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'Bridge to nowhere' shows China's failed economic effort to engage North Korea - The Japan Times Sep 18th
The Japan Times'Bridge to nowhere' shows China's failed economic effort to engage North KoreaThe Japan TimesDANDONG, CHINA – Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring inves.... More »
Capital gains on subdivided land, and HST on vacant land Mar 10th
Our primary residence of three years is built on a double lot. We received a partial discharge of our double lot and built our house on it for cash. Do we have to pay any capital gains? We did not plan on doing this when we first purchased it.
–Devon
Is there GST on land sales?
First, when you sel.... More »
Hedges spike as producers look to lock in higher oil prices + MORE May 4th
Encana and Baytex among the companies upping financial hedges to seek shelter from persistently weak figures
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Delta variant is forcing U.S. officials to rethink COVID-19 measures, even for the vaccinated - CTV News Jun 29th
Delta variant is forcing U.S. officials to rethink COVID-19 measures, even for the vaccinated CTV NewsPfizer, Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Long-Lasting Immunity, Study Suggests Yahoo News CanadaOntario reports 210 new COVID-19 cases as more adults now eligible for an acce.... More »
Less than 4% of stocks deliver all the market’s return. How do you buy those stocks? May 23rd
Less than 4% of U.S. stocks produced all the wealth
created by American equities over the past 90 years.
How can you make sure you buy these stocks?
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals has filed its long-overdue financial report for 2015, plus restated results for several quarters, resolving its default on some of its $30 billion in debt and averting other problems.
At midday: TSX rises as resources rally on higher commodity prices
– theglobeandmail.com
Wall Street lower as investors assess earnings, data
8 ways to fix Vancouver’s real estate madness
– moneysense.ca
(totororo/Getty Images)People across Canada continue to debate whether Vancouver’s hot real estate market is messed up or just a result of high demand, low supply. For some the solution to this hot, crazy west coast market is to let the market dictate the highs and potential lows. For others, however, intervention is not only needed but essential. Here are eight possible solutions to Vancouver’s crazy real estate market.
Why Vancouver’s real estate prices are so crazy »
4 casualties of Vancouver’s real estate market »
No. 1: More data
Would you invest in a stock knowing little more than the ticker name and the asset class it belongs to? Of course not! The more informed you are, the better chance you have of making a good decision. The same applies when creating rules and regulations. If governments and provincial associations want effective regulations then they need information and accurate data. The more information they have and the better the data, the better prepared they are to create a long-lasting solution, not a temporary fix…
TransCanada earnings drop 35%
– cbc.ca
TransCanada Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $252 million, down from a year ago, as it was hit by a number of one-time charges.
World Bank won’t have to hand over documents in Canadian corruption case: SCOC
– canadianbusiness.com
OTTAWA – The World Bank benefits from immunity under international law and won’t have to hand over documents to a Canadian court hearing a corruption case involving ex-SNC-Lavalin employees, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
The international financial institution’s refusal to submit to an order signed by a trial judge was addressed by the high court, which found in its favour in a unanimous decision.
Four people — three former SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) officials and the representative of a Bangladeshi official — are accused in a case that centres on the granting of a lucrative supervision and advisory contract for the building of a multi-purpose bridge over the Padma River in Bangladesh.
The accused are ex-SNC employees Kevin Wallace, Ramesh Shah and Mohammad Ismail as well as businessman Zulfiquar Bhuiyan.
They’d been seeking information gathered by a division of the World Bank that investigates fraud, collusion and corruption cases. The unit initially shared some of its findings with the RCMP, which led to the federal force laying charges…
The international financial institution’s refusal to submit to an order signed by a trial judge was addressed by the high court, which found in its favour in a unanimous decision.
Four people — three former SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) officials and the representative of a Bangladeshi official — are accused in a case that centres on the granting of a lucrative supervision and advisory contract for the building of a multi-purpose bridge over the Padma River in Bangladesh.
The accused are ex-SNC employees Kevin Wallace, Ramesh Shah and Mohammad Ismail as well as businessman Zulfiquar Bhuiyan.
They’d been seeking information gathered by a division of the World Bank that investigates fraud, collusion and corruption cases. The unit initially shared some of its findings with the RCMP, which led to the federal force laying charges…
