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Sales and earnings up at Nova Scotia Liquor in most recent quarter + MORE Oct 22nd
HALIFAX – Sales of locally produced wine, cider and craft beer went up over the summer at Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. outlets.
The Crown corporation says total sales between June 30 and Sept. 28 reached $169 million, a slight increase when compared with the same period last year.
Profits rose by .... More »
Spotify opens at nearly $166 a share in unconventional U.S. listing, then slips Apr 3rd
The highly anticipated shares of music streaming app Spotify opened for trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday at $165.90 US — nearly 26 per cent above the price set just a day before..... More »
Is life insurance taxable in Canada? Mar 20th
Life insurance is essentially buying peace of mind. You’re helping your loved ones deal with the financial impact of your death and hopefully mitigating some of the accompanying stress and emotional turmoil. But what happens after your loved ones receive their inheritance? Is life insurance taxabl.... More »
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How to take stock of your subscriptions + MORE Dec 29th
With subscription services offered in almost every category these days, it can be hard to keep track of exactly how much you’re spending on a monthly basis..... More »
How I saved $1 million by age 33 + MORE Nov 19th
Fidan Geneski, 33 from Ajax, Ont. (Photograph by Shlomi Amiga)
Sometimes a moment in your life changes you forever and that moment happened for me when I was 18 years old. The house next door to my family home in Scarborough, Ont. went up for sale and my dad looked at it to see if it would be a good.... More »
Home sales in Vancouver were up 11.9 per cent in June from a year earlier, while prices fell, says the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.4.5 year – 2.45%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
5.5 year – 2.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Portugal’s financial markets went into a steep nosedive Wednesday as the government teetered on the verge of collapse, alarming investors and reigniting concerns about the eurozone’s strategy for dealing with its prolonged financial crisis.
A U.S. federal judge has approved a settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and HSBC in which the British bank will pay $1.9 billion US for facilitating the laundering of millions of dollars from drug traffickers and processing financial transactions from countries under U.S. sanctions.

