According to Greek mythology, the one characteristic the gods resented was hubris, self-pride.…
Canada’s Business
The consensus view
The widespread, conventional view about the course of short-term comfort is that all is well…
The biggest worry
It is difficult to determine the biggest threat to our economy at this time. There are so…
Payback
It should be obvious that a company’s relationship with its employees must be a vital…
Think twice
A widespread criticism of current economic trends is the growing disparity between those earning…
Financial engineering
As if there was not enough manipulation going on in financial markets, corporations now…
A mixed blessing
Plans are afoot in the United States to privatize the National Air Traffic Controllers…
The virtue of sharing
At first glance it seems like a great idea for businesses to have employees participate in the…
Pay-as-you-go fervour
For so many things, governments in Canada, reluctant to raise taxes, are charging users with higher…
Quarterly capitalism
Too many investors, both professionals and the general public, act on the basis of what Hillary…
Daunting headwinds
The world has been bingeing on raw materials, a trend that seems endless. Yet history shows that a…
Subdued returns
It has been a particularly difficult time for most investors. Investing always has not been simple,…
Valuable cash
Nowadays too few want to hold cash. Banks have used modern technology to update their credit and…
Troubled economy
A catalogue of ills besetting the Canadian economy presents a challenge to the new government in…
A precarious economy
Something un-Canadian has been happening to our economy. Hitherto we have been known for our…