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New York real estate developer John Tishman dies at age 90 Feb 7th
BEDFORD, N.Y. – A builder whose company worked on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Century City complex in Los Angeles and Walt Disney’s EPCOT centre in Florida among other high-profile developments has died. John Tishman was 90.
Tishman died Saturday morning at his home in B.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: September 1, 2024 + MORE Aug 30th
Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Nvidia earnings land on the moon—shareholders were aiming for the stars
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KingSet, AIMCo to own half of Scotia Plaza in deal with H&R, Dream REIT + MORE Jun 21st
TORONTO – KingSett Capital and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. are acquiring a 50 per cent interest in Scotia Plaza, including 100 Yonge St. in downtown Toronto, in a deal valued at well over half a billion dollars.
Under the arrangement, KingSett and AIMCo have agreed to buy a 16.67 p.... More »
Timing CPP and OAS with workplace pensions + MORE Mar 28th
Q: My husband is retired military and will turn 60 this year. He’s been told by his military buddies that he should apply soon for his CPP as then he can receive it and the bridge for the next five years. I thought he should be delaying on taking his CPP but perhaps it’s the OAS he should dela.... More »
Ditching pyjamas, tearing down cubicles: Shared workspaces replacing traditional home offices
– canadianbusiness.com
MIAMI – Ten years ago, co-working spaces were a new concept, providing shared desks for freelancers and entrepreneurs as single “mom and pop” shops.
Today, the one-off, mom and pop spaces have been mostly replaced with chain companies, providing real estate developers a new way to lease traditional office space and to make connections with potential tenants.
Feeding off the tech startup boom and the increased mobility it allowed workers, co-working spaces took off — attracting lonely home-office dwellers out of their pyjamas and sparing coffee shop-based freelancers an obligatory purchase of a cup of coffee in exchange for an all-day workstation.
“They’re people that want more stimulation than sitting at home and being very productive working in your pyjamas all day,” said University of Michigan business professor Gretchen Spreitzer, who has studied for years how people thrive at work, focusing on co-working spaces in recent years.
Today, companies such as Pipeline, WeWork, Grind, and NextSpace have opened about 4,000 co-working spaces in most major U…
Today, the one-off, mom and pop spaces have been mostly replaced with chain companies, providing real estate developers a new way to lease traditional office space and to make connections with potential tenants.
Feeding off the tech startup boom and the increased mobility it allowed workers, co-working spaces took off — attracting lonely home-office dwellers out of their pyjamas and sparing coffee shop-based freelancers an obligatory purchase of a cup of coffee in exchange for an all-day workstation.
“They’re people that want more stimulation than sitting at home and being very productive working in your pyjamas all day,” said University of Michigan business professor Gretchen Spreitzer, who has studied for years how people thrive at work, focusing on co-working spaces in recent years.
Today, companies such as Pipeline, WeWork, Grind, and NextSpace have opened about 4,000 co-working spaces in most major U…
Snapshot of US job market: Solid hiring, falling unemployment but still-tepid pay growth
– canadianbusiness.com
WASHINGTON – On Labor Day weekend 2015, the U.S. job market has found an old sweet spot: 5.1 per cent unemployment — many miles from the 10 per cent joblessness America endured back in 2009.
It’s the lowest rate in more than seven years, suggestive of healthy hiring levels that have traditionally fostered rising incomes, consumer spending and economic growth.
In August, the unemployment rate fell on the strength of a decent if less-than-stellar 173,000 added jobs. And most economists expect the government to eventually revise up that job gain because of seasonal trends that are notoriously difficult to calculate.
Friday’s employment data reflected the durability of the U.S. economy, which has so far withstood distress worldwide: Tumultuous stock markets, a sharp slowdown in China, a perpetually struggling European economy and the start of a recession in Canada, America’s largest trading partner.
Yet the report also spotlighted aspects of an economic expansion that has been steady without being fully satisfying: Wage growth remains slight…
It’s the lowest rate in more than seven years, suggestive of healthy hiring levels that have traditionally fostered rising incomes, consumer spending and economic growth.
In August, the unemployment rate fell on the strength of a decent if less-than-stellar 173,000 added jobs. And most economists expect the government to eventually revise up that job gain because of seasonal trends that are notoriously difficult to calculate.
Friday’s employment data reflected the durability of the U.S. economy, which has so far withstood distress worldwide: Tumultuous stock markets, a sharp slowdown in China, a perpetually struggling European economy and the start of a recession in Canada, America’s largest trading partner.
Yet the report also spotlighted aspects of an economic expansion that has been steady without being fully satisfying: Wage growth remains slight…
Financial ExpressAsian Stocks Down as US Rate Hike Timing, China Data WeighedNew York TimesBEIJING — Asian stock markets mostly fell Monday following Wall Street's decline as uneasy investors mulled the timing of a U.S. rate hike and looked ahead to data this week on the slowing Chinese economy. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite …GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia sags as China stocks wobble after trading resumesReutersAsia bourses encouraged as China stocks riseFinancial TimesChina Mulls Circuit Breaker to Avoid Stock Jolts, Xinhua ReportsBloombergLivemint -NDTVall 111 news articles »
