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Indonesia, Malaysia form OPEC-like council for palm oil producers to ensure price stability Nov 21st
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s top two palm oil producers, signed an agreement Saturday to set up a council for palm oil producing countries in a bid to ensure price stability by managing production and stock in the global market.
Officials said the Jakarta-.... More »
Liberals have been better bet than Tories for stock investors - The Globe and Mail + MORE Oct 13th
The Globe and MailLiberals have been better bet than Tories for stock investorsThe Globe and MailIf history is any guide, a win by Justin Trudeau and the Liberals in next week's election bodes well for Canadian stocks. Stretching back to 1922 and the time of William Lyon Mackenzie King's f.... More »
What are the taxes on transferring real estate to your kids? Jun 27th
We purchased a condo for our son, who has been using it as his principal residence for over 10 years. He has made improvements, but the title is in our name. We would like to transfer the title to him, as he is now getting married.
How do we determine fair market value in a fluctuating mark.... More »
Bombardier and Trudeau say they're close to hammering out a funding deal + MORE Dec 16th
Bombardier says it's close to hammering out a financing deal with the federal government even as the transportation giant forecasts strong earnings growth in next year and enough cash to achieve to its turnaround plan..... More »
Yelp, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pandora and GoPro are big market movers + MORE Feb 6th
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Yelp Inc., down $12.36 to $45.11
The online business reviews company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, but growth in the number of visitors .... More »
4.5 year – 2.50%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-06-13. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Fidelity launches ‘StockCity’ virtual portfolio
– moneysense.ca
SAN FRANCISCO – Financial planning often involves lots of spreadsheets, pie charts and eyes glazing over.Fidelity Investments aims to change that equation with an experiment in 3-D technology designed to make money management seem more like a mesmerizing video game than mundane number crunching. Welcome to “StockCity,” a virtual-reality landscape dotted with skyscrapers representing the stocks in a person’s investment portfolio. A Web version is being released Wednesday at fidelitylabs.com, but StockCity ultimately is meant to be viewed on the Oculus Rift, a virtual-reality headset that still hasn’t been released on the mass market.
StockCity’s architecture changes with the fluctuations on Wall Street. The heights of the buildings are determined by the prices of the stocks in an investment portfolio, while the widths are based on the number of outstanding shares. When the market is open, it’s daytime in StockCity, and night falls when the market closes. Market rallies cause the sun to shine, downturns trigger downpours of rain…
3.5 year – 2.20%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-10-20. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
60 days – 2.00%
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Now Federal Job-Killers Are Coming After Derivatives
– online.wsj.com
A benign-sounding ‘advisory’ has the potential to send thousands of financial-services positions overseas.
