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Source: Financialpost January 22, 2023

Howard Levitt: Employee forced to pay back wages for 'time theft' won't be the last

Remote work provides an irresistible temptation to some Near the beginning of COVID, I encountered considerable enraged backlash over a column I wrote noting that working from home could be abused and lead, in some cases, to time theft....

Source: Financialpost January 22, 2023

TekSavvy asks CRTC to review legality of Rogers-Vidéotron deal

Side deal is key to Rogers' proposed $26-billion merger transaction with Shaw TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has filed an application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission disputing the legality of the wholesale arrangemen...

Source: Financialpost January 22, 2023

It costs $1,000 less to rent in Montreal than it does in Toronto. What gives?

The reasons might surprise you Struggling to keep up with surging rents? You might want to consider moving to Quebec. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other...

Source: BNN Bloomberg January 21, 2023

Emerging market opportunities: Three hot picks from Ramiz Chelat

While many economists are warning that a looming recession is just around the corner in Canada, one portfolio manager said now’s the time to make sure you are diversifying with assets in emerging markets. Ramiz Chelat, portfolio manager at Vontobel Asset M...

Source: BNN Bloomberg January 21, 2023

TSX today: Index up amid gains in industrial stocks

Canada's main stock index was up in late morning trading amid broad-based gains led by the battery metals and industrial sectors, while U.S. stock markets also climbed. The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 83.96 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 20,425.4. In N...

Source: BNN Bloomberg January 21, 2023

U.S. stocks bounce thanks to tech rally, Fed comments

U.S. stocks clawed back some of this week’s losses as a tech rally buoyed risk sentiment and comments by Federal Reserve officials dialed back fears of overly aggressive policy moves. The S&P 500 Index rose for the first time in four days, with all 11 sect...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg January 21, 2023

Brian Madden's Top Picks: January 20, 2023

Brian Madden, chief investment officer, First Avenue Investment Counsel FOCUS: North American equities  MARKET OUTLOOK: Rapid increases in interest rates have undermined stocks, bonds and real estate globally. We have almost reached the “enough is...

Source: Financialpost January 21, 2023

Remote work 'doesn’t work' for younger staff, management, Jaime Dimon says

Comes as economic uncertainty increases concerns bosses could use return-to-office mandates as reason to let people go Jamie Dimon said working from home “doesn’t work” for younger staff or bosses, the Wall Street titan’s latest salvo against r...

Source: Financialpost January 21, 2023

Housing prices have been declining, but 2022 wasn't catastrophic and 2023 is looking better

A dig into the data shows sales held their own last year against long-term trends setting up this year for a likely recovery Most pundits believe the long-term outlook for housing is positive, but any kind of consensus on the short-term future...

Source: Financialpost January 21, 2023

Diane Francis: Liberal Canada is in sore need of a change in management

If Canada were a publicly-listed company, its management would have been turfed out years ago by shareholders Canada was hoisted into the G7 in 1975 by Gerald Ford so that Europe’s large economies didn’t dominate the new organization. Today, Ca...