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Is VFV a good buy? What about other U.S. ETFs with even lower fees? Sep 4th
With an average management expense ratio (MER) of 0.09% and collective assets under management (AUM) approaching $40 billion, exchange-traded funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (VFV), the BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) and the iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (XUS) are some of the most.... More »
Wynne firm on Hydro One plans despite strong public opposition + MORE Sep 15th
With launch of the IPO imminent, according to people familiar with the deal, PCs and NDP take hits at Liberals over unpopular privatization plan.... More »
Thousands protest trade deal in Germany before Obama visit + MORE Apr 23rd
HANNOVER, Germany – Thousands of demonstrators have turned out in the German city of Hannover to protest a planned U.S.-Europe free trade agreement, a day before President Barack Obama arrives.
Police said Saturday that more than 20,000 people gathered for the demonstration.
Many in Germany re.... More »
Potash Corp. and the waning role of stock options + MORE Sep 2nd
A look at the company's evolving compensation program adds perspective to its potential merger with Agrium
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Stock news for investors: Rogers sees revenue gain, lifted by Blue Jays’ playoff success + MORE Jan 30th
Here’s a round-up of news for Canadian investors this week.
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Tara Erraught (Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images)When Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught signed up to perform in a 100-year-old German opera, she didn’t anticipate becoming the centre of an international controversy over the way opera singers are expected to look. But that’s what happened when she played the cross-gender role of Count Octavian in the Glyndebourne Festival’s version of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier last month, and was accused of being unconvincing as a dashing teenager. Two different critics referred to her as “dumpy,” and the Financial Times critic called her “a chubby bundle of puppy-fat.”
The outrage, especially in North America, was immediate even among people who don’t follow opera. Elle magazine accused critics of “fat-shaming” Erraught, who isn’t even particularly heavy by normal standards. It seemed to many like the culmination of at least a decade of unrealistic expectations for opera singers’ looks, especially among women. Ever since star soprano Deborah Voight was let go from a 2004 production for not being able to fit into the director’s chosen costume, and lost 100 lb…
