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Why Toronto and Waterloo are Hooking Up
"One of the greatest things that Kitchener-Waterloo has done, better than any other city in the country, is create a cluster." John Ruffolo is pacing the floor at Toronto's OneEleven, a...
View ArticleNew Technology Helps Stores Track Your Every Move This Season
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a big question for marketers: What kind of a buyer are you? And, as important, what are you willing to pay? In the search for answers this shopping season, consumer behavior...
View Article10 Classic American Brands That Are Foreign-Owned: 24/7 Wall St.
24/7 Wall St.: In September, major U.S. pork producer Smithfield Foods was purchased by Chinese holding company Shanghui International Holdings, Ltd for $4.7 billion. The deal represents the largest...
View ArticleWhat $390,000 Will Buy You Across The Country
That old golden rule of real estate -- location, location, location -- is probably more true in Canada than just about anywhere else. From frighteningly expensive Vancouver to the almost suspiciously...
View ArticleMercer House Free To A Good Home In Chilliwack Or Beyond
It doesn't get much cheaper than free. And that's what a B.C. company is offering to sell a historic home for: zip, nada, $0! Of course there's a catch: the buyer must arrange to pick the 100-year-old...
View ArticleB.C. Fish Farms To Continue To Breed Atlantic Salmon, Despite Controversy
VANCOUVER - One of the world's largest aquaculture companies is betting future economic growth in Chile on a "robust" species of salmon native to the Pacific but will continue to raise the...
View ArticlePeople Beat Each Other Up Over Towels At Walmart On Black Friday
Black Friday was ridiculous this year, including at Walmart. Walmart advertised low prices on TVs, laptops and kitchenware, but the store's best-selling item was ... towels. According to a statement...
View ArticleDecember trading gets off to busy start with rate announcement, bank earnings
TORONTO - Investors will have plenty to take in as the last month of 2013 begins, including the Bank of Canada's next interest rate announcement on Wednesday.In addition, a slew of top-drawer economic...
View ArticleBanks expected to boost dividends in otherwise steady fourth quarter
TORONTO - Some of Canada's biggest banks are expected to raise their dividends this week as they look towards what's appears to be another year of steady growth in 2014.The five largest banks are...
View ArticleRobert Shiller, Nobel Winning Economist, Warns Of U.S. Stock Market Bubble
BERLIN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An American who won this year's Nobel Prize for economics believes sharp rises in equity and property prices could lead to a dangerous financial bubble and may end badly, he...
View ArticleNFL Team In Canada? Canadians Don't Want One If It Means CFL Demise
TORONTO - An overwhelming majority of Canadians don't want an NFL team in Canada, especially if it means the demise of the CFL, a survey suggests.Forty per cent of 1,007 on-line participants said they...
View ArticleBidding war for Australian dairy processor worries Saputo's investors
MONTREAL - For almost 60 years, Montreal-based Saputo has quietly built its business from a family of cheesemakers that once made deliveries by bicycle into the top ten of the world's largest dairy...
View Article10 Countries Where Salaries Are Soaring
Next year, U.S. wages will increase by about 1.5% after adjusting for inflation, according to ECA International estimates. In some parts of the world, wages will grow at double this rate, and in...
View ArticleOntario Hydro Rates To Keep Climbing: Chiarelli
TORONTO - There will be a new focus on helping Ontario consumers better control their electricity costs when the Liberal government releases its long-term energy plan Monday, but the bottom line is...
View Article'Catching Fire' earns $75M for 3-day weekend, while 'Frozen' grosses $67M
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" earned a prodigious $75 million, while 3-D animated musical "Frozen" opened with $67 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.Both films bested the previous...
View ArticleNew Rubik's Cube models attempt to battle counterfeits, include puzzle for...
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Company executives say new models of Rubik's Cube are being launched in an effort to battle counterfeit models, many of which are made in China.Janos Kovacs, brand manager for Rubik...
View ArticleCalgary's Housing Market Affordable Because Of High Average Household...
Houses remain affordable in Calgary, despite the city having some of the most expensive homes in Canada, because of high average household incomes, according to a new report from the Royal Bank of...
View Article10 Countries Where People Live Longest
Life expectancy in the U.S. has risen in the past few decades. While in 1970 life expectancy at birth was 70.9 years, it rose to 78.7 year by 2011. However, most of the developed world is improving...
View ArticleWhat's Happening to Housing Statistics in Canada?
Over the past few weeks the various media have inundated us with housing projections, prophecies and prognostications. The housing market is going up -- or going down! (compared to what?) What do those...
View ArticleCyberbullying Bill Meant To Fight Terrorism, Child Porn: Dechert
Ever since the Tories introduced their anti-cyberbullying bill last month, critics have been asking why it deals with numerous issues not directly related to cyberbullying, such as a clause that...
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