The announcement that Leonardo DiCaprio is throwing his star power behind fossil fuel divestment caused a debate at the CBC business unit this week. The movie star, who recently played a cutthroat market manipulator in Wolf of Wall Street, has a different attitude in handling his own investments. He’s a well-known environmentalist who was an early adopter of […]
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Auto Parts Makers Make Plea To Save Auto Sector As TPP Talks Resume
Auto parts makers in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have urged their governments not to give in to demands from Japan for less NAFTA-made content in vehicles at new talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Canadian and Mexican negotiators are in Washington today trying to work out terms for automotive issues in the trade deal which […]
Financial Advisers Failing To Fully Inform Clients – CBC Marketplace
An undercover shopper investigation of Ontario financial advisers has found that only a third of them gathered thorough, know-your-client information, and less than a quarter discussed how the adviser was compensated. The so-called mystery shoppers also reported that while advisers were able to give clear information about products and services, they were less likely […]
OECD Slashes Estimate of Canadian Growth to 1.1% in 2015
The OECD has lowered its estimate for Canada’s economic growth in 2015 to 1.1 per cent — revised downward from its June estimate of 1.5 per cent — as global growth stagnates. Its June estimate was itself revised downward from the 2.6 per cent growth for this year it projected in late 2014. The Paris-based economics […]
These 37 Logos Are So Insanely Clever… And You’ve Never Even Noticed. #4 Is So Cool.
Advertisements are apart of our daily lives. We see it everywhere. On TV, the ride into work, even on the clothes we wear. Think about all the times you put on a shirt from some big designer, with a subtle brand logo on the shirt. Or when you put on a pair of […]
