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Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:54:51 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/feed/ 0 Colin Campbell on banana republics and condo lawsuits http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/starring-vince-vaugh-owen-wilson-and-google/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/starring-vince-vaugh-owen-wilson-and-google/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:00:51 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/starring-vince-vaugh-owen-wilson-and-google/feed/ 0 Buddy movie features internet company in starring role http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/why-the-canada-u-s-price-gap-is-our-own-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/why-the-canada-u-s-price-gap-is-our-own-fault/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:34:53 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/why-the-canada-u-s-price-gap-is-our-own-fault/feed/ 0 Retailers are charging what Canadian consumers will pay http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/after-the-gold-rush/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/after-the-gold-rush/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:55:00 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/after-the-gold-rush/feed/ 0 Gold Rush fans may not want to change the channel just yet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-other-korean-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-other-korean-crisis/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:43:00 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-other-korean-crisis/feed/ 0 'A very difficult year' for Hyundai and Kia gets worse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-challenge-now-facing-blackberry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-challenge-now-facing-blackberry/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:44:57 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344516 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-challenge-now-facing-blackberry/feed/ 0 No matter how good the new BlackBerry Z10 is, it is worth remembering that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/econowatch-52/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/econowatch-52/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:00:00 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/econowatch-52/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/econowatch-51/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/econowatch-51/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:40:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/econowatch-51/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/econowatch-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/econowatch-50/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:04:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/econowatch-50/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/econowatch-49/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/econowatch-49/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:10:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/econowatch-49/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/bright-idea-for-the-right-price/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/bright-idea-for-the-right-price/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:33:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306878 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/bright-idea-for-the-right-price/feed/ 0 Google's Chromebook release went unnoticed after poor quarterly results http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/a-rhyme-and-a-reason/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/a-rhyme-and-a-reason/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:42:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/a-rhyme-and-a-reason/feed/ 0 Andreessen Horowitz partner explains the $15 million investment into a rap lyrics site http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/a-smash-hit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/a-smash-hit/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:19:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/a-smash-hit/feed/ 0 Muting your cell phone with one simple whack http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/econowatch-48/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/econowatch-48/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:11:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/econowatch-48/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/review-every-love-story-is-a-ghost-story-a-life-of-david-foster-wallace/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/review-every-love-story-is-a-ghost-story-a-life-of-david-foster-wallace/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:40:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/review-every-love-story-is-a-ghost-story-a-life-of-david-foster-wallace/feed/ 0 Book by D.T. Max http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/has-greece-run-out-of-time-and-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/has-greece-run-out-of-time-and-money/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:16:42 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/has-greece-run-out-of-time-and-money/feed/ 0 Germany and the International Monetary Fund both plan to cut off Greece as it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/bright-idea-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/bright-idea-2/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:40:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262464 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/bright-idea-2/feed/ 0 Selling government bonds just got a whole lot more glamourous http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/the-shirt-on-his-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/the-shirt-on-his-back/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:26:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262462 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/the-shirt-on-his-back/feed/ 0 The Japanese fashion retailer has struck a deal with the tennis star http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/little-black-box/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/little-black-box/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 15:40:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/little-black-box/feed/ 0 Dish Network Corp.'s new DVR is a broadcaster's nightmare http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/greeces-exit-from-the-euro-now-seems-less-a-question-of-if-than-when/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/greeces-exit-from-the-euro-now-seems-less-a-question-of-if-than-when/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:28:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258980 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/greeces-exit-from-the-euro-now-seems-less-a-question-of-if-than-when/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/econowatch-46/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/econowatch-46/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:20:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248834 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/econowatch-46/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/econowatch-45/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/econowatch-45/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:50:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239999 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/econowatch-45/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/econowatch-44/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/econowatch-44/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:40:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/econowatch-44/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/econowatch-44/feed/ 0 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/on-making-money-losing-it-all-and-climbing-back-from-the-abyss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/on-making-money-losing-it-all-and-climbing-back-from-the-abyss/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-making-money-losing-it-all-and-climbing-back-from-the-abyss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/on-making-money-losing-it-all-and-climbing-back-from-the-abyss/feed/ 0 On making money, losing it all, and climbing back from the abyss http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/econowatch-43/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/econowatch-43/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:10:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/econowatch-43/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/econowatch-43/feed/ 1 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/down-with-bosses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/down-with-bosses/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/down-with-bosses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/down-with-bosses/feed/ 0 Managers can take up to 33 per cent of payroll. Are they worth it? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/black-friday-creep/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/black-friday-creep/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:10:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/black-friday-creep/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/black-friday-creep/feed/ 1 This year, many big box retailers plan to open a little earlier than the normal 4 a.m. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/foxconn%e2%80%99s-robot-empire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/foxconn%e2%80%99s-robot-empire/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/foxconn%e2%80%99s-robot-empire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/foxconn%e2%80%99s-robot-empire/feed/ 3 Last week, Foxconn launched a $224-million project to build one million robots in the coming three years http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/econowatch-41/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/econowatch-41/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:00:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/econowatch-41/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/econowatch-41/feed/ 1 A monthly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/on-his-unconventional-childhood-what-steve-jobs-is-really-like-and-what-don-cherry-taught-him/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/on-his-unconventional-childhood-what-steve-jobs-is-really-like-and-what-don-cherry-taught-him/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:50:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/on-his-unconventional-childhood-what-steve-jobs-is-really-like-and-what-don-cherry-taught-him/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/on-his-unconventional-childhood-what-steve-jobs-is-really-like-and-what-don-cherry-taught-him/feed/ 2 The 'Dragon's Den' star on his unconventional childhood and what Steve Jobs is really like http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/econowatch-40/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/econowatch-40/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:30:54 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214184 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/econowatch-40/feed/ 0 The relative calm of markets during the first week of September brought a welcome... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/192712/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/192712/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:10:38 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192712 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/192712/feed/ 0 McDonald’s in Europe might be used to help gauge the level of innovation in certain areas. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/the-pale-king/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/the-pale-king/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 13:05:45 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/the-pale-king/feed/ 0 Book by David Foster Wallace http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/while-supplies-last/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/while-supplies-last/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:01:08 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/while-supplies-last/feed/ 0 Police in Texas hoard a stock of Crown Victorias http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/this-is-a-message-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/this-is-a-message-for/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:45:33 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/this-is-a-message-for/feed/ 1 When U.S. regulators charged Goldman Sachs last year in a civil fraud case, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/debt-nation-take-76-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/debt-nation-take-76-2/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:05:32 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/debt-nation-take-76-2/feed/ 77 'Default by the United States is unthinkable' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/do-you-take-cellphone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/do-you-take-cellphone/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:13:52 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179050 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/do-you-take-cellphone/feed/ 0 PayPal, the online payment-processing system made popular by eBay, its corporate parent, is betting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/the-return-of-economic-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/the-return-of-economic-risk/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:06:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178626 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/the-return-of-economic-risk/feed/ 18 A number of not unsubstantial problems that have dogged the economy in recent times threaten to flare up again http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/how-to-eat-like-an-economist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/how-to-eat-like-an-economist/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:49:42 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178173 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/how-to-eat-like-an-economist/feed/ 13 Or: how to eat the most expensive foods for the least amount of money http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/inshoring-jobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/inshoring-jobs/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:08:09 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176802 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/inshoring-jobs/feed/ 1 As wages in China rise at least one firm has started"inshoring" jobs away from coastal manufacturing areas to even cheaper provinces inland http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/chart-of-the-week-feel-good-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/chart-of-the-week-feel-good-economy/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:16:39 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176809 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/chart-of-the-week-feel-good-economy/feed/ 12 Optimism is at its highest level since the recession http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/when-only-the-rich-get-richer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/when-only-the-rich-get-richer/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:12:17 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/when-only-the-rich-get-richer/feed/ 12 The U.S. Economic Policy Insititute offers this fascinating (but also scary) interactive graph. Set... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/were-all-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/were-all-business/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:00:33 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175789 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/were-all-business/feed/ 2 Welcome to our new business blog, Econowatch, featuring Maclean’s senior business writers Jason Kirby... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/money-for-nothing-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/money-for-nothing-2/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:29:03 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/money-for-nothing-2/feed/ 2 Need money? Just ask for it. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/grading-the-internet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/grading-the-internet/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:17:38 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/grading-the-internet/feed/ 3 Netflix releases a report card ranking ISPs in the U.S. and Canada