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Statistics Canada says median net worth of families in 2016 up 14.7% from 2012 + MORE Dec 7th
OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada says the median net worth of Canadian families totalled $295,100 in 2016, up 14.7 per cent from 2012 the last time the survey was conducted.
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Your home sold—now what? + MORE Apr 1st
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’12 Days of Christmas’ items top $114K
– canadianbusiness.com
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The price of lords-a-leaping and ladies dancing has spiked this holiday season, but other items mentioned in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” still cost the same as they did last year.
Buying one set of the gifts mentioned in each verse costs $27,393 in stores, or 7.7 per cent more than last year, according to the Christmas Price Index that PNC Wealth Management updates annually. And if you buy all 364 items repeated throughout the carol, you’ll pay $114,651 or 6.9 per cent more than last year.
The price of some items on the list has barely budged, while others have soared. For example, swans still cost $1,000 each — the same as in 1984, while the price of dancing ladies rose 20 per cent this year.
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Buying one set of the gifts mentioned in each verse costs $27,393 in stores, or 7.7 per cent more than last year, according to the Christmas Price Index that PNC Wealth Management updates annually. And if you buy all 364 items repeated throughout the carol, you’ll pay $114,651 or 6.9 per cent more than last year.
The price of some items on the list has barely budged, while others have soared. For example, swans still cost $1,000 each — the same as in 1984, while the price of dancing ladies rose 20 per cent this year.
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Muted Chinese manufacturing sinks global stocks as clues about Fed stimulus cutback awaited
– canadianbusiness.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Muted Chinese manufacturing weighed on global stock markets Monday as investors awaited the release of U.S. data that might provide clearer signs about when the Federal Reserve will cut its monetary stimulus.
In Asia, Thailand’s benchmark was up 0.2 per cent after reversing losses in the wake of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s refusal to bow to the demands of protesters trying to topple her government. Police, meanwhile, repelled protesters trying to occupy the prime minister’s offices and other key government buildings. A weekend of chaos in pockets of Bangkok killed at least three people and injured dozens.
As trading got underway in Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4 per cent to 6,624.84 and France’s CAC-40 eased 0.2 per cent to 4,286. Germany’s DAX was flat at 9,408.23. Wall Street futures pointed to lacklustre trading after fizzling Friday at the end of a holiday-shortened session. S&P 500 futures were almost unchanged and Dow futures were up 0…
In Asia, Thailand’s benchmark was up 0.2 per cent after reversing losses in the wake of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s refusal to bow to the demands of protesters trying to topple her government. Police, meanwhile, repelled protesters trying to occupy the prime minister’s offices and other key government buildings. A weekend of chaos in pockets of Bangkok killed at least three people and injured dozens.
As trading got underway in Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4 per cent to 6,624.84 and France’s CAC-40 eased 0.2 per cent to 4,286. Germany’s DAX was flat at 9,408.23. Wall Street futures pointed to lacklustre trading after fizzling Friday at the end of a holiday-shortened session. S&P 500 futures were almost unchanged and Dow futures were up 0…
Cost of ’12 Days of Christmas’ items
– canadianbusiness.com
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Prices of items in the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” according to PNC Wealth Management:
—Partridge, $15; last year: same
—Pear tree, $184; last year: $189.99
—Two turtle doves, $125; last year: same
—Three French hens, $165; last year: same
—Four calling birds (canaries), $600; last year: $520
—Five gold rings, $750; last year: same
—Six geese a-laying, $210; last year: same
—Seven swans a-swimming, $7,000; last year: same
—Eight maids a-milking, $58; last year: same
—Nine ladies dancing (per performance), $7,553; last year: $6,294
—10 lords a-leaping (per performance), $5,243; last year: $4,767
—11 pipers piping (per performance), $2,635; last year: $2,562
—12 drummers drumming (per performance), $2,855; last year: $2,776
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—Partridge, $15; last year: same
—Pear tree, $184; last year: $189.99
—Two turtle doves, $125; last year: same
—Three French hens, $165; last year: same
—Four calling birds (canaries), $600; last year: $520
—Five gold rings, $750; last year: same
—Six geese a-laying, $210; last year: same
—Seven swans a-swimming, $7,000; last year: same
—Eight maids a-milking, $58; last year: same
—Nine ladies dancing (per performance), $7,553; last year: $6,294
—10 lords a-leaping (per performance), $5,243; last year: $4,767
—11 pipers piping (per performance), $2,635; last year: $2,562
—12 drummers drumming (per performance), $2,855; last year: $2,776
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Madoff’s right-hand man, now a turncoat, prepares to take stand at co-workers’ trial
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The way Frank DiPascali tells it, Bernard Madoff planted the seeds of deception for his $17 billion Ponzi scheme back in the 1970s, when his firm was in a small office at 110 Wall Street.
Madoff “would very loudly proclaim” that he had made a killing on an investment in Europe, DiPascali recalled. DiPascali, a longtime Madoff employee, later began to suspect the words were calculated to give the impression the business was “somehow backed up by his deals and investments overseas.”
Whether Madoff’s inner circle actually believed that lie or not has become central to a trial in federal court in Manhattan in which DiPascali is the government’s star witness. He is expected to take the stand this week to give an inside look at one of history’s biggest securities fraud while testifying against five of his former co-workers at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.
Part of that behind-the-scenes account was revealed last year in sections of FBI reports that were turned over to the defence…
Madoff “would very loudly proclaim” that he had made a killing on an investment in Europe, DiPascali recalled. DiPascali, a longtime Madoff employee, later began to suspect the words were calculated to give the impression the business was “somehow backed up by his deals and investments overseas.”
Whether Madoff’s inner circle actually believed that lie or not has become central to a trial in federal court in Manhattan in which DiPascali is the government’s star witness. He is expected to take the stand this week to give an inside look at one of history’s biggest securities fraud while testifying against five of his former co-workers at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.
Part of that behind-the-scenes account was revealed last year in sections of FBI reports that were turned over to the defence…
Top 100 Dividend Stocks – December 2013 Edition
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
Dividend investing is a huge part of my investment strategy. As I’ve mentioned in my now monthly passive income updates, receiving dividend income from my both my Ultimate Sustainable Dividend portfolio and my ETF portfolio is a primary driver of how my retirement will be like a few decades from now:) Today, I went back to looking for the top dividend stocks from the S&P500!Find Out More
No surprise in seeing Windstream (WIN) at the top of the list with a yield over 12%. As I always say though, this list is only a starting point. I think you’ll agree with me that paying over 3 times the money it’s making (look at the payout ratio) is not sustainable. In fact, the top 5 companies are paying out more than they can afford!! DO is the top one that doesn’t but when I looked at a few names in our free newsletter, DO looked weaker than HCP. If ever you’d like to get free analysis, please subscribe to our newsletter here:
In the meantime, here is the list!
TickerNamePriceDividend YieldPayout RatioDvd Ex-Date
WINWindstream Holdings Inc8…
