When it comes to investing, there is a powerful force that can work in your favour over time: compound interest. Often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world, compound interest has the potential…
New analysis shows the winners and losers in…
A new analysis from market research company Parks Associates shows who is winning and losing in the contest among video services in 2018. The report, released Wednesday, is based on estimated number of subscribers for…
Canadians are tuning out real tax agents because…
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says so many Canadians get calls from scammers pretending to be tax enforcers that real tax agents are having trouble reaching people. The CRA and the RCMP say in…
Democratic House Threatens Trump’s Business Agenda
The Democratic Party’s success in capturing the House of Representatives is expected to complicate President Trump’s push to negotiate new trade deals and cut regulation for industries such as autos and energy, policy analysts and…
Where is Britain’s stall in longevity most marked?…
AS IN POST-SOVIET Russia or opioid-ravaged parts of America, stalling growth in life expectancy is often a sign of a sickly society. Diagnosing the sickness, however, can be difficult. Researchers seeking to explain why Britons…
A $2 trillion strategist warns that a trap…
Past performance is not indicative of future results. The principle is true across all markets, but investors in stocks would be wise to apply it to the large technology companies that have raked in huge…
Canada Post admits privacy breach involving 4,500 Ontario…
TORONTO — Canada Post publicly admitted to a privacy breach involving thousands of Ontario’s online cannabis customers on Wednesday after the province’s only outlet for legal recreational marijuana notified clients of the problem. The postal…
What to expect when you’re expecting election results
THE episode of “Saturday Night Live” before Election Day features a parody (pictured) of a Democratic get-out-the-vote advert. In it, jittery Democrats look into the camera and swear that their party will win back the…
Trump Touts Big Victory After Split Result, Says…
WASHINGTON—President Trump pledged to retaliate against any investigations launched by majority House Democrats in the new Congress, during a post-midterm news conference in which he repeatedly struck a combative stance while also calling for bipartisanship…