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Fewer Canadian drivers planning to buy an EV or hybrid Nov 28th
A new survey finds fewer drivers intend to make their next car purchase an electric vehicle.
EY’s Mobility Consumer Index report shows overall intentions among survey respondents to buy a new vehicle were up 6% compared with last year. But fewer of them are leaning toward buying an EV.
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Former real estate mogul Robert Campeau dead at 93 + MORE Jun 19th
Robert Campeau, the former real estate mogul who once controlled the Bloomingdale's and Macy's department store chains in the United States, has died at 93..... More »
What Is a Binary Options Platform? + MORE May 27th
Meta Description: A binary options platform plays a vital role in a trader’s efforts to turn a profit. If you’re new to this field, it’s important you understand what this technology involves.
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Smart financial decisions small business owners should make now Jul 27th
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Rule number one of being an entrepreneur: When things get tough, keep going. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the surface many worst-case scenarios for small business owners. They’ve lost revenue, laid off staff, and some have even had to close their business permane.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025 Mar 10th
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Find the best and most up-to-date GIC rates in Canada using the comparison tool below. Plus, use the filters to assess your estimated rate of return based on the size of your balance.
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Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong ends hunger strike
– macleans.ca
Joshua Wong, leader of the student movement, delivers a speech as protesters block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters building in Hong Kong October 1, 2014. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)HONG KONG — A prominent teenage leader of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests ended his hunger strike Saturday after 4 1/2 days at his doctor’s urging.
Joshua Wong said on his Facebook page that he stopped his hunger strike after 108 hours, leaving three other students still refusing food.
“Even if I stop the hunger strike, it doesn’t mean the government can ignore our demands,” Wong said in his post.
The decision by Wong, the movement’s most prominent leader, is the latest sign that the protests are flagging after more than two months as the activists find themselves exhausted and public support for their street protests drains away, while the government seems content to wait for the movement to fizzle out.
The protesters want Hong Kong’s government to drop restrictions on inaugural 2017 elections for the semiautonomous southern Chinese city’s top leader…
New Mexico levies $54M in penalties against Department of Energy for mishaps at nuclear dump
– canadianbusiness.com
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico on Saturday levied more than $54 million in penalties against the U.S. Department of Energy for numerous violations that resulted in the indefinite closure of the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository.
The state Environment Department delivered a pair of compliance orders to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, marking the state’s largest penalty ever imposed on the agency. Together, the orders outline more than 30 state-permit violations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico and at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The orders and the civil penalties that come with them are just the beginning of possible financial sanctions the Energy Department could face in New Mexico. The state says it’s continuing to investigate and more fines are possible.
The focus has been on a canister of waste from Los Alamos that ruptured in one of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s storage rooms in February. More than 20 workers were contaminated, and the facility was forced to close, putting in jeopardy efforts around the country to clean up tons of Cold War-era waste…
The state Environment Department delivered a pair of compliance orders to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, marking the state’s largest penalty ever imposed on the agency. Together, the orders outline more than 30 state-permit violations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico and at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The orders and the civil penalties that come with them are just the beginning of possible financial sanctions the Energy Department could face in New Mexico. The state says it’s continuing to investigate and more fines are possible.
The focus has been on a canister of waste from Los Alamos that ruptured in one of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s storage rooms in February. More than 20 workers were contaminated, and the facility was forced to close, putting in jeopardy efforts around the country to clean up tons of Cold War-era waste…
US job market reaches turning point: Unemployed now as likely to find work as to quit looking
– canadianbusiness.com
WASHINGTON – Look past the booming November job gain of 321,000 reported Friday — the best figure in three years in the strongest year for U.S. hiring since 1999.
The job market has reached a new milestone on its road to full health: For the first time since the Great Recession ended 5 1/2 years ago, America’s unemployed are now as likely to be hired as to stop looking for a job.
It means that employers have grown confident enough to fill more job vacancies. And it means the unemployed are now less likely to succumb to frustration.
The hiring surge owes much to solid consumer spending — on items like cars, electronics and restaurant meals. That, in turn, has given businesses the means to step up investment in machinery, computers and facilities. Thanks to such spending, the economy grew at a 4.3 per cent annual pace from April through September — the healthiest six-month spurt since 2003. Employers have responded by adding a robust average of 241,000 jobs a month this year…
The job market has reached a new milestone on its road to full health: For the first time since the Great Recession ended 5 1/2 years ago, America’s unemployed are now as likely to be hired as to stop looking for a job.
It means that employers have grown confident enough to fill more job vacancies. And it means the unemployed are now less likely to succumb to frustration.
The hiring surge owes much to solid consumer spending — on items like cars, electronics and restaurant meals. That, in turn, has given businesses the means to step up investment in machinery, computers and facilities. Thanks to such spending, the economy grew at a 4.3 per cent annual pace from April through September — the healthiest six-month spurt since 2003. Employers have responded by adding a robust average of 241,000 jobs a month this year…
4.5 year – 2.50%
– ratesupermarket.ca
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Art and commerce collide as luxury brands promote goods at Art Basel Miami Beach
– canadianbusiness.com
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Would you like a designer tie with that painting, a collage on your new Mercedes? Or how about an art iPad app to complement your stock tips?
Art Basel Miami Beach often makes for unlikely pairings as luxury brands capitalize on the prestigious art fair to promote their goods in the ultimate fusion of art, music, fashion, real estate and commerce.
From alcohol to architects, low-end brands like Club Monaco to luxury luggage makers, companies are pitching deep-pocketed art consumers and party-goers who come from around the globe. And there’s usually a little celebrity star power to help grease the wheels.
Street style artist Olek crocheted 200 pieces of Club Monaco duds to toast the clothing store’s new location on Lincoln Road on Friday. Watchmaker Hublot turned to the fastest man in the world to crown their new store with a twist on the standard ribbon cutting ceremony. Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will sprint alongside a track outside the store and run through the inaugural ribbon at an event in the Design District on Saturday…
Art Basel Miami Beach often makes for unlikely pairings as luxury brands capitalize on the prestigious art fair to promote their goods in the ultimate fusion of art, music, fashion, real estate and commerce.
From alcohol to architects, low-end brands like Club Monaco to luxury luggage makers, companies are pitching deep-pocketed art consumers and party-goers who come from around the globe. And there’s usually a little celebrity star power to help grease the wheels.
Street style artist Olek crocheted 200 pieces of Club Monaco duds to toast the clothing store’s new location on Lincoln Road on Friday. Watchmaker Hublot turned to the fastest man in the world to crown their new store with a twist on the standard ribbon cutting ceremony. Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will sprint alongside a track outside the store and run through the inaugural ribbon at an event in the Design District on Saturday…
