Islands join Greek party Diane Francis, Financial Post  Published: Saturday, May 01, 2010 Greece isn’t a country. It’s a party. The Germans, one of the few groups in Europe who work, are furious. They are balking at the bailout but must come across because a couple of big German banks are on the hook for Greece’s […]

 Hi Cindy>> Thank you to you, Dave and Amanda for organizing the garage sale  > yesterday.   It was a huge success from our point of view with many   > many people stopping buy.  We recovered a few hundred dollars (from   > our original investments of thousands ha ha) and knew that our   > possessions were […]

Highlights   •   Fears of contagion in Europe’s government bond market grew this weak as S&P downgraded the sovereign debt of Greece, Portugal and Spain •   The USD rallied as investors sought refuge in U.S. Treasuries, meanwhile stocks fluctuated as strong earnings counteracted investor risk aversion •   US Q1 GDP recorded solid 3.2% annualized growth, […]

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Are Big Banks jumping the gun? Rob Carrick  The Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010  Interest rates are rising – we all get that – but it looks like the Big Banks are pushing things a bit with mortgages.  After a pair of increases in the past two weeks, the posted Big […]

by Malcolm Morrison, THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Real estate fraud is a rare thing but experts in the field say that doesn’t mean people should assume it will never happen to them – considering the misery it can inflict on the unwary homeowner, it’s worth knowing that it’s out there and it’s nasty. “I compare […]

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By Martin Crutsinger  WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund says the global economy, after enduring a crippling recession, should see better-than-expected growth this year, led by strength in China and other developing countries. In an updated economic outlook, the IMF forecast that the world economy would expand 4.2 per cent this year, faster than its […]

Bank signals higher interest rates only weeks away, as dollar soars By Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada signalled Tuesday it is poised to start raising interest rates in a matter of weeks, a move that will make borrowing costs higher on everything from car loans to mortgages. Over the […]