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Before the Bell: Stocks set to rise as earnings keep flowing + MORE Jul 22nd
A look at overnight markets and what's ahead this trading day in North America
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Greece crisis: Eurozone leaders gather as bid for bailout continues - CBC.ca + MORE Jul 12th
CBC.caGreece crisis: Eurozone leaders gather as bid for bailout continuesCBC.caGreece moved closer on Sunday to a desperately needed deal with European creditors which would stave off immediate financial collapse and the country's potential exit from the euro. Facing a self-imposed Sunday deadl.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: August 3 Aug 1st
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Gold outshines itself
Gold stole the headlines this week. That can happen when an infamous asset takes out its previous all-time highs.
Last Sunday, gold made another push a.... More »
Canadian house prices aren't in for a 'hard landing,' Moody's says + MORE Oct 18th
Expect slower price growth in the Canadian real estate market over the next five years, but no "significant declines" at the national level, Moody's Analytics said in new report released Tuesday..... More »
The best rewards credit cards in Canada for 2025 Nov 10th
With the right rewards credit card, you can earn points to put towards cash back, travel, financial products, merchandise, gift cards, and even charitable donations. The key to finding the best rewards card is to select one that matches your spending habits and your reward goals.
Below, we .... More »
News guide: A brief overview of Greece’s financial problems and how it got here
– canadianbusiness.com
ATHENS, Greece – Greece is holding an emergency meeting with its financial rescue creditors in the hope of getting more loans. Without a deal, it could default on its debts as soon as next week, which could be the first step in a chain reaction that sees the country fall out of the euro currency union.
Here is a broad look at the key issues in the crisis.
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CURRENT ISSUE
The Greek government must make a 1.6 billion euro ($1.8 billion) loan payment to the International Monetary Fund this month. It doesn’t have the money. It is negotiating with other eurozone countries and the IMF to get 7.2 billion euros in loans — the last installment in a bailout package expiring this month. Without that money, Greece will likely default on the IMF loan. Even bigger payments come due later this summer. Its creditors are demanding that Greece make reforms and cuts, including to public pensions, before releasing the money.
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NO BOND MARKET
Greece needs loans because it cannot borrow on bond markets at affordable rates, as other countries do to finance their spending…
Here is a broad look at the key issues in the crisis.
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CURRENT ISSUE
The Greek government must make a 1.6 billion euro ($1.8 billion) loan payment to the International Monetary Fund this month. It doesn’t have the money. It is negotiating with other eurozone countries and the IMF to get 7.2 billion euros in loans — the last installment in a bailout package expiring this month. Without that money, Greece will likely default on the IMF loan. Even bigger payments come due later this summer. Its creditors are demanding that Greece make reforms and cuts, including to public pensions, before releasing the money.
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NO BOND MARKET
Greece needs loans because it cannot borrow on bond markets at affordable rates, as other countries do to finance their spending…
Key Canada Events: Week of June 22-26
– blogs.wsj.com
At the top of our key events list this week is the latest earnings report from BlackBerry Ltd.
Housing affordability continued to decline in Toronto and Vancouver, while conditions for homebuyers improved in Alberta during the first quarter of the year as lower oil prices caused the real estate market to soften.
NDTVUS pledges high-end equipment for NATO rapid response forceReuters CanadaMUENSTER, Germany (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it would contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other high-end military assets to a new NATO rapid response force that aims in part to deter any future actions by Russia.Carter: US to give weapons, aircraft, troops to NATO unit to defend against …Washington PostUS won't let Russia 'drag us back to the past': Pentagon chiefTimes of IndiaEU extends sanctions against Russia, cites 'destabilizing role in eastern Ukraine'CTV NewsBusinessDay -The Globe and Mail -Reutersall 743 news articles »
Four stories in Canada we’re watching
– macleans.ca
Julie Gordon/Reuters
RBC on housing costs
A report by RBC Economics says housing affordability continued to decline in Toronto and Vancouver, while conditions for homebuyers improved in Alberta during the first quarter as lower oil prices caused the real estate market to soften. RBC says mortgage rate cuts improved the affordability of homes in many Canadian markets. And that offset rapid price growth in Toronto and Vancouver, leaving national affordability levels relatively flat.
A new study on biphasic anaphylaxis
A new study led by researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario suggests about 15 per cent of children who have a severe allergic reaction that involves anaphylaxis can actually have a second reaction hours after the first. The researchers warn that doctors and parents should be on the lookout for this type of two-stage or biphasic anaphylactic reaction. The study is the largest ever to look at biphasic anaphylaxis.
Ed Sheeran rules the MMVAs
Quite a night for Ed Sheeran at the Much Music Video Awards as he hosted the show, ad-libbing raunchy one-liners, verbally sparring with presenters, performing songs and also hauling in two awards for himself…
