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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/ 0 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/ 0 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/ 0 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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/ethical-economists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/ethical-economists/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:40:12 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/ethical-economists/feed/ 2 In the wake of the Great Recession, economists were accused of missing the obvious warning signs of the financial meltdown. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/a-wider-web/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/a-wider-web/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:20:51 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163518 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/a-wider-web/feed/ 0 O3b Networks plans to launch eight satellites capable of offering low-cost Internet http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/in-demand-economists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/in-demand-economists/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:40:15 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/in-demand-economists/feed/ 0 Major technology firms are on the hunt for economists http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/pitchmen-gone-wild/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/pitchmen-gone-wild/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:40:38 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159951 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/pitchmen-gone-wild/feed/ 1 Insurance brokers say in the past few years there has been a marked rise in the number of firms seeking to guard against losses stemming from misbehaving spokespeople http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/losing-civic-pride/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/losing-civic-pride/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:20:28 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/losing-civic-pride/feed/ 1 Following weak sales, Honda will no longer offer its iconic Civic in Japan http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/jet-set-on-the-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/jet-set-on-the-cheap/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:40:37 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/jet-set-on-the-cheap/feed/ 1 A California company called JetSuite is offering use of charter jets for one-way, low-cost fares http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/marijuana-dot-com/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/marijuana-dot-com/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:00:28 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/marijuana-dot-com/feed/ 3 One Californian has registered over 1,000 Internet domain names, including marijuana­pastry.com http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/chinas-wealthy-women/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/chinas-wealthy-women/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:20:32 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153745 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/chinas-wealthy-women/feed/ 0 Yin, the owner of a paper recycling business, is the world’s richest woman http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/a-wrap-on-shipping-costs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/a-wrap-on-shipping-costs/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:40:17 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/a-wrap-on-shipping-costs/feed/ 0 Shop­Runner, offers free, unlimited online shipping (and free returns) at partner stores like Barnes & Noble and Shop.NHL.com http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/a-place-for-pitches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/a-place-for-pitches/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:40:43 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/a-place-for-pitches/feed/ 0 P2P Financial Inc. launched a to link independent lenders with entrepreneurs seeking investments ranging from $25,000 to $1 million. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/tuning-in-to-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/tuning-in-to-twitter/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:20:41 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/tuning-in-to-twitter/feed/ 0 Companies are using social media sites to listen in on every mention of their brands http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/everyday-inventors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/everyday-inventors/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:20:05 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/everyday-inventors/feed/ 0 Ray Roussy was awarded one of two $10,000 innovation awards http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/for-the-love-of-cardboard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/for-the-love-of-cardboard/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:00:37 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/for-the-love-of-cardboard/feed/ 0 Amazon is using the power of angry consumers to try to convince manufacturers to change their ways and offer what it calls “frustration-free packaging.” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/the-joy-of-napping/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/the-joy-of-napping/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:40:35 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/the-joy-of-napping/feed/ 0 Firms are finding that it can be productive to let their employees catch a brief midday nap http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/listening-for-liars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/listening-for-liars/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/listening-for-liars/feed/ 0 When lying, CEOs tend to speak with less hesitation http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/self-service-flying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/self-service-flying/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:40:49 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142557 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/self-service-flying/feed/ 0 Airlines continue to push Internet check-in and smartphone boarding passes http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/how-to-kill-a-patent-troll/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/how-to-kill-a-patent-troll/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:00:54 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/how-to-kill-a-patent-troll/feed/ 0 The patent-holding firm NTP filed lawsuits last week against six big tech firms http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/why-we-dont-watch-soccer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/why-we-dont-watch-soccer/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:00:16 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138365 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/why-we-dont-watch-soccer/feed/ 20 Amateur participation is sky-high, so why is the Beautiful Game such a commerical flop in Canada? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/03/the-truth-can-make-you-rich/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/03/the-truth-can-make-you-rich/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:20:17 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/03/the-truth-can-make-you-rich/feed/ 0 In the search for ever more obscure and potentially lucrative investment opportunities, hedge funds are turning to a new source http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-09-wheels-of-fortune/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-09-wheels-of-fortune/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:45:54 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-09-wheels-of-fortune/feed/ 0 Winners and losers in a big year for the auto industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/how-microsoft-got-hip/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/how-microsoft-got-hip/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:00:58 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/how-microsoft-got-hip/feed/ 8 After years of flops, the software giant is making a comeback http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/09/too-hot-for-iphone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/09/too-hot-for-iphone/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:30:22 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=79215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/09/too-hot-for-iphone/feed/ 14 Why Google Voice is a huge threat to the wireless industry