Description: Once one of the top handset phone makers in the world, Blackberry has been on steady financial decline since the introduction of the iPhone and various Android smartphones. But Blackberry is bouncing from red ink to black, with the latest quarterly results showing a profit of approximately $19 million. The profit signals possible success… Read more »
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Description: It was a beautiful day in Fredericton Saturday. But Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau might have wished he was outdoors enjoying that sunny weather as opposed to being in front of an audience at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, an audience upset about his Liberal government’s planned tax changes that will impact entrepreneurs, farmers… Read more »
AG to look into expenses
Description: The Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael Pickup, has announced his office will be examining operations at the IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax. The AG’s interest was piqued by a disclosure that former hospital CEO Tracy Kitch had a number of issues with her expense claims. This focus on high-ranking public officials reminded observers of… Read more »
No fun at Toys “R” Us
Description: Giant retailer Toys “R” Us announced this week that it is seeking to reorganize under the protection of bankruptcy regulations in both the United States and Canada. Like many a bricks and mortar retail establishment, part of the problem is the rise of online vendors, particularly Amazon. The company intends to remain open over… Read more »
Taxing times
Description: There has been considerable protest over the current federal government’s proposal to close tax loopholes for private corporations. Small business owners and professionals have been using various forms of ‘income sprinkling’ to lower their tax burden. One Liberal MP, Wayne Long, has broken ranks with his government colleagues, expressing his concern about the impact… Read more »
More facts on Equifax
Description: And if the Equifax breach wasn’t bad enough, this past week we found out what a terrible job Equifax did in handling the crisis. First, we learned the company waited six weeks to tell us about the breach, leaving consumers uninformed their data was in peril. Second, we now know at least three Equifax… Read more »
Debt rising
Description: Canadians owe more. That is, for every dollar of income, Canadians owed $1.678, up from the amount owed in the prior quarter. With interest rates now on the way up following years of low rates, economists worry that this rising debt load poses an economic risk. Date: September 15, 2017 Source: cbc.ca Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/debt-income-ratio-1.4291294… Read more »
Welcome back to another academic year
Description: Welcome back to another academic year of Wiley’s Weekly Accounting Updates. And if you are at Dalhousie University (or King’s College) in Halifax, you might find your welcome back to campus has been accompanied by the presence of the Halifax police. A police program in force since 2004 sees enhanced patrols around the two… Read more »
Look up! Rates are rising
Description: After years of cuts and restraint on interest rates, on Wednesday the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the second time in three months. The Bank’s move sparked a rally in the loonie, with the Canadian dollar rising to its highest level in two years versus the United States dollar. The Bank appears… Read more »
Mind the Breach
Description: And here comes another online security breach. Thursday Equifax, a credit rating agency, announced that a data breach has affected over 140 million consumers. While most of these live in the United States, a number of British and Canadian consumers may also have had their sensitive data compromised. One thing Equifax has offered is… Read more »
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