The Strait Of Hormuz And The Risk Of Uncontrolled Escalation

in #economy5 years ago

The Strait of Hormuz and the risk of uncontrolled escalation: Reuters


The United States is committed to keeping economic pressure in place, while avoiding an outbreak of direct armed conflict

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Jamie Golombek: Free parking is generally considered a taxable employment benefit

The bond floodgates open in Canada with at least $22 billion raised this week: Bloomberg News


Issuers taking advantage of a lull in the global trade war

How Hudson’s Bay can avoid becoming the next Sears: Larysa Harapyn


Peter Imhof of AGF Investments talks about the fate of Canada’s longest standing department store

Single mom has too much debt for the money she makes. Here’s how she can get a handle on it: Andrew Allentuck


Time is on her side

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Litecoin has seen a rollercoaster ride in valuation, and is now outpacing its peers. Investors are optimistic about what will happen after the halving

Broadcom results give clear insight into impacts of trade war: Bloomberg News


Semiconductor company cuts annual forecast as ramifications start to hit

It’s getting harder to be a long-term investor: Here’s how to keep your focus on what really counts: Tom Bradley


Tom Bradley: The shorter your time horizon, the more you’re speculating and the less you’re investing

Retirees worldwide may run out of money 10 years before they die, report shows: Bloomberg News


The Canadian retirement savings gap — how many years a senior might outlive their money — is 10 years for men and 13 for women

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Chris Kerlow of Richardson GMP talks with Larysa Harapyn about the surprise departure of SNC Lavalin’s CEO and what happens next

Tyson’s answer to fake meat craze: half-pea, half-beef burger: Bloomberg News


The offerings expected to be 'billion-dollar brand' leading the space: CEO

Trouble in timberland: How pine beetles and fires are gutting B.C.’s forestry sector: Gabriel Friedman


A new bill by the B.C. government has added to the industry's woes

Trouble in timberland: How pine beetles and fires are gutting B.C.’s forestry sector: Gabriel Friedman


A new bill by the B.C. government has added to the industry's woes

Airbnb is now offering ‘Adventures’ that include orca-spotting in B.C. and rafting in the Yukon: Nicholas Sokic


Platform that launches today features 200 excursions on six continents, 10 of them in Canada

Hudson’s Bay posts wider-than-expected loss on fewer stores, lower sales at Lord & Taylor: Reuters


Hudson Bay is evaluating a $1.74 billion go-private cash offer from its executive chairman Richard Baker and other shareholders

Dollarama raises full-year same-store sales forecast after beating estimates: Reuters


The Montreal-based retailer has been keeping price hikes to a minimum as it tries to fend off rivals such as Walmart and Dollar Tree

Employers had trouble filling 435,000 jobs in first quarter: CFIB: Geoff Zochodne


Report finds 'wide variations' by industry, but smaller firms typically hit harder by job vacancies

Battles move behind closed doors as activists, short-sellers off to quiet start in 2019: Victor Ferreira


Number of campaigns are down 77 per cent to date this year, report finds


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