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Maclean’s on the Hill: Canada-U.S. trade, Tory leadership Apr 1st
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, trade is a major issue, with the U.S. taking the first steps toward renegotiating NAFTA—and also examining America’s relationships with its trading partners. Maclean.... More »
Banning Huawei from building new 5G wireless network won't really hurt Canada's big telecom firms Dec 19th
If the federal government moves to ban Huawei from Canada's 5G network, it is unlikely to have a major financial impact on two of the country's top communication companies who have partnered with the China-based firm, analysts say..... More »
“Everything companies”: How Amazon’s playbook is reshaping competition in Canada + MORE Oct 28th
Canadian companies are nowhere near the size and scale of Amazon, but some of our most beloved brands now see themselves less as industry leaders and more as collections of varied financial assets. Consumers think of companies as offering goods and services, but this is not necessarily how companies.... More »
Canadian hiking path hinges on business investment: Macklem - BNN Feb 9th
Canadian hiking path hinges on business investment: Macklem BNNThe role of Canadian business in fostering non-inflationary growth Bank of CanadaBank of Canada: Economy needs more capacity investment, not stimulus ReutersProductivity boost needed from businesses: Mack.... More »
Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S. - The New York Times Apr 17th
Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S. The New York TimesCanada to host September summit in Toronto to help draw billions in foreign investment, Carney says The Globe and MailCarney's pitch to unlock trillions in global investment CB.... More »
Use an electricity calculator to cut costs
– moneysense.ca
Are you militant about turning off the lights in your home? Have you signed up for Peaksaver (an electricity savings program offered to Ontario homeowners) or something equivalent? Do you examine your electricity bill to determine if you can cut use and costs?
Then you’ll probably be interested in electricity calculators. These online calculators can give you usage and estimated costs for everyday electrical usage. For example, do you wonder how much that light bulb in your bedroom costs when kept turned on? Maybe you’d like to know how much it costs to run your coffee? And what about that air conditioner unit? Using these online calculators you don’t have to sort through mathematical formulas to get an answer. Instead, plug in a few numbers and these calculators calculate the cost for you.
→ Appliance electricity cost calculator (from HydroOne.com)
→ Electricity cost calculator (from HydroOne.com)
→ Electricity bill calculator (from RapidTables.com)
For real estate investors with property in the U…
Then you’ll probably be interested in electricity calculators. These online calculators can give you usage and estimated costs for everyday electrical usage. For example, do you wonder how much that light bulb in your bedroom costs when kept turned on? Maybe you’d like to know how much it costs to run your coffee? And what about that air conditioner unit? Using these online calculators you don’t have to sort through mathematical formulas to get an answer. Instead, plug in a few numbers and these calculators calculate the cost for you.
→ Appliance electricity cost calculator (from HydroOne.com)
→ Electricity cost calculator (from HydroOne.com)
→ Electricity bill calculator (from RapidTables.com)
For real estate investors with property in the U…
How artificial intelligence is transforming financial risk management
– canadianbusiness.com
(Iker Ayestaran)When an investment firm requested a search of documents related to Sino-Forest Corp., the Chinese forestry giant once listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a due diligence software engine dubbed The Brain came up with an article that asserted the company didn’t appear to own as much land as it claimed to. Unfortunately for Sino-Forest’s shareholders, this search took place years after the RCMP and Ontario Securities Commission accused the company of fraud in 2011. The article The Brain found, however, predated the investigation by several months. “Research analysts would have loved to have had that article years ago, but everyone missed it,” says Dan Adamson, one of The Brain’s developers.
Meet the artificial intelligence tech your company can use today
Adamson, 40, is the president and CEO of DDIQ (Due Diligence Intelligence Quotient), an offshoot of Toronto artificial intelligence (AI) startup OutsideIQ focused on applying the technology to investment research…
Futures point to positive open ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve minutes
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – The futures market pointed to a positive open for U.S. stocks ahead of the release of the minutes for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last meeting.
Investors are expected to scrutinize the report for any hints about an expected interest rate increase next month.
Higher rates tend to weigh on stock markets, but investors have mostly become prepared for the Fed to act in December.
On the commodity markets, the December gold contract fell 90 cents to US$1,067.70, while the January crude oil contract gained 30 cents at US$42.01 per barrel.
The December contract for natural gas was up 0.9 of a cent at US$2.380
The Canadian dollar was down 0.17 of a cent at 74.97 cents U.S.
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Investors are expected to scrutinize the report for any hints about an expected interest rate increase next month.
Higher rates tend to weigh on stock markets, but investors have mostly become prepared for the Fed to act in December.
On the commodity markets, the December gold contract fell 90 cents to US$1,067.70, while the January crude oil contract gained 30 cents at US$42.01 per barrel.
The December contract for natural gas was up 0.9 of a cent at US$2.380
The Canadian dollar was down 0.17 of a cent at 74.97 cents U.S.
The post Futures point to positive open ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve minutes appeared first on Canadian Business – Your Source For Business News.
Semiconductor maker Microsemi boosts its buyout offer for PMC-Sierra
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Microsemi, a maker of semiconductors, boosted its buyout offer for chipmaker PMC-Sierra again, two days after PMC-Sierra said it preferred a deal with rival Skyworks.
Microsemi Corp. is now offering a mix of cash and stock valued at about $12.05 for each share of PMC-Sierra, up from the $11.88 per share in cash and stock it offered late last month. It’s the second time Microsemi has boosted its offer.
The latest offer from Microsemi, based in Aliso Viejo, California, is worth about $2.4 billion.
On Monday, PMC-Sierra said an offer from Skyworks of $11.60 per share was a better deal because it would be paid in all cash.
Representatives for Sunnyvale, California-based PMC-Sierra Inc. and Woburn, Massachusetts-based Skyworks Solutions Inc. did not immediately respond to a request of comment Wednesday morning.
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Microsemi Corp. is now offering a mix of cash and stock valued at about $12.05 for each share of PMC-Sierra, up from the $11.88 per share in cash and stock it offered late last month. It’s the second time Microsemi has boosted its offer.
The latest offer from Microsemi, based in Aliso Viejo, California, is worth about $2.4 billion.
On Monday, PMC-Sierra said an offer from Skyworks of $11.60 per share was a better deal because it would be paid in all cash.
Representatives for Sunnyvale, California-based PMC-Sierra Inc. and Woburn, Massachusetts-based Skyworks Solutions Inc. did not immediately respond to a request of comment Wednesday morning.
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Former Olympic rower missing from Victoria
– macleans.ca
VANCOUVER — At least three investigations are underway in the case of an investment dealer and former Canadian Olympic rower who has gone missing from Victoria.
Investia Financial Services Inc. has launched a probe into the activities of Harold Backer, who is also the subject of two missing-persons investigations — in his hometown and in Washington state.
The Victoria Police Department has said Backer, 52, told his wife on Nov. 3 that he was going for a bike ride but failed to return home.
“Harold’s family needs to know that he is safe,” the department said in a statement asking for the public’s help in finding Backer.
Police in Port Angeles, Wash., said last week that an officer who viewed video from a street security camera on Nov. 3 noted a man fitting Backer’s description was aboard a ferry from Victoria, a 90-minute trip away.
Please help @vicpdcanada @PAPOLICE Help locate Harold Backer. #findingharoldbacker https://t.co/1zL6U3yvva pic.twitter…
Investia Financial Services Inc. has launched a probe into the activities of Harold Backer, who is also the subject of two missing-persons investigations — in his hometown and in Washington state.
The Victoria Police Department has said Backer, 52, told his wife on Nov. 3 that he was going for a bike ride but failed to return home.
“Harold’s family needs to know that he is safe,” the department said in a statement asking for the public’s help in finding Backer.
Police in Port Angeles, Wash., said last week that an officer who viewed video from a street security camera on Nov. 3 noted a man fitting Backer’s description was aboard a ferry from Victoria, a 90-minute trip away.
Please help @vicpdcanada @PAPOLICE Help locate Harold Backer. #findingharoldbacker https://t.co/1zL6U3yvva pic.twitter…
