Too few know what women want; that gap is critically important as they make up numerically more…
Canada’s Business
Working harder
Nowadays Canadians generally are working harder and for longer hours than at any time in recent…
Good companies
Are big Canadian companies good citizens? That term encompasses many things, such as corporate…
Going down
There is an old saying that, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Nevertheless,…
The unfolding trend change
One of the most surprising by-products of the current speculative era has been the demand for…
Bigger is not better
Until recently in Canada and the United States, the bigger retailers had a dominant share of the…
Not a good bet
According to conventional wisdom, it is accepted as a good bet that shares on the stock market…
Not much help
If you wish to rely on economic predictions, particularly longer term ones, you will discover that…
Suggestive power
Television viewers or movie watchers do not realize that subtly they are being bombarded by covert…
Media problems
There is a common lament in the media sector: circulation is either flat or declining slightly,…
Becoming blurred
Even though several federal elections have revealed the split between the Conservatives’ and…
Marketing techniques
Nowadays the variety of consumer products on offer has exploded, not just from makers of branded…
Alternative asset
As oil prices soar there is the temptation to seek an explanation in Middle East turmoil. However,…
Social divergence
A dramatic departure from the strictly positive course of the late 1990s and 2000s has been the key…
Affecting everyone
All shoppers at supermarkets certainly must notice the sharp rise in food prices. Then too,…