Canada's inflation at just 0.4%, slowest since 2009
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 07:52:59 -0700 | business-news
EDT A customer fills up at a gas station in Toronto. (Fred Lum/Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) Canada's annual inflation rate in April slowed to 0.4 per cent on declining gas prices and lower prices for passenger vehicles. Statistics Canada...
Why the Canadian dollar has been hit so hard this week
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 04:49:33 -0700 | business-news
EDT Loonie erodes The erosion of the Canadian dollar picked up steam today, extending its loss over the course of a week to more than 2 cents, largely on U.S...As of this morning, the loonie, as Canada's dollar coin is...
Ten spring cleaning tips for your small business
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 02:18:36 -0700 | business-news
EDT As the mid-year mark approaches, it is important to review the goals you outlined for your business at the beginning of the year (Rob Bayer/Getty Images/iStockphoto) It may be hard to believe that 2013 is nearly half way through....
How one Victoria family is coping with soaring food prices
Source: The Globe & Mail
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 02:18:35 -0700 | business-news
EDT After a long cold winter, I love this time of year in Calgary when the price for fruit and vegetables no longer make me gasp at the checkout counter. But my discounted and finally, delicious strawberries belie what's really...
Rising food prices mean British Columbians comparison shop more often, poll shows
Source: Vancouver Sun
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 01:38:30 -0700 | business-news
More than half of British Columbians say they comparison shop more often as a result of rising food prices, according to the latest Ipsos Reid poll conducted for RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index. The quarterly index, released Thursday, suggests food...
Keep Your Credit Rating Protected At Canada Credit Fix
Posted by: jamesallen2011
Calgary :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 00:03:06 -0700 | business-news
People who are planning to make any kind of major investment must be aware about their credit score. They must make sure that all the information is accurate otherwise it may lead to many hassles later on. It can easily...
Minn. lawmakers sort out tax increase details
Source: SF Gate
Saint Paul :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 20:46:42 -0700 | business-news
Minn. (AP) Leading Minnesota lawmakers sorted out a tax package Thursday that will require the wealthy, smokers and corporations to pay more, a cornerstone of the next state budget that they're running short of time to pass. The top 2...
PotashCorp entering new era: Doyle
Source: Star Phoenix
Prince Rupert :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 19:21:57 -0700 | business-news
We believe we are going to be able to deliver for our shareholders, and for all our stakeholders, a better quality of life, Doyle told an audience Thursday at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Saskatoon. Last month, PotashCorp reported...
Wheat alliance to help develop new varieties
Source: Star Phoenix
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 19:21:48 -0700 | business-news
About $97 million over five years will be invested to create the Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA), a joint initiative between the federal and provincial governments and the University of Saskatchewan that will co-ordinate research and development projects to improve the...
WorleyParsons cuts profit guidance
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 18:48:20 -0700 | business-news
The company expects to make a net profit in the range of $320 million and $340 million in the 2012/13 financial year, below its underlying earnings of $345.6 million in the previous financial year. WorleyParsons had previously forecast a higher...
3 top picks from Macquarie's Stan Wong
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 18:06:34 -0700 | business-news
Stan Wong is vice-president and portfolio manager at Macquarie Private Wealth...The acquisitions of Marvel Entertainment and, more recently, Lucasfilm will boost Disney's revenue and earnings for years to come. Also, the company's first theme park in mainland China (Shanghai) is...
Seven dividend stocks for the contrarian investor
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 17:04:00 -0700 | business-news
EDT (Gunnar Pippel/Getty Images/iStockphoto) What are we looking for? Canadian dividend stocks that may be a good fit for contrarian investors prowling for out-of-favour companies that deserve to be much more popular. To accomplish this, we're going to use a...
LCBO Strike: Public and business owners rush stock up on booze to avoid dry long weekend
Source: Toronto Star
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 15:37:23 -0700 | business-news
Victoria Day long weekend, people are rushing to stockpile booze in case labour trouble dries up access to wine and spirits...He said he needs to stockpile a plethora of booze for Marben, a downtown restaurant where he's general manager...Heather MacGregor...
El Toro Holds Eat for a Cause Program for Grace Children's Centre
Posted by: roseliamangionegmailcom
Banff :: Canada | updated 2013-05-16 14:50:33 -0700 | business-news
Banff, Alberta (April 17, 2013) – El Toro Restaurant, one of the leading Banff restaurants that offers Mexican food, is hosting an Eat for a Cause program every Sunday for the benefit of Grace Children's Centre. The establishment donates ten...
Will Chained Consumer Price Index Punish the Taxpayers?
Source: Canadian Free Press
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-17 00:35:48 -0700 | business-news
Leave it to government to try to reduce the budget deficit on the backs of elderly taxpayers...Simply described, inflation refers to a sustained increase in the general price level. Inflation is calculated as an average since not all prices rise,...
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