Description: Twitter was once known for fighting with outside developers to ensure that it controlled the experience on its micro-blog. But now, Twitter has opened up a variety of tools to software developers, even if they aren’t Twitter users. The market does not appear to have embraced Twitter’s new strategy to diversify its business. Source:… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Accounting Careers
Mega Media Merger
Description: A couple of Canada’s oldest print media chains joined forces in a major merger this past week. Quebecor divested itself of the Sun media chain in a sale to Postmedia. Some observers believe this type of consolidation in the industry is essential in the face of a changing media landscape. Source: Global News.com Date:… Read more »
Battle turns messy
Description: Divorce can be complicated enough. But throw in major business interests involving both partners and divorce can expand to include major issues of corporate governance, strategy, and costing. These issues have come to the fore in Ottawa recently, where Brian McGarry wants his ex-wife Sharon McGarry removed from the board of Wakefield Crematorium, alleging… Read more »
Not the fantasy world we were dreaming of
Description: When I was much younger, futurists dreamed of a day when the work week would be much shorter. What would we do with our high standard of living and all this leisure time? Well, according to Saturday’s Globe and Mail, many have reached the 15 hour work week. But that is a problem –… Read more »
King of the bonds loses kingdom
Description: Bond King Bill Gross has resigned from the firm he founded. Gross left Pimco – Pacific Investment Management Co. – after a number of months of apparent internal struggles. Gross had been the face of the firm for over thirty years. But now his pictures have disappeared from the company website. The firm’s new… Read more »
The quiet merger
Labour Day is often seen as a point of transition. Cottages are closed down for the year. Camping trailers are returned to storage for the winter. Summer turns into fall. This September 1, 2014, Labour Day marked another transition of sorts in New Brunswick. September 1st this year marked the official launch of the Chartered… Read more »
Welcome back to school; and welcome to more debt
Where did the summer go? That might be one of the questions both students and parents are asking themselves as students head off to campus for another year of university. Along with meeting friends – old and new – registering for classes, buying textbooks and engaging in extracurricular activities, students are buzzing around campuses already,… Read more »
Francine Katz sues Anheuser-Busch for 20-year gender bias: Sex & Salary Discrimination
Male only Corporate World? From male-only corporate jets to guys’ golf outings and hunting trips, Francine Katz says her time in the Anheuser-Busch executive suite was rife with exclusion, intentional slights and outright discrimination. In a 20-year career that saw her rise from a young corporate lawyer to a job as vice-president, key strategist and… Read more »
Do your homework before paying to get your taxes done
From the time of my first job, I did my own taxes — first, with the guidance of my parents; then later on my own. I initially filed paper returns by mail and later joined the growing number of Canadians who use Netfile. All that changed, however, about two years ago when my wife incorporated a business. We turned… Read more »
BlackBerry CEO John Chen on his turnaround strategy
Steep drop in Revenue BlackBerry reported a steep drop in revenue and a widening loss as sales of its smartphones continue to slide. The smartphone maker says it lost $423 million US in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, as revenue for the three-month period fell to $976 million — a 64 per cent decline… Read more »
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