Bonds: Give me shelter <!-- Bonds: Give me shelter Bonds, Market volatility, Bond mutual funds, rating agencies 20080317 When profits are in decline and markets are in turmoil, bonds can provide a refuge. /my_money/investing/ --> Mention investing at your next dinner party and guests will merrily chat about the stocks they like. But bonds? Nobody ever sat around a bottle of wine swapping bond picks. Bonds are sad, the investing world’s equivalent of mashed potatoes. At ...
Mining: Rock festival
Apr 01 2008
Mining: Rock festival <!-- Mining: Rock festival Jeff Sanford Mining, Commodities, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, jeff sanford 20080320 High-spirited conventioneers celebrate their good fortune. /markets/commodities/ --> This has been a dismal year for drafts assets. Canadian banks continue to register losses in shabbily written securitized mortgage paper, and the U.S. is said to be in recession as a result of the badly executed rely upon. But the news couldn’t be much better for ...
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Behind the times
Apr 01 2008
Behind the times <!-- Behind the times Andrew Wahl Web analytics, Online shopping, E-retail, jim sterne, andrew wahl 20080319 Canadian retailers don't understand the online consumer. /columnists/andrew_wahl/ --> We all know that well-worn truism of commerce, “the customer is always right.” Well Jim Sterne doesn’t think that online retail takes it to heart, especially in Canada. “I think pretty much all online retailing sucks,” he says, “and some of it is worse than others.” He isn’t just talking ...
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The power of being green
Apr 01 2008
The power of being green <!-- The power of being green Joe Castaldo, Lauren McKeon, John Gray, Chet Wesley, Matthew McClearn Environmentalism, Clean energy, Solar thermal energy, wind power, carbon emissions 20080311 So biofuel isn't all it's cracked up to be. There are plenty of other options to be environmentally friendly. /innovation/ --> AUSRA Location: Palo Alto, Calif. | Founded: 2006 | Technology: Solar power Opportunity: Developing solar thermal ower plants to produce emissions-free electricity All the ...
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South American travel: Evita’s place
Apr 01 2008
South American travel: Evita's place <!-- South American travel: Evita's place Anita Draycott Travel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, south america, anita draycott 20080319 Buenos Aires is madly romantic—and these days insanely cheap, too. /my_money/spending/ --> Buenos Aire s has the grand boulevards of Paris, the buzz of New York, the sizzle of Rome. But unlike those other cities, Argentina’s capital holds one other distinction—it may be the best travel deal in the world right now. My husband and ...
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