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Competition Bureau, with conditions, gives approval to Holcim/ Lafarge merger + MORE May 5th
OTTAWA – The federal Competition Bureau says it has given its approval, with conditions, to the takeover of Lafarge S.A. by Holcim Ltd. in a deal that will merge the world’s two largest cement companies.
In a statement issued late Monday, the Competition Bureau said it had reached a cons.... More »
CMHC tightens mortgage rules in latest response to COVID-19 + MORE Jun 8th
On June 4, 2020, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced changes to the eligibility rules for mortgage insurance, in the agency’s latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new rules will lower the amount of debt an applicant for an insured mortgage can carry, set a hig.... More »
RBC hikes dividend as fourth-quarter profit holds steady on interest-rate boost - The Globe and Mail Nov 30th
RBC hikes dividend as fourth-quarter profit holds steady on interest-rate boost The Globe and MailRBC reports $3.88B Q4 profit, raises quarterly dividend BNN BloombergNational Bank raises dividend but misses expectations Yahoo Canada FinanceScotiabank's fourth-quarte.... More »
Ladies, here’s how to DIY your first financial plan + MORE Jul 9th
If your net worth is growing, your financial plan is working..... More »
What’s in your portfolio? DIY investor Richard Garand – Take 2 + MORE Jun 5th
Learn, save, invest and prosper with My Own Advisor.
A few years ago on this site I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts to ask what’s in their portfolio. I pursued this because I was curious about their financial goals, their investments strategies to realize these goals and ho.... More »
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– ratesupermarket.ca
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Calgary-based WestJet is warning people not to give financial information to people who call claiming to represent the company and offering a prize for customer loyalty.
Weekend Readings
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
You might have heard about data-driven journalism? Nate Silver is probably the best known example and I’m loving what him and his team have going at FiveThirtEight so far! It has its critics of course but that’s generally a good sign. You an read more about it here.General Readings
-The tea party and Wall St are friends? @ NYMag
-What happens if Elon Musk is the next Steve Jobs? @ WSJ
Dividend & Passive Income Readings
2014 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats @ TheDividendGuyBlog
Tech Stock Readings
-Google drive goes on the offensive @ TechCrunch
-Is Yahoo’s business worth less than nothing? @ Bloombergview
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BlackBerry has entered into an agreement to sell the majority of its Canadian real estate holdings, a move that would see the company part with three million square feet of space as well as vacant land.
Stock Pick: First-place network CBS Corp. (CBS) could have a place in your portfolio
– canadianbusiness.com
The media industry gets a bad rap these days. The Internet is changing the way people consume content and the traditional media giants are headed for disaster, say the detractors. While this is true for many operations, not all media conglomerates are in trouble.
One company that’s been getting a lot of positive attention is CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS). On March 17, Laura Martin, an analyst at Needham & Co, raised her 12-month target on the stock from $70 to $83. (It’s currently trading at $66 a share.)
There were several reasons for the upgrade, but the two big ones were aggressive share repurchases and a continued diversification of revenues sources, meaning less focus on traditional advertising.
The company has announced that it will buy 5% of its outstanding shares for $2 billion in the first quarter of this year. It will likely buy even more shares after it finishing spinning off its outdoor advertising business into a REIT—a move that was announced in January 2013—in the first half of this year…
