Rather than symbolizing our insatiable desire for luxury goods, the booming Christmas sales of the…
Canada’s Business
The new reality of job seeking
In view of the business downturn, young workers nowadays entering the workforce must contend with a…
The correct kind of counterbalance
Every now and then, but all too infrequently, our government comes forth with a “stroke of…
Unparalleled
Our economic future prospects are tied in with events in the United States. Strength or weakness…
Misleading claims offering health, beauty and brand new lifestyles
Almost like the snake oil salesman of yesteryear, food companies want to claim that their products…
Relaunching products can help businesses with good sales results
Retailers and companies’ branded goods often require an overhaul to keep up with new shopping…
A crumbling cornerstone
For as long as any of us can remember, placing funds in the shares of our banks was considered to…
Dumb money in time for investing
Small investors often are portrayed as the “dumb money.” It has been said that in…
Huge problems
Our housing sector can cause huge problems for our economy, but also, traditionally, it leads us…
Difficult times ahead with a sputtering economy
It is very difficult to understand the current enthusiasm about economy. Yet, the stock market is…
The emperors new clothes meet some modern art
Modern art reminds us of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Stories. There, it took a small boy…
Alive and well
For quite some time now, market “experts” have predicted that bond prices would fall,…
Major changes
Retail shopping is in the midst of major changes, but the extent of that is uncertain. Some…
Boosting the economy
Even though the economy basically has stalled, it is still possible that it can be revived before…
A wish list
It is about time that we prepared a wish list of changes that should occur to put our economy back…