‘Concerning Trend’: Wall Street Weighs In On Tesla’s Q2 Earnings
07/25/2019 8:55 AMTesla Inc shares plummeted on Thursday after the company reported a much larger-than-expected loss in the second quarter and fell short of consensus revenue estimates as well. Tesla reiterated its full-year vehicle delivery guidance of between 360,000 and 400,000...
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Only the Government Could Spend Billions More With Nothing To Show For It
07/25/2019 6:22 AMHealthcare spending is up at every level - every year. Billions more are spent but there has been no appreciable change in waiting times. Why? Most Canadians don't understand that the system controls costs by making you...
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Which Countries Own the Most U.S. Debt?
07/24/2019 8:06 AMIn the international finance system, U.S. debt can be bought and held by virtually anyone. In fact, if you hold a U.S. Treasury bond or a T-Bill in your portfolio right now, you are already a creditor to the United States government. And as you can see in today’s...
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The One Question Climate Activists Refuse To Ask
07/24/2019 8:05 AMThe fact that a $162 billion will be spent this year on wind power subsidies with no meaningful reductions in emissions begs a questions that Canada's most prominent climate activists - both inside and outside of government - refuse to...
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Chinese Investments In the U.S. Plunge 90% Under Trump
07/24/2019 7:48 AMInternational trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) are considered the key drivers of global value chains. About 11 percent of economic activity (GDP) in the U.S. is dependent on foreign markets. But when relations sour between countries as they have between two...
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Why Is U.S. Demand For Solar Panels Booming?
07/23/2019 9:14 AMSolar modules prices in the United States have reversed in recent months the trend of steady declines of the past few years, as many U.S. solar companies are hoarding panels to take advantage of the full solar subsidy that is set to step down beginning next year. Due...
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Canada’s Most Splendid Housing Bubbles, June Update
07/23/2019 9:09 AMJune is generally a strong month for house prices in Canada, according to the Teranet-National Bank House Price Index. But this June, the index rose only 0.8% from May, compared to an average June increase of 1.2%. Once those “seasonal pressures” are removed from the...
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Minimum Wage: Ideology Meets Reality
07/23/2019 8:18 AMForget walking the walk. Bernie Sanders reluctantly validates the research on the impact of hiking minimum...
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Half Of Greater Vancouver Can’t Afford A One Bedroom Rental
07/22/2019 12:02 PMVancouver real estate is hella expensive, but it’s become ridiculous in recent years. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) crunched the numbers to find the wage needed to rent in Greater Vancouver. Breaking down the numbers further, we see how unsustainable...
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What Is Africa’s Role In The New Silk Road?
07/22/2019 11:54 AMA lot of resource investors stop listening to corporate presentations when they learn the company’s project is in Africa. More often than not the country risk of exploring for minerals is just too big a gamble for retail investors’ hard-earned capital. Development...
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