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Fewer homes are expected to trade hands in the first half of 2013, predicts Royal LePage. This will slow the pace at which home prices are rising. Still, by the end of 2013, the average national home price will be 1% higher than 2012. Read: U.S. housing surge will help Canada In Q4 2012, standard […]
By Staff |January 8, 2013
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People continue to hope this is the year for equities.
By Vikram Barhat |January 8, 2013
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The fiscal cliff has supposedly come and gone with a last minute deal that nobody appears to like. Is this the end of the political squabbling in Washington? Of course not. In reality, this might only be the beginning.
By Gareth Watson |January 7, 2013
Canadian economy created 39,800 jobs in December, right after the stunning 59,300 increase from the previous month.
By Wire services |January 4, 2013
Investors breathed a sigh of relief on new year’s day with the passage of the hastily-negotiated fiscal cliff bill, and BMO Private Bank expects interest rates to remain stable until lawmakers get back to the table next month.
By Staff |January 4, 2013
Tax time is right around the corner and with the right advice your clients can minimize what they hand over to the government.
By Staff |January 3, 2013
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Criticism of the fiscal cliff bill just got fiercer with noted U.S. economist and commentator Nouriel Roubini deciding to weigh in on the deal. In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, Roubini, widely known by the sobriquet Dr Doom, declares the U.S. has been let down by its political leadership. “A deal that extends […]
Equity funds in Canada ended 2012 with mostly positive returns, with strong performances from funds that target European and Asian markets in particular.
France won’t be the next casualty of the Eurozone crisis.
By Dean DiSpalatro |January 3, 2013
It’s hard to imagine the recently passed fiscal cliff bill in the U.S. could have anything to do with Hollywood, NASCAR and Puerto Rico's rum industry -- or a subsidy for Wall Street. Turns out, it does.
By Staff |January 2, 2013
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