For quite some time now, it has become apparent that governments, particularly the United States…
Canada’s Business
Undermining markets
Concerns should be raised about the impact of high-frequency trading. That undermines the stock…
It is sustainable
Precise data is not available, but it appears that a generation ago, few automobiles were purchased…
Particular business
There is no easy answer to the question of living in an urban area versus choosing suburbia. An…
Generational gap
From time immemorial the current, predominant generation belittled the coming group of young…
Old choices
As our population ages, living arrangements for the elderly are becoming more important issues.…
Fascinating conclusions
Education and good teachers are crucial to our economy. Measuring teaching quality leads to…
Short-termism
A major puzzle in the current economic scene is the absence of business investment. Corporate…
Fatal concerns
Just as the world failed to realize in 1914 that it was atop a powder keg about to explode in the…
Canadian money for Canadians
The recently announced changes by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)board should arouse the ire of all…
Simply outlandish
Canadian investors increasingly have been engaged in a simply outlandish tactic: placing…
Particular difficulties
Over the past few decades, urban areas grew wealthier and less crime-ridden, while house prices…
An upward trend in prices
Naysayers constantly claim that commodity prices are due to decline, and in fact, have not climbed…
Boosting investment
For the past several years central banks/governments have tried to bolster the economy. Short-term…
Good news
Long overdue is good news in this column. After about one year of relatively dismal performance,…