‘Cold, Pissy’ Weather Takes Its Toll On The Canadian Economy

in #money6 years ago

‘Empty Calories’: Why investors’ bloated year-to-date returns mean nothing: Victor Ferreira


If investors aren't troubled by the lack of earnings growth for some of the stocks that are currently boosting their portfolios, they're putting themselves at risk of giving those returns back

Loblaw hikes dividend; profit falls but revenue up: The Canadian Press


Revenue rises with grocery sales up 2%, drugstore sales up 2.2%

Down to Business podcast: Turbulent times for Canadian airlines? — with guest Ed Sims, CEO of WestJet: Emily Jackson


Episode 2 of a weekly podcast from the Financial Post

SecureKey launching online identification service backed by Canada’s big banks: James McLeod


Theoretically, any situation where you might have to go to a physical location to show ID and prove you are who you say you are, could be done online in the future

‘Cold, pissy’ weather takes its toll on the Canadian economy: Kevin Carmichael


Kevin Carmichael: All of this chatter about the weather matters because of the uncertainty over whether Canada’s economic slump is transitory or entrenched

Air Canada or Germany’s TUI Group could emerge as possible buyer of Transat, analysts say: Emily Jackson


Transat’s stock price rose more than 46 per cent to $8.28 on news that the company is in talks with several parties for a potential sale

Apple optimistic on sales as iPhone price cuts help in China, shares rise: Reuters


Apple forecast stronger-than-expected third-quarter revenue and Chief Executive Tim Cook said iPhone sales had started to stabilize in China

2019 finalists for the Canadian General Counsel Awards unveiled: Financial Post Staff


General counsel who steered Sobey’s Safeway takeover up for lifetime achievement award in June ceremony

This guy made $1.2 million selling Donald Trump a $30 million yacht — and that’s at the low end: The Telegraph


Jonathan Beckett has gone from 'living on rice' in Greece to selling superyachts for over $220 million

Facebook redesigns big blue app, doubles down on groups in shift towards privacy: Bloomberg News


The changes, announced Tuesday at the company's annual F8 conference, make Groups a bigger part of the Facebook user experience

Instagram to remove number of likes on photos and videos in Canada: Bloomberg News


'We are testing this because we want your followers to focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes they get'

Shopify shares surge after it raises full-year forecast on strong demand for e-commerce tools: Reuters


Shopify posted a surprise quarterly profit that sent shares up 7 per cent

Bank of Canada thinks economy will recover in second half of the year: Reuters


'The Canadian economy is currently facing some headwinds'

Google parent Alphabet drops most in almost 7 years; analysts frustrated by lack of answers on call: Bloomberg News


Analysts repeatedly asked for more details, to the point where one said he was beating a ‘dead horse’ ‘

First they came for plastic bags. Coffee cups are next, and the fast-food industry can’t find a solution: Bloomberg News


They've been working on a more environmentally friendly alternative to disposable cups for more than a decade. It hasn't gone well

Canada’s new Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year: The Canadian Press


International Bank Note Society says the Desmond bill was a favourite of its voting membership right from the start

McDonald’s piles on the bacon in bid to boost sales — and wins: The Associated Press


Surprise, surprise: McDonald's turned to a sure thing in the first quarter and it paid off

Canada’s economy unexpectedly shrinks as resource slump stretches into sixth month: Reuters


Weaker international demand cut output of most kinds of metals

Federal Court sidesteps constitutional questions — for now — in Google ‘right to be forgotten’ case: James McLeod


Instead, the Federal Court will judge two specific points related to Canada's privacy law, in a reference case brought forward by the federal privacy commissioner

Donald Trump is suing Deutsche Bank, Capital One to stop them from handing over his finances: Bloomberg News


Deutsche had been Trump's go-to lender for decades, even as other banks stopped doing business with him


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