s replacement announced

Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is the new finance minister.

March 19, 2014

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Bonuses on hold for forex teams

Three of the banks implicated in foreign exchange rigging are holding off on bonuses until the results of internal investigations, says the Financial Times.

By Staff |March 18, 2014

1 min read

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Mortgage products making a comeback

Adjustable-rate mortgages, one of the products that helped precipitate the housing crisis in 2008, are on the rise again, reports the Wall Street Journal.

By Staff |March 18, 2014

1 min read

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5 ways to protect your clients’ data

Your clients have learned to fear fraud and data breaches at big companies because of high-profile hacking incidents like the one that happened to Target last fall.

By Staff |March 18, 2014

1 min read

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BlackBerry lays off 120 workers

As BlackBerry tries hard to regain market share and credibility in the smartphone sector it's laying off about 120 workers based in Waterloo, Ontario, CBC reports.

By Staff |March 17, 2014

1 min read

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Business schools may be a dying breed

The dean of Berkeley’s Hass School of Business says half of the business schools in America could be out of business in 10 years or less, reports Bloomberg.

By Staff |March 17, 2014

1 min read

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Housing market to stay strong through 2015

Home sales should go up this spring, says the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The sales should be further supported over the second half of 2014 by a pick-up in Canadian economic growth.

By Staff |March 17, 2014

3 min read