Higher down payments could be on horizon as danger of Canadians’ debt grows: CMHC

The head of Canada’s housing agency said today that increasing household borrowing could be jeopardizing the country’s economic future

Real estate market has a record October but headwinds coming from higher rates
This is 'harsh': Bonds around the world head for their biggest two-week loss in 26 years

The battle for Canadian loyalty and expiring points: Consumers will fight hard for what they’ve collected

Companies love to cultivate loyalty with their points programs but must tread very carefully when it comes to changing the way people collect

‘Fall in love with rye again’: Canada’s passion for whisky is now hitting new heights

Crown Royal's Northern Harvest Rye was named World Whisky of the Year in 2015 by Jim Murray, helping to set off a spike in demand for Canadian rye

Repatriate Games: Why the impact of a Trump tax break on foreign profits won’t hurt Canada

Giving U.S. companies a tax break to repatriate foreign cash hoards may mean money comes 'roaring back' from some jurisdictions, experts say Canada isn’t likely to be one

Facebook announces US$6 billion stock buyback program, accounting chief to leave in February

The social media giant's shares were up 1.1 per cent at US$118.24 in after-hours trading, with a market value of about US$337 billion at close

Couple in their 30s get help to pay down their hefty $375,000 mortgage asap

This couple’s net worth is an impressive $764,900, but in order to move south from the North West Territories they need to clear a big debt first

Diane Francis: Meet Donald Trump, the Business President of the U.S.

Trump, as Captain of the Good Ship America, is going to tack left and right in the next four years, just as he did during the campaign

‘My kid needs one’: How a US$60 plastic egg with Canadian roots cracked the holiday toy market

Every few holiday seasons, a toy becomes so popular that waitlists emerge, fist fights break out, and resellers take to hawking it for double its retail value

Midas Letter: Marijuana stocks stealing all of the action in Canada by unprecedented volumes

Supreme Pharmaceuticals, Aphria, Organigram Holdings, and Canopy Growth are some of the highest trading stocks in the last couple of months — here's why

Canada is naive if it thinks Trump will play nice on NAFTA

These fund managers look outside the index in expensive times

Buy and Sell: When price action takes over, and people can borrow for cheap, they often forget the original premise why buying a home is good

Marijuana stocks stealing all of the action in Canada by unprecedented volumes

Supreme Pharmaceuticals, Aphria, Organigram Holdings, and Canopy Growth are some of the highest trading stocks in the last couple of months — here's why

Goldman Sachs gets upgraded, Citi downgraded in ‘new world order’

The American financials rally that has taken hold after Donald Trump's election has made the country's banks more expensive than they've been in a while. But there's still room for some of their stocks to go up, says Macquarie Capital

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How a Trump White House could affect Canada

Global stock markets have held up better than many expected in the immediate aftermath of the surprise U.S. presidential election, but Donald Trump’s victory could have a significant impact on Canada’s economic growth and asset prices ...

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Saying goodbye to WesTS, a form of bank capital that doesn’t cut it in 2016

This week Canadian Western Bank announced that, come year-end, it would redeem an outstanding issue of trust capital securities

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Facebook announces US$6 billion stock buyback program, accounting chief to leave in February

The social media giant's shares were up 1.1 per cent at US$118.24 in after-hours trading, with a market value of about US$337 billion at close

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Dual entrepreneurship isn’t for every couple, but it does have its rewards

While these three couples face plenty of challenges, they also have the advantage of a partnership where each understands what the other is going through

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‘Interest rates are falling down, falling down…’: Start them young on financial literacy, says top economist

The chief economist for TD Bank is calling for financial literacy education as early as kindergarten and says teachers need to be better trained to deal with the subject

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Chinese real estate billionaire says customers troubled by Vancouver tax

Frank Wu, the chairman of Central China Real Estate Ltd., says Chinese investors have been discouraged from buying Vancouver property since the 15 per cent tax was implemented

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Vancouver slaps $10,000 a year tax on empty homes. Lie about it and it’s $10,000 a day

Canada's most-expensive property market, suffering from a near-zero supply of rental homes, is going hardcore to prod absentee landlords into making their properties available for lease

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‘Interest rates are falling down, falling down…’: Start them young on financial literacy, says top economist

The chief economist for TD Bank is calling for financial literacy education as early as kindergarten and says teachers need to be better trained to deal with the subject

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New tools for Microsoft developers, HP announces new mini workstation: News IT leaders need to know

This week's highlights also include surprise additions to the Linux and .NET foundations, plus Xerox is doing some expanding

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Global bonds are headed for their biggest two-week loss in 26 years

Trump’s election has roiled the bond market, the ups and downs of which are felt by people throughout the economy, as bond investments fall in value and mortgage rates tick up

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Alberta considers retroactive legislation as it fights electricity providers

Calgary’s city-owned Enmax said it’s concerned the NDP is planning to pass a law that would nullify certain clauses within contracts utilities companies signed in 2001

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In NAFTA Poker, Canada has the Short Stack

Canadians are now playing in a high stakes poker tournament.

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The battle for Canadian loyalty and expiring points: Consumers will fight hard for what they’ve collected

Companies love to cultivate loyalty with their points programs but must tread very carefully when it comes to changing the way people collect

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Higher down payments could be on horizon as danger of Canadians’ debt grows, CMHC warns

The head of Canada’s housing agency said today that increasing household borrowing could be jeopardizing the country’s economic future

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Employers are also responsible for what they do on social media, as the TTC recently learned

The problem occurred when the TTC failed to put an end to inappropriate tweets directed at employees and instead simply acknowledged the customer’s concerns