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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 »
Spotify wins more fans in Wall Steet debut as stock surges + MORE Apr 4th
SAN FRANCISCO _ Spotify picked up more fans on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors gave the unprofitable company a warm welcome in its stock market debut.
After several hours of anticipation, Spotify’s shares traded as high as $169 before falling back slightly. By the early afternoon, the stoc.... More »
Asian stocks higher as investors await central banks Mar 14th
HONG KONG – Asian stock markets rose Monday, extending a global rally after Wall Street finished last week strongly, as investors turned their attention to several key upcoming central bank meetings.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 2.1 per cent to 17,291.15 while S.... More »
Despite debate over liquor laws, Utah Oktoberfest likely to include beer after all
– canadianbusiness.com
SALT LAKE CITY – Beer is back on the table for a 40-year tradition at a Utah ski resort: Oktoberfest.
The festival at Snowbird Ski Resort is expected to retain its key ingredient after an apparent turnabout by the state liquor board.
The panel last month warned it might withhold a permit for the annual event under a stricter interpretation of state law.
The warning, say critics, painted Utah as staunchly sober and ignored years of protocol that worked just fine. It also has hurt the state’s image, making Utah a “laughing stock,” said Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City.
Some legislators at Monday’s Administrative Rules Committee meeting wondered whether they should rewrite the part of Utah code that led to the apparent policy reversal.
They called on representatives from the state liquor commission and its policing arm, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to explain what happened.
The state code hasn’t changed recently, but the new policy comes amid turnover in department leadership in the past few years…
The festival at Snowbird Ski Resort is expected to retain its key ingredient after an apparent turnabout by the state liquor board.
The panel last month warned it might withhold a permit for the annual event under a stricter interpretation of state law.
The warning, say critics, painted Utah as staunchly sober and ignored years of protocol that worked just fine. It also has hurt the state’s image, making Utah a “laughing stock,” said Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City.
Some legislators at Monday’s Administrative Rules Committee meeting wondered whether they should rewrite the part of Utah code that led to the apparent policy reversal.
They called on representatives from the state liquor commission and its policing arm, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to explain what happened.
The state code hasn’t changed recently, but the new policy comes amid turnover in department leadership in the past few years…
Better know your greenhouse gas emissions talking points
– macleans.ca
In light of Stephen Harper’s self-declared frankness on climate change, David McLaughlin suggests environmental policy should be discussed the same way fiscal policy is.
Missing most of all has been a persistent conversation with Canadians on why this is important and what it will take to accomplish. That is striking, because when it comes to a similar inter-generational public policy issue involving tough, competing choices—deficits and debt, for example—those same politicians do not hesitate to speak so frankly.
The costs of eliminating the deficit are set out in the budget numbers while the costs of not doing so—higher taxes and reduced services for our children and grandchildren—are in the budget speech, like this year’s. “Financial prudence now leads to financial prosperity in the future,” it intoned. “When governments run prolonged deficits, they are spending money that belongs to future generations.”
The same model could, and should, be used for tackling climate change…
With scotch whisky soaring in popularity and price, more people are buying single malts not just to sip, but also as an investment.
