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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:56:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/a-very-meh-g8-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/a-very-meh-g8-for-canada/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:59 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/a-very-meh-g8-for-canada/feed/ 0 No trade agreement—and not much else either http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/if-the-fed-cant-rein-in-big-banks-breaking-them-up-wont-work-either/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/if-the-fed-cant-rein-in-big-banks-breaking-them-up-wont-work-either/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:33:22 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/if-the-fed-cant-rein-in-big-banks-breaking-them-up-wont-work-either/feed/ 0 A short introduction to the latest on too-big-to-fail http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-mighty-musk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-mighty-musk/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-mighty-musk/feed/ 0 Silicon Valley is full of big minds and egos, but one daring tycoon rises above http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-canadian-economy-is-improving-oh-wait/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-canadian-economy-is-improving-oh-wait/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:05:45 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-canadian-economy-is-improving-oh-wait/feed/ 0 Don't read too much into the bond market these days, says Mike Moffatt http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/google-settles-shareholder-lawsuit-over-stock-split/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/google-settles-shareholder-lawsuit-over-stock-split/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:43:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396303 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/google-settles-shareholder-lawsuit-over-stock-split/feed/ 0 SAN FRANCISCO – Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/why-the-financial-markets-might-shrug-off-another-debt-ceiling-spat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/why-the-financial-markets-might-shrug-off-another-debt-ceiling-spat/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:48:29 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/why-the-financial-markets-might-shrug-off-another-debt-ceiling-spat/feed/ 0 New Washington drama might find a distracted audience http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/crea-housing-activity-nearing-levels-seen-before-latest-mortgage-rules-tightening/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/crea-housing-activity-nearing-levels-seen-before-latest-mortgage-rules-tightening/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:46:31 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395554 To recap:... Sales of existing homes climbed 3.6 per cent in May from April,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/crea-housing-activity-nearing-levels-seen-before-latest-mortgage-rules-tightening/feed/ 0 To recap:... Sales of existing homes climbed 3.6 per cent in May from April, http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-rich-really-are-different/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-rich-really-are-different/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394160 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-rich-really-are-different/feed/ 0 The rise of a ‘money culture’ gone wild http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/the-shadow-banking-sector-has-been-feasting-on-government-insured-mortgages-bank-of-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/the-shadow-banking-sector-has-been-feasting-on-government-insured-mortgages-bank-of-canada/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:31:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/the-shadow-banking-sector-has-been-feasting-on-government-insured-mortgages-bank-of-canada/feed/ 0 Danger lurking in the shadows? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/why-canada-is-no-slouch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/why-canada-is-no-slouch/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/why-canada-is-no-slouch/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon explains why the oft-repeated claim that we are a productivity laggard is all wrong http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/bank-of-canada-warns-of-hightened-risk-of-abrupt-correction-in-toronto-condo-market-in-12-30-months/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/bank-of-canada-warns-of-hightened-risk-of-abrupt-correction-in-toronto-condo-market-in-12-30-months/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:29:21 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394673 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/bank-of-canada-warns-of-hightened-risk-of-abrupt-correction-in-toronto-condo-market-in-12-30-months/feed/ 0 The number of unsold units in Toronto’s high-rise projects in the pre-construction and construction... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/like-facebook-introduces-hashtags/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/like-facebook-introduces-hashtags/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:35:27 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/like-facebook-introduces-hashtags/feed/ 0 Feature will help users find out what people are talking about http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/what-budget-cuts-u-s-sequestration-is-not-as-bad-as-feared/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/what-budget-cuts-u-s-sequestration-is-not-as-bad-as-feared/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:30:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/what-budget-cuts-u-s-sequestration-is-not-as-bad-as-feared/feed/ 0 In March, U.S. President Barack Obama called sequestration “just dumb.” Many others said it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/like-kinect-but-better-wisee-startup-uses-wifi-signals-to-read-hand-gestures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/like-kinect-but-better-wisee-startup-uses-wifi-signals-to-read-hand-gestures/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:28:29 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/like-kinect-but-better-wisee-startup-uses-wifi-signals-to-read-hand-gestures/feed/ 0 Imagine sitting on your couch at home and, with the wave of an arm,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/subaru-leads-the-way-in-a-very-good-year-for-the-auto-industry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/subaru-leads-the-way-in-a-very-good-year-for-the-auto-industry/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:09:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/subaru-leads-the-way-in-a-very-good-year-for-the-auto-industry/feed/ 0 It’s been a good year for the North American auto industry. But for Subaru,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/how-the-conservatives-are-fumbling-foreign-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/how-the-conservatives-are-fumbling-foreign-trade/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:32:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/how-the-conservatives-are-fumbling-foreign-trade/feed/ 0 James Cowan explains how Harper has made things worse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/lululemon-athletica-stock-knocked-from-recent-highs-by-news-of-ceos-plan-to-quit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/lululemon-athletica-stock-knocked-from-recent-highs-by-news-of-ceos-plan-to-quit/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:06:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/lululemon-athletica-stock-knocked-from-recent-highs-by-news-of-ceos-plan-to-quit/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Lululemon Athletica Inc. (TSX:LLL) shares are expected to drop sharply when North... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-gates-of-hell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-gates-of-hell/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391752 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-gates-of-hell/feed/ 0 With more crowds and delays than ever before, air travel is going to get worse before it gets better http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/what-the-data-shows-about-female-breadwinners-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/what-the-data-shows-about-female-breadwinners-in-canada/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:16:32 +0000 Kevin Milligan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/what-the-data-shows-about-female-breadwinners-in-canada/feed/ 0 Kevin Milligan looks at the numbers and their implications for income-splitting and inequality http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/pointless-unenforceable-rules-that-no-one-knew-existed-and-the-government-cant-explain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/pointless-unenforceable-rules-that-no-one-knew-existed-and-the-government-cant-explain/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:48:47 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/pointless-unenforceable-rules-that-no-one-knew-existed-and-the-government-cant-explain/feed/ 0 That's the iPod tax controversy for you, writes Mike Moffatt http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/still-building-condos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/still-building-condos/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:12:00 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393224 To recap:... Construction activity throughout Canada climbed 13.8 per cent to an annualized 200,178]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/still-building-condos/feed/ 0 To recap:... Construction activity throughout Canada climbed 13.8 per cent to an annualized 200,178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/apple-music-service-mobile-software-update-expected-at-san-francisco-conference/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/apple-music-service-mobile-software-update-expected-at-san-francisco-conference/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:19:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/apple-music-service-mobile-software-update-expected-at-san-francisco-conference/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/calamitous-harvard-grads-and-the-health-benefits-of-austerity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/calamitous-harvard-grads-and-the-health-benefits-of-austerity/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:00:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/calamitous-harvard-grads-and-the-health-benefits-of-austerity/feed/ 0 Who knew?? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/air-canada-ceos-pay-rbcs-profit-and-how-many-times-a-day-you-check-your-phone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/air-canada-ceos-pay-rbcs-profit-and-how-many-times-a-day-you-check-your-phone/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:00:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393031 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/air-canada-ceos-pay-rbcs-profit-and-how-many-times-a-day-you-check-your-phone/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tony-clement-productive-member-of-government-on-public-sector-performance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tony-clement-productive-member-of-government-on-public-sector-performance/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:11:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tony-clement-productive-member-of-government-on-public-sector-performance/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/yay-viarail-not-yay-ontarios-debt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/yay-viarail-not-yay-ontarios-debt/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:26:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393024 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/yay-viarail-not-yay-ontarios-debt/feed/ 0  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tablets-overtake-desktops-laptops-are-next/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tablets-overtake-desktops-laptops-are-next/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:16:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393016 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tablets-overtake-desktops-laptops-are-next/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/can-oil-really-substitute-for-easy-money-in-propelling-canadas-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/can-oil-really-substitute-for-easy-money-in-propelling-canadas-growth/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:08:27 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393006 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/can-oil-really-substitute-for-easy-money-in-propelling-canadas-growth/feed/ 0 Can oil really substitute for easy money in propelling Canada's growth? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/canadas-productivity-measurement-deserves-a-serious-second-look/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/canadas-productivity-measurement-deserves-a-serious-second-look/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:41:14 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=390315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/canadas-productivity-measurement-deserves-a-serious-second-look/feed/ 0 The sixth and last part of our Econowatch special report on productivity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/canadas-productivity-crisis-misdiagnosed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/canadas-productivity-crisis-misdiagnosed/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:00:19 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383183 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/canadas-productivity-crisis-misdiagnosed/feed/ 0 An Econowatch special report on productivity (part five) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/video-qa-top-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/video-qa-top-50/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:39:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392023 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/video-qa-top-50/feed/ 0 Heather Lang, Director, Research Products, North America, at Sustainalytics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/industries-top-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/industries-top-50/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:39:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391863 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/industries-top-50/feed/ 0 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/methodology-and-authors-top-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/methodology-and-authors-top-50/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:38:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391913 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/methodology-and-authors-top-50/feed/ 0 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/think-outside-the-sands-box-top-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/think-outside-the-sands-box-top-50/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:37:40 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/think-outside-the-sands-box-top-50/feed/ 0 The backlash against the oil sands is forcing companies to find creative ways to tackle their biggest environmental and social problems http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/more-from-sustainalytics-top-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/more-from-sustainalytics-top-50/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:36:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/more-from-sustainalytics-top-50/feed/ 0 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/a-first-assessment-of-stephen-poloz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/a-first-assessment-of-stephen-poloz/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:11:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/a-first-assessment-of-stephen-poloz/feed/ 0 A review of the Bank of Canada governor's first hearing before the Standing Committee on Finance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/dont-blame-canadas-productivity-woes-on-the-commodity-boom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/dont-blame-canadas-productivity-woes-on-the-commodity-boom/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:53:27 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/dont-blame-canadas-productivity-woes-on-the-commodity-boom/feed/ 0 An Econowatch special report on productivity (part four) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/text-of-the-opening-statement-by-boc-governor-stephen-poloz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/text-of-the-opening-statement-by-boc-governor-stephen-poloz/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:07:45 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/text-of-the-opening-statement-by-boc-governor-stephen-poloz/feed/ 0 Poloz Remarks Fina 06062013... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/if-you-were-stephen-poloz-would-you-raise-or-lower-interest-rates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/if-you-were-stephen-poloz-would-you-raise-or-lower-interest-rates/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:42:45 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/if-you-were-stephen-poloz-would-you-raise-or-lower-interest-rates/feed/ 0 A primer on interest rates, plus! — a poll http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/who-worries-about-money-and-who-doesnt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/who-worries-about-money-and-who-doesnt/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:02:53 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/who-worries-about-money-and-who-doesnt/feed/ 0 Not really a one per cent vs. 99 per cent thing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/a-canadian-magic-trick-wages-that-rise-even-if-productivity-doesnt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/a-canadian-magic-trick-wages-that-rise-even-if-productivity-doesnt/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:50:43 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/a-canadian-magic-trick-wages-that-rise-even-if-productivity-doesnt/feed/ 0 An Econowatch special report on productivity (part three) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/five-depressing-charts-about-the-canadian-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/five-depressing-charts-about-the-canadian-economy/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:58:32 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/five-depressing-charts-about-the-canadian-economy/feed/ 0 Not so much better than everyone else, eh? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/power-for-the-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/power-for-the-people/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:24:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389325 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/power-for-the-people/feed/ 0 Six top green technologies being developed in Canada and abroad http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/the-golden-age-of-gas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/the-golden-age-of-gas/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:04:00 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389323 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/the-golden-age-of-gas/feed/ 0 How once-unimaginable sources of new energy are about to transform economies and global politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/canadas-trade-deficit-widens-despite-pickup-in-exports-to-the-u-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/canadas-trade-deficit-widens-despite-pickup-in-exports-to-the-u-s/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:28:31 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/canadas-trade-deficit-widens-despite-pickup-in-exports-to-the-u-s/feed/ 0 Everything you need to know, plus a roundup of expert analysis