Oil prices reached a 2003 low below US$28 per barrel on Monday because the market braced for a rise in Iranian exports following the lifting of sanctions against Tehran over the past weekend. The United States revoked sanctions that had cut Iran’s oil exports by a couple of million barrels per day (bpd) since their pre-sanctions 2011 peak to nothing ...
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Robots, new working ways to cost 5 million jobs over next five years, Davos study says
DAVOS, Switzerland – Disruptive labour market changes, such as the rise of robots and artificial intelligence, can lead to an internet lack of 5.A million jobs within the next five years in 15 leading countries, based on an analysis published in Davos on Monday. The projection by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is holding its annual meeting within the ...
Read More »Man nabbed in Mexico to face securities fraud charges in Alberta
A man accused of securities fraud through the Alberta Securities Commission in 2014 continues to be arrested in Mexico and returned to Canada to face the costs. Kenneth Charles Fowler and the other man, Douglas Wayne Schneider, were charged in January 2014 with fraud along with other securities offences in the Provincial Court of Alberta. The boys were accused regarding ...
Read More »Ontario set to issue green bonds in second issue, seeks a minimum of $500 million
The stage is placed for a second green bond issue through the province of Ontario. The province, which raised $500 million of four-year debt at 1.75 percent in October 2014, has announced the lead managers to have an upcoming offering. Given that marketing has begun, the deal might be priced as early as this week. The province has appointed Bank ...
Read More »‘Currency instability’ now a serious concern for Canada
TORONTO ? Canada’s economy is being threatened by “currency instability” because the loonie’s rapid decline against the U.S. dollar is hurting business and consumer confidence, economists warn. What living with a low dollar way to ordinary Canadians Jack Mintz: Canadians now desire to make $100,000 annually to make the same salary as American paid $70,000 as our shrinking dollar brings ...
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