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If you’re a Canadian investor or you follow the commodities market, you’ve heard of BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover proposal for Saskatchewan’s Potash Corporation of Canada (TSX: POT) last week.
BHP Billiton proposed a buyout of Potash at a price of just $130/share. A price significantly lower than the June 2008 highs above $200/share that we saw [...]
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So what’s this “Hindenburg Omen” you may have been hearing about lately? Is it an economic conspiracy theory, or does it really have any value as a leading indicator for a market slowdown?
The Hindenburg Omen is a technical indicator created by the blind mathematician, Jim Miekka, that is supposed to predict financial crashes – and [...]
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Canadian banks have the best balance sheets among all world banks, but the top 5 Canadian banks can’t increase their dividends until they learn from Basel III what the new regulations are going to be concerning capital requirements for banks.
Not long after Basel III’s new capital and liquidity rules are announced, banks will likely be [...]
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If you’re not used to it, the process for applying to rent an apartment can be a bit confusing at first. It seems much easier, after all, to just deal privately with a landlord/landlady him/herself.
In the U.S., many apartments (or should I say most?) will require that you apply just in order to even be [...]
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I’m sure you’ve heard some version of the phrase “it’s the bottom-line that counts.” The bottom-line refers to what you get to keep of your income after all your expenses and bills are paid.
Earnings and Bottom-Line Growth
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In business terms, the bottom-line represents earnings. Earnings are arguably the ultimate measure of growth of a business because [...]
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A lot of U.S. news commentary and pundits appear to use the words “yuan” and “renminbi” interchangeably to refer to China’s currency, but the fact is that these terms are not simply interchangeable. It is not like using the words “greenback” and “dollar” to refer to USD – and it is not like the difference [...]
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