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How international students can build credit in Canada Jul 15th
Moving to Canada as an international student comes with a long financial to-do list, and building credit is one of the most important items on it. Your credit history from home typically doesn’t transfer, which means you may need to start from scratch when applying for a credit card, phone plan, a.... More »
Joe Canavan on what it takes to build lasting wealth + MORE May 7th
Joe Canavan is a Canadian venture capitalist and Principal of Canavan Capital, recently named Angel of the Year by the National Angel Capital Organization. He was an early backer in companies like Wealthsimple, KOHO, and Borrowell, and scaled Fidelity Investment Canada’s assets from $60 million to.... More »
Why you don’t invest your money? Jan 26th
Do you need to be an investor to be happy? No. Can you get rich without ever buying a single stock? Sure. Then why bother? Yeah, I thought the same.
But no matter how happy you are or how much money you make, there’s something that has been feeding off of your finances behind your back. It has .... More »
Twitter Reportedly Planning to Charge $20 per Month for Verification, Even For Those Already Verified - IGN Oct 31st
Twitter Reportedly Planning to Charge $20 per Month for Verification, Even For Those Already Verified IGNWION Fineprint: Elon Musk planning layoffs at Twitter, say reports | World News | WION WIONElon Musk says Twitter will revise how it verifies users The Globe and .... More »
This Toronto condo in the Entertainment District is going for $800K. Here’s why it’s a hard sell + MORE Mar 11th
A rare, larger condo in the city, this 800-square-foot unit listing is also steps away from the Financial and Entertainment Districts, nightlife and transit..... More »
US stock indexes slip; Apple jumps on strong earnings
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks were moving slightly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday as gains in technology stocks like Apple were offset by declines in consumer staples makers including Coca-Cola. Energy companies fell along with the price of crude oil. Investors are also working through the Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement. The Fed didn’t make any changes to interest rates but left the door open for increases later this year.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average lost 4 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 18,465 as of 2:10 p.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 5 points, or 0.3 per cent to 2,164 and the Nasdaq composite rose 18 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,127.
FED WATCH: The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates unchanged while noting that “near-term risks” to the economy have “diminished.”
The Fed said that the U.S. job market has rebounded, with strong job gains in June following weak growth in May. But it says in a statement after its latest policy meeting that it still plans to monitor global economic threats and financial developments to ensure they don’t slow the economy…
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average lost 4 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 18,465 as of 2:10 p.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 5 points, or 0.3 per cent to 2,164 and the Nasdaq composite rose 18 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,127.
FED WATCH: The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates unchanged while noting that “near-term risks” to the economy have “diminished.”
The Fed said that the U.S. job market has rebounded, with strong job gains in June following weak growth in May. But it says in a statement after its latest policy meeting that it still plans to monitor global economic threats and financial developments to ensure they don’t slow the economy…
Torstar Corp. says expenses related to its VerticalScope acquisition last year and the closure of its Vaughan printing plant this month combined to drive up its second-quarter loss to $23.9 million — including discontinued operations.

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Loblaw Companies Ltd. eked out more revenue from its diverse retail, financial services and real estate businesses in the second quarter but saw its net profit drop by 14.6 per cent from the same time last year.
Hamilton joins Vancouver, Toronto and others on market assessment list released Wednesday – CBC.ca
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CBC.caHamilton joins Vancouver, Toronto and others on market assessment list released WednesdayCBC.caHamilton has joined Vancouver, Toronto, Saskatoon and Quebec City on Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.'s list of markets it considers to be strongly overvalued. The findings are included in CMHC's market assessment released Wednesday. CMHC said …CMHC housing report rings more alarm bells about Vancouver real estate marketTimes ColonistCMHC Issues Red Alert For Vancouver Real EstateHuffington Post CanadaCMHC boosts risk rating for Vancouver housing market to highCTV NewsWinnipeg Free Press -News1130 -Wall Street Journal -Financial Postall 21 news articles »


