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CIBC kicks off bank earnings week with 25% profit rise May 23rd
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's latest quarterly earnings beat market expectations with a double-digit profit bump on strong earnings south of the border and at home, despite slowing domestic mortgage growth..... More »
Finding the right cover + MORE Jun 2nd
(Illustration by Taryn Gee)
When finance professor Moshe Milevsky teaches insurance to a new group of students, he shows the class a picture of two people, a 30-year-old and a 70-year-old, then asks: “Who needs more life insurance?” The near-term chance of dying is higher for the 70-year-old so,.... More »
European volunteers help Greek ‘bailout gardens,’ created to fight city hardship + MORE Apr 27th
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Volunteer gardeners from countries around Europe visited Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, on Sunday to help local urban planting initiatives set up help residents hit by the country’s financial crisis.
Urban gardens — used to plant vegetables and.... More »
What’s the TFSA limit? Here’s the maximum you can contribute for 2017 Jan 9th
The TFSA limit determines how much you can deposit in your Tax-Free Savings Account each year.
The TFSA limit for 2017:
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With expanded Canada Pension Plan your future self thanks you + MORE Jun 26th
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Canada has been facing a pension crisis for many years. Millions of Canadians do not have a workplace pension plan.
According to this article, Canadians without an employee pension plan represent about 47% of those aged 55-64. This means this co.... More »
90 days – 3.00%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-01-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
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Airmall expands training for workers at BWI with classes in English, finance and career skills
– canadianbusiness.com
LINTHICUM, Md. – Shop and restaurant workers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will get free classes on technical training, English as well as financial and career skills under a partnership between with several Anne Arundel County groups.
The Workplace Development Program brings together Airmall Maryland with Anne Arundel Workforce Development, Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp., Anne Arundel Community College and the Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center.
“We’re really excited about this,” said Brett Kelly, vice-president of Airmall Maryland. “I don’t know of any other airport that’s doing this type of thing in the same way.”
Airmall, which already offers standardized customer service training, contacted the county organizations last year to expand programs available to employees, Kelly said.
The Center for Workforce Solutions at the college kicked off the program with training in the ServSafe food safety program and an English as a second language course…
The Workplace Development Program brings together Airmall Maryland with Anne Arundel Workforce Development, Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp., Anne Arundel Community College and the Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center.
“We’re really excited about this,” said Brett Kelly, vice-president of Airmall Maryland. “I don’t know of any other airport that’s doing this type of thing in the same way.”
Airmall, which already offers standardized customer service training, contacted the county organizations last year to expand programs available to employees, Kelly said.
The Center for Workforce Solutions at the college kicked off the program with training in the ServSafe food safety program and an English as a second language course…
Traders look to latest Canadian/U.S. economic growth data, bank earnings
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market looks to build on the solid gains racked up so far this year as traders get set to consider the latest economic growth figures for Canada and the United States this week, along with earnings reports from the big Canadian banks.
The Canadian dollar could find itself under renewed pressure when Statistics Canada releases growth data for December and the fourth quarter on Friday.
December is expected to show a sharp reversal in gross domestic product, largely because of crippling ice storms in Ontario and Quebec towards the end of the month.
“We think that played a huge role in a likely outright decline in December GDP of about 0.3 per cent following a string of pretty decent gains in GDP,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Financial Markets.
Guatieri noted that the stormy weather won’t affect overall fourth-quarter growth much as the damage occurred late in the month.
“We should still see a pretty decent increase in Q4 GDP of 2…
The Canadian dollar could find itself under renewed pressure when Statistics Canada releases growth data for December and the fourth quarter on Friday.
December is expected to show a sharp reversal in gross domestic product, largely because of crippling ice storms in Ontario and Quebec towards the end of the month.
“We think that played a huge role in a likely outright decline in December GDP of about 0.3 per cent following a string of pretty decent gains in GDP,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Financial Markets.
Guatieri noted that the stormy weather won’t affect overall fourth-quarter growth much as the damage occurred late in the month.
“We should still see a pretty decent increase in Q4 GDP of 2…
30 days – 1.50%
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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
