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Prominent jazz record producer Larry Rosen, co-founder of GRP label, dies at 75 + MORE Oct 10th
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Larry Rosen, one of the most influential and tech-savvy modern jazz producers who co-founded GRP Records with pianist Dave Grusin, died Friday, his publicist said. He was 75.
Rosen, who had been battling brain cancer, died surrounded by his family at his home in Park Ridge, Ne.... More »
5.5 year - 2.60% + MORE Sep 7th
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What Republican women think of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination - CBC.ca + MORE Oct 4th
CBC.caWhat Republican women think of Brett Kavanaugh's nominationCBC.caShe was a self-declared Republican "true believer," but no longer. Not after seeing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's scorched-earth testimony last week. Within three days of the hearings, she offic.... More »
This Montreal millennial couple makes $316,000 combined. Monthly child care costs? $203. With an excess in savings, they want to have their second kid. What advice can they get? + MORE Feb 1st
Parents in southern Ontario may think Tommy and Victoria’s $203 monthly daycare budget is a typo, but child-care costs in Quebec are heavily subsidized by the provincial government, Jason Heath, Millennial Money financial adviser writes..... More »
Before the Bell: Stocks at risk of losing gains for the week + MORE Dec 18th
Jennifer Dowty, Chartered Financial Analyst, looks ahead to the market trading day
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Terry Duffy: Wall Street Is Losing the Best and Brightest
– online.wsj.com
In 2008, 28% of Harvard graduates went into financial firms. Two years later: 17%. It’s time to rethink our message.
Asian stocks quiet on Washington shutdown worries, awaiting decision on Japan tax rise
– canadianbusiness.com
TOKYO – Asian stocks were mostly down in early Monday trading, though only slightly, as jittery investors watched the U.S. government near a shutdown.
Tokyo players were also awaiting a decision expected Tuesday, by the Japanese government on raising the consumption tax, said Katsuyuki Hasegawa, chief market economist at Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo.
The benchmark Nikkei for the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.9 per cent in the first hour of trading to 14,480.34. South Korea’s Kospi inched down 0.6 per cent to 1,999.85, while the Hang Seng index crept up 0.35 per cent to 23,207.
Hasegawa said the Nikkei would likely be hurt if Washington shuts down and sets off a plunge on Wall Street.
But he said a tax rise in Japan, which usually is negative for stocks, could prove a plus by signifying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s determination to forge ahead with structural reforms.
“And so now the Tokyo markets are quiet and a wait-and-see attitude is prevailing,” said Hasegawa…
Tokyo players were also awaiting a decision expected Tuesday, by the Japanese government on raising the consumption tax, said Katsuyuki Hasegawa, chief market economist at Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo.
The benchmark Nikkei for the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.9 per cent in the first hour of trading to 14,480.34. South Korea’s Kospi inched down 0.6 per cent to 1,999.85, while the Hang Seng index crept up 0.35 per cent to 23,207.
Hasegawa said the Nikkei would likely be hurt if Washington shuts down and sets off a plunge on Wall Street.
But he said a tax rise in Japan, which usually is negative for stocks, could prove a plus by signifying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s determination to forge ahead with structural reforms.
“And so now the Tokyo markets are quiet and a wait-and-see attitude is prevailing,” said Hasegawa…
OTTAWA – Some of the country’s most severely disabled soldiers will take a major…
Canada’s economic engines running out of gas
– theglobeandmail.com
With housing and resources cooling, it’s not certain that exports and business investment can pick up the slack


