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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/biting-into-apple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/biting-into-apple/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/biting-into-apple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/biting-into-apple/feed/ 0 Consumers are waking up to the ugly truth about how iPads and iPods http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/economy-with-legroom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/economy-with-legroom/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:06 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/economy-with-legroom/feed/ 0 Other airlines are profiting from giving passengers just a little more legroom, for a price http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/attack-of-the-dragon-buyers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/attack-of-the-dragon-buyers/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:05:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/attack-of-the-dragon-buyers/feed/ 0 Chinese Canadians may boost the Vancouver housing market during year of the dragon http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/advertising-super-bowl-teasers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/advertising-super-bowl-teasers/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:30:01 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/advertising-super-bowl-teasers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/advertising-super-bowl-teasers/feed/ 0 Millions tune in to watch Honda delivers Ferris Bueller, Volkswagen capitalizes on Star Wars and Samsung pokes fun at Apple http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/youtubes-exclusives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/youtubes-exclusives/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:15:59 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/youtubes-exclusives/feed/ 0 By tapping into niche markets ignored by cable, the Internet can fill a void http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/all-the-news-free-to-print/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/all-the-news-free-to-print/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:05:56 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235846 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/all-the-news-free-to-print/feed/ 0 'Brunswick News' subscribers save $3 on their online subscription if get a hard copy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/working-until-youre-100/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/working-until-youre-100/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/working-until-youre-100/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/working-until-youre-100/feed/ 0 Freedom 85, anyone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/old-and-popular-to-boot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/old-and-popular-to-boot/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:53 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/old-and-popular-to-boot/feed/ 0 Their iconic Maine Hunting Shoe serves as the model for the 20-foot-long truck http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-fall-of-the-blackberry-titans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-fall-of-the-blackberry-titans/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:20:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-fall-of-the-blackberry-titans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-fall-of-the-blackberry-titans/feed/ 0 Strategic blunders, reckless pride and bad luck unravelled it all http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/an-unexpected-shift/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/an-unexpected-shift/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/an-unexpected-shift/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/an-unexpected-shift/feed/ 0 Even though cars practically drive themselves, old-fashioned manual transmission is on the rise http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/left-with-a-sour-taste/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/left-with-a-sour-taste/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/left-with-a-sour-taste/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/left-with-a-sour-taste/feed/ 0 Can the Canadian cucumber survive without them? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/the-end-of-the-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/the-end-of-the-job/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:20:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-end-of-the-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/the-end-of-the-job/feed/ 0 A world of freelancers and contract workers may be good for business, but bad for the economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/when-even-the-pros-falter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/when-even-the-pros-falter/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:10:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/when-even-the-pros-falter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/when-even-the-pros-falter/feed/ 0 The markets have been ugly, but there is reason for optimism, say experts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/business-notes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/business-notes/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:20:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/business-notes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/business-notes/feed/ 0 Netflix’s recent roller coaster ride has been a particularly wild one http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/yoga-pants-and-a-new-pad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/yoga-pants-and-a-new-pad/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:10:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/yoga-pants-and-a-new-pad/feed/ 0 Goldman Sachs pumps Lululemon Athletica http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/driveway-cash-flow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/driveway-cash-flow/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:05:12 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233218 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/driveway-cash-flow/feed/ 0 ParkatmyHouse.com is an online service that helps drivers rent spaces from people who don’t need them http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/the-race-is-on-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/the-race-is-on-2/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/the-race-is-on-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/the-race-is-on-2/feed/ 0 At the Detroit auto show, automakers are pitching style, flash and sports cars http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/a-nice-bright-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/a-nice-bright-future/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/a-nice-bright-future/feed/ 0 The brand’s value was estimated at $10 billion only a decade ago http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/pipelines-and-battle-lines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/pipelines-and-battle-lines/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:15:26 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/pipelines-and-battle-lines/feed/ 0 With Keystone XL on hold, the Northern Gateway project becomes a priority http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/bb-cream-fans-lay-it-on-thick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/bb-cream-fans-lay-it-on-thick/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/bb-cream-fans-lay-it-on-thick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/bb-cream-fans-lay-it-on-thick/feed/ 0 Unheard of outside Asia, Beauty Balm is about to go face to face in North America http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/tough-questions-for-job-hunters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/tough-questions-for-job-hunters/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:15:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/tough-questions-for-job-hunters/feed/ 0 Career website lists 25 strangest interview questions asked by big employers in 2011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/multiple-targets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/multiple-targets/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:05:39 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/multiple-targets/feed/ 0 Recent newspaper ads for Target Apparel advertise a line of parkas that closely resemble popular Canada Goose jackets http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/whos-spying-on-the-web/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/whos-spying-on-the-web/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/whos-spying-on-the-web/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/whos-spying-on-the-web/feed/ 0 Wikileaks targets three Canadian tech firms, but now it's the one under scrutiny http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/diamonds-arent-forever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/diamonds-arent-forever/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/diamonds-arent-forever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/diamonds-arent-forever/feed/ 0 The Oppenheimer clan built the global diamond business. Now they're getting out, leaving an industry in flux. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/the-credit-card-killer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/the-credit-card-killer/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-credit-card-killer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/the-credit-card-killer/feed/ 0 A startup in Des Moines, Iowa takes aim at transactions now routinely handled by credit cards http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/donuts-trump-berries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/donuts-trump-berries/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:40:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/donuts-trump-berries/feed/ 0 RIM was the biggest company in Canada by market capitalization–now it's out of the top 50 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/heathers-fix/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/heathers-fix/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/heather%e2%80%99s-fix/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/heathers-fix/feed/ 0 Books are making way for more stylish ‘lifestyle’ products at Heather Reisman’s Indigo chain http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/paying-for-piety/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/paying-for-piety/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:42 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232137 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/paying-for-piety/feed/ 0 UM Financial's troubles were a rocky start for sharia banking http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/the-best-of-2011-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/the-best-of-2011-business/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/the-best-of-2011-business/feed/ 0 This year's best business stories, from Tim Horton's inner workings to Canada's rise as the 'Great White tax haven' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/hot-headed-off-the-presses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/hot-headed-off-the-presses/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:50:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/hot-headed-off-the-presses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/hot-headed-off-the-presses/feed/ 0 In letters obtained under access laws, Quebecor’s CEO scolds the CBC, even as he pleads for advertising dollars http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/the-imothership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/the-imothership/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:20:35 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/the-imothership/feed/ 0 On Dec. 6, Apple announced the updated plans for its new headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. dubbed the “spaceship” http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/building-blocs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/building-blocs/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/building-blocs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/building-blocs/feed/ 0 The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is already being hailed as the landmark deal of a generation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/revenge-of-the-nerd-stocks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/revenge-of-the-nerd-stocks/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:15:10 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/revenge-of-the-nerd-stocks/feed/ 0 The lucrative market for free online games http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/aviation-industry-on-a-wing-and-tip/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/aviation-industry-on-a-wing-and-tip/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/aviation-industry-on-a-wing-and-tip/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/aviation-industry-on-a-wing-and-tip/feed/ 0 A patent dispute between Airbus and a Boeing ally centers around a fuel-saving device http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/the-bad-news-bearers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/the-bad-news-bearers/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:10:12 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/the-bad-news-bearers/feed/ 0 S&P's threat to downgrade Germany's rating is met with a shrug http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/the-biggest-play-in-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/the-biggest-play-in-hockey/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/the-biggest-play-in-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/the-biggest-play-in-hockey/feed/ 0 How two of Canada’s fiercest business rivals, came together to buy the Leafs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/straight-shooters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/straight-shooters/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:30:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/straight-shooters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/straight-shooters/feed/ 0 A U.K. tech company has made going to a public urinal uniquely interactive http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/canning-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/canning-it/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:10:49 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229024 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/canning-it/feed/ 0 Coca-Cola’s climbdown from its white holiday-can debacle has been awkward, to say the least http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/bragging-their-way-to-the-top/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/bragging-their-way-to-the-top/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:18 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/bragging-their-way-to-the-top/feed/ 0 Are a lack of bragging skills what's keeping women out of the top ranks of business? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/what-all-the-nhl-ers-are-wearing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/what-all-the-nhl-ers-are-wearing/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:20:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/what-all-the-nhl-ers-are-wearing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/what-all-the-nhl-ers-are-wearing/feed/ 0 It's what all the NHLers are wearing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/the-unlikely-partnership-behind-mlse-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/the-unlikely-partnership-behind-mlse-deal/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:36:21 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/the-unlikely-partnership-behind-mlse-deal/feed/ 0 Rivals Bell and Rogers brought together by instinct for self-preservation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/blocked-calls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/blocked-calls/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:10:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/blocked-calls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/blocked-calls/feed/ 0 Critics say the situation has taken a turn for the worse under the current government http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/stuck-in-first-gear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/stuck-in-first-gear/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/stuck-in-first-gear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/stuck-in-first-gear/feed/ 0 Electric cars are hitting showrooms, but people aren’t buying http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/compliments-to-the-fry-cook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/compliments-to-the-fry-cook/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:45:43 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/compliments-to-the-fry-cook/feed/ 0 There’s a movement underway to convince customers their fast food is being cooked by someone other than teenage staff http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/tearing-apart-america/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/tearing-apart-america/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:01 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/tearing-apart-america/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/tearing-apart-america/feed/ 0 With 25 million out of work or underemployed, the U.S. is in the grips of a jobs depression