40% Of Americans Think A Recession Is Looming
07/03/2019 9:18 AMDespite the fact that the American economy is going strong, with high GDP growth and the lowest level of employment in 40 years, a survey from Bankrate.com shows that nearly 40 percent of Americans believe the next recession is already here or awaits us in the next 12...
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Foreign Investors Can Now Get In On China’s Energy Boom
07/03/2019 9:10 AMChina’s state-run media giant Xinhua is reporting that the world’s second-largest economy will soon be deregulating and restructuring key sectors of its industry, including oil exploration and mining, in order to facilitate greater foreign investment in China. “In its...
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Just Like Cockroaches – It’s Never Just One Tax
07/03/2019 6:19 AMIt's a straightforward lesson that the political class refuses to acknowledge - a tax increase always has an impact. And it's never just one increase - there's a lot of them from BC's new health tax, to carbon taxes, to property taxes to higher Canada Pension Plan...
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Is Canadian Sovereignty Worth Defending?
07/02/2019 9:18 AMWith the federal election less than 120 days away the issue of US money interfering in Canadian elections should be front and centre – not because of allegations - but because of boasts by groups financed with...
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The Problem With Modern Monetary Theory
07/02/2019 9:10 AMFans of the improvisational comedy program Whose Line Is It Anyway? may recall host Drew Carey describing it as “the show where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter.” Interestingly, if we replace “show” with “economic doctrine,” and “points” with “money,”...
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Arizona Blocks Nike After Kaepernick-Complaint Sparks Virtue-Signaling Sneaker Ban
07/02/2019 9:06 AMJust a week after Nike appeared to bow to Chinese authorities' demands, halting the sale of a range of sports shoes in China after its Japanese designer showed support for Hong Kong protests in an Instagram post; the sportswear company has been implicitly banned from...
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6 Times These Big Investors Probably Said ‘Whoops!’
07/02/2019 8:55 AMNot even the wealthiest, most successful investors are immune from trading blunders. Some of the most famous fund managers and investing gurus have dropped the ball and mistimed their buys and sells. Here’s a look at six times top investors probably thought, "Whoops!"...
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It’s Easy To Forget The Best of Canada
07/01/2019 9:13 AMWhile politicians push the politics of division amidst an avalanche of misleading statements and at times outright lies it's easy to overlook the rest of Canada that's on display daily in communities across the...
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Goofy, Shocking Stat & Quote of the Week
06/29/2019 11:22 AMQuote of the Week @ 0:00 Two Canadian quotes from Tommy Douglas and Paul Hellyer that are just as relevant today as they were decades ago. Shocking Stat of the Week @ 2:06 Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders offer the ultimate free lunch for...
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Editorial – Vancouver’s City Council Chooses Empty Gesture On Climate Change
06/29/2019 10:59 AMThey promote airport expansions and cruise ships yet somehow Vancouver (and Victoria's) city council takes aim at oil producers without pointing a deserving finger at...
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