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Canadian dollar, North American stock indexes down; oil, gold dip + MORE Mar 24th
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar and North American stock markets are having a negative morning ahead of the holiday weekend.
The loonie was down 0.37 of a U.S. cent at 75.31 cents U.S., after falling more than a cent on Wednesday.
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX index was down abo.... More »
Converting mutual funds: The benefits, the risks and the costs Jan 25th
My wife and I have been educating ourselves on the merits of ETF vs traditional mutual funds after deciding to make a switch from our personal financial advisor. We were late starters in saving and we have another 15- to 20-year investment horizon ahead of us before retirement stares at us.
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120 days - 1.70% + MORE May 11th
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..... More »
Key Canada Events: Week of May 26-30 + MORE May 26th
On tap this week, three of Canada's "Big 5" banks will report second-quarter results, closing out earnings season for Canada's big lenders. The latest read on GDP comes Friday..... More »
Maclean’s Live: Making sense of the Bank of Canada’s interest-rate announcement + MORE Jul 14th
Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz arrives at a commons finance committee on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
As the Bank of Canada announces its latest move on interest rates, Maclean’s hosts a panel of experts to make sense of the day’.... More »
Microsoft expands ad-free Bing searches for US schools from kindergarten through 12th grade
– canadianbusiness.com
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Microsoft is expanding a program that gives schools the ability to prevent ads from appearing in search results when they use its Bing search engine. The program, launched in a pilot program earlier this year, is now available to all U.S. schools, public or private, from kindergarten through the 12th grade.
The program is meant to create a safer online environment for children, but also promote use of Bing, which trails market leader Google.
Microsoft Corp. is also giving away a first-generation Surface tablet computer to schools where community members sign up to use the ad-supported version of Bing outside of the school.
The program is tailored so that 60 parents and friends who do 30 Bing searches a day can earn their school a Surface in a little over a month. There is no limit on the number of Surface devices a school can earn.
Microsoft has some unsold inventory of the first generation Surface in stock after booking a large write-down on the devices last year…
The program is meant to create a safer online environment for children, but also promote use of Bing, which trails market leader Google.
Microsoft Corp. is also giving away a first-generation Surface tablet computer to schools where community members sign up to use the ad-supported version of Bing outside of the school.
The program is tailored so that 60 parents and friends who do 30 Bing searches a day can earn their school a Surface in a little over a month. There is no limit on the number of Surface devices a school can earn.
Microsoft has some unsold inventory of the first generation Surface in stock after booking a large write-down on the devices last year…
Asia shares mixed on lacklustre China data; Japan buoyed by yen, Seibu IPO
– canadianbusiness.com
TOKYO – Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, as weak data from China sapped upward momentum from an overnight rally on a flurry of deals in the pharmaceutical sector.
A preliminary survey of Chinese manufacturers by HSBC showed slight improvements in prices and demand, but contractions in new export orders and employment in April. The results were expected, but helped pull Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index down 0.6 per cent to 22,592.41. Shares in mainland China also fell.
But Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6 per cent to 14,470.54 as export manufacturers’ shares advanced on the relative weakness of the yen.
Sentiment was also buoyed by a solid start for Seibu Holdings Inc. whose shares rose 5 per cent in the morning after an initial public offering in its relisting on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Kospi fell 0.2 per cent to 2,000.54. Shares rose in Australia, New Zealand but lost ground in Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore.
Overnight, U…
A preliminary survey of Chinese manufacturers by HSBC showed slight improvements in prices and demand, but contractions in new export orders and employment in April. The results were expected, but helped pull Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index down 0.6 per cent to 22,592.41. Shares in mainland China also fell.
But Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6 per cent to 14,470.54 as export manufacturers’ shares advanced on the relative weakness of the yen.
Sentiment was also buoyed by a solid start for Seibu Holdings Inc. whose shares rose 5 per cent in the morning after an initial public offering in its relisting on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Kospi fell 0.2 per cent to 2,000.54. Shares rose in Australia, New Zealand but lost ground in Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore.
Overnight, U…
