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Toronto real estate board raises concerns about possible vacancy tax + MORE Sep 27th
TORONTO _ The Toronto Real Estate Board is urging the city to exercise caution regarding a possible vacant home tax.
The board says it’s worried there is not enough data or evidence to support the idea that a vacancy tax would increase the supply of rental housing.
It urged the City of Toronto.... More »
Asian stock markets vacillate on Wall Street cues, weak China data + MORE Mar 27th
MUMBAI, India – Asian stock markets vacillated Thursday as investors waiting to see if weak Chinese economic data might prompt new economic stimulus also weighed a sell-off on Wall Street.
Japan’s Nikkei was up 1 per cent to 14,622.89 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.2 per cent t.... More »
$611 million in Sears Canada dividend payments under review by court monitor + MORE Jan 17th
TORONTO _ Hundreds of millions of dollars of dividends doled out to Sears Canada shareholders are coming under scrutiny by the former retailer’s court-appointed monitor, according to a new report in the company’s insolvency proceedings.
The report also highlights the tens of millions of .... More »
University of Winnipeg reconsidering investment in fossil fuel companies + MORE Mar 10th
The university says it will study the pros and cons of not investing in companies that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
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Fourth-quarter earnings season: Will the Trump optimism hold? + MORE Jan 8th
Investors are keen to decipher executive forecasting this week when fourth-quarter earnings are reported
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Windsor is publicly defending taxpayer investment in the auto sector and taking on Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak.
Proposed U.S. tax cut would narrow Canada's investment advantage
– theglobeandmail.com
Republican proposal recommends reducing federal business taxes to 25 per cent
Lisa Kudrow ordered to pay former manager $1.6 million in residuals from work on ‘Friends’
– canadianbusiness.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A Los Angeles County jury has ordered Lisa Kudrow to pay her former manager $1.6 million in residuals from her work on “Friends.”
The verdict was returned Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Scott Howard. He claimed he had an oral agreement with the actress and was owed a percentage of her earnings on the hit NBC sitcom.
Howard worked with Kudrow for 16 years, beginning in 1991.
Kudrow contended during the trial that she paid Howard more than $11 million before they parted ways in 2007.
Kudrow’s attorney, Gerald Sauer, says the verdict will be appealed.
Kudrow starred on “Friends” from 1994 to 2004.
City News Service says trial testimony indicated she earned more than $1 million per episode by the end of the show’s run.
The post Lisa Kudrow ordered to pay former manager $1.6 million in residuals from work on ‘Friends’ appeared first on Canadian Business.
The verdict was returned Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Scott Howard. He claimed he had an oral agreement with the actress and was owed a percentage of her earnings on the hit NBC sitcom.
Howard worked with Kudrow for 16 years, beginning in 1991.
Kudrow contended during the trial that she paid Howard more than $11 million before they parted ways in 2007.
Kudrow’s attorney, Gerald Sauer, says the verdict will be appealed.
Kudrow starred on “Friends” from 1994 to 2004.
City News Service says trial testimony indicated she earned more than $1 million per episode by the end of the show’s run.
The post Lisa Kudrow ordered to pay former manager $1.6 million in residuals from work on ‘Friends’ appeared first on Canadian Business.
Financial data firm Markit sets sights on summer IPO
– theglobeandmail.com
British company’s growth story has some calling it another Bloomberg or Thomson Reuters
Fairfax not bumping up stake in BlackBerry
– theglobeandmail.com
Rebalancing follows the move investment company made to increase its investment in the Waterloo-headquartered Blackberry in January


