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Fixing damaged credit? First, create a budget + MORE May 31st
In fixing damaged credit, regular payments are a must, and you have to get a budget before you can know what you can afford to pay.... More »
3 ways many rewards cards give you hotel status Feb 24th
There are three ways rewards credit cards can help you earn hotel status -- by giving you a boost toward status, granting you status with your card or moving you up in the elite ranks when you hit a spending milestone..... More »
At least two Canadians in Las Vegas hospital after fatal collision + MORE Dec 22nd
People crowd on a sidewalk while police cars and ambulances gather on a street after a car drove onto a busy sidewalk and mowed down people outside a casino in Las Vegas, NV., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. A woman intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times and mowed down people o.... More »
A Rare Fast Radio Burst has been Found that Actually Repeats Every 16 Days - Universe Today + MORE Feb 12th
A Rare Fast Radio Burst has been Found that Actually Repeats Every 16 Days Universe TodayNewest FRB Could Be A Rosetta Stone SETI InstituteUnknown source in space is emitting repeating radio signal - Insider INSIDERMysterious radio signal from space is repeating ever.... More »
Trump moves to scale back financial regulations + MORE Feb 4th
President Donald Trump is taking his first steps aimed at scaling back financial services regulations, and the Republican-run Congress cast a vote early Friday signalling that it’s eager to help.
The president signed an executive order that will direct the Treasury secretary to review a 2010 f.... More »
Canadian Lenders Fret About Apple Pay
– blogs.wsj.com
As talks heat up between Canada’s six biggest banks and Apple Inc. about launching Apple Pay north of the border, lenders here fret the mobile-payments service could deliver a blow to their credit-card revenues,
Best of the Web: Shooting War
– online.wsj.com
The cynical dispute over credit for Mrs. Clinton’s video.
Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings.
Week of April 20:
Apigee Corp. – San Jose, Calif., 5.1 million shares, priced $16 to $18, managed by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Credit Suisse. Proposed Nasdaq symbol APIC. Business: Provides a cloud-based platform for businesses to design, deploy and scale application programming interfaces.
National Storage Affiliates Trust – Greenwood Village, Colo., 20 million shares, priced $15 to $17, managed by Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. Proposed NYSE symbol NSA. Business: REIT focused on self-storage properties located in the top 100 metro areas of the U.S.
Viking Therapeutics Inc. – San Diego, 2.5 million shares, priced $7 to $9, managed by Axiom Capital Management, and Northland Securities. Proposed Nasdaq symbol VKTX. Business: Developing drugs to speed hip fracture recovery and treat various metabolic disorders…
Week of April 20:
Apigee Corp. – San Jose, Calif., 5.1 million shares, priced $16 to $18, managed by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Credit Suisse. Proposed Nasdaq symbol APIC. Business: Provides a cloud-based platform for businesses to design, deploy and scale application programming interfaces.
National Storage Affiliates Trust – Greenwood Village, Colo., 20 million shares, priced $15 to $17, managed by Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. Proposed NYSE symbol NSA. Business: REIT focused on self-storage properties located in the top 100 metro areas of the U.S.
Viking Therapeutics Inc. – San Diego, 2.5 million shares, priced $7 to $9, managed by Axiom Capital Management, and Northland Securities. Proposed Nasdaq symbol VKTX. Business: Developing drugs to speed hip fracture recovery and treat various metabolic disorders…
Pay for delete: A shady credit-report cleanup practice
– creditcards.com
If a collection is bringing your credit score down, making a deal with the collection agency could get it taken off. However, this might not be as easy as it sounds
Apr 17 Update: United Club Lounges to leave Priority Pass, 80 Bonus Air Miles at Rexall, Big Club Carlson Bonus for Avis rentals
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here is your Friday update! News, Tips & TricksIf you are a Priority Pass member you should have seen this in their April newsletter but just in case you didn’t here it is. United Club Lounges will no longer be a part of the Priority Pass Business Class lounge access program as of May 15. This sees 49 lounges removed from the program which still provides access to well over 700 lounges worldwide. Here is a coupon for 80 bonus Air Miles if you spend $50 or more at Rexall between Apr 20 and 23. Air Inuit is adding new service between Quebec City and Kuujjuaq. It is essentially a tag on to their current Montreal to Kuujjuaq service. These flights start April 26th and eligible fares will earn points in Air Inuit’s Isaruuk FFP. (Source: Airlineroute.net) Posts since our last update!Great Air France & KLM Business Class Sales for SUMMER flights between Canada and Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Air France & KLM are once again running an amazing business class sale for their flights out of Canada!…IHG Rewards Club – 500 Bonus Points on your first stay with their Share Forever Summer Promotion IHG Rewards Club has revealed some details of their next systemwide promotion that opens for registration on April 20th…
