Bank analysts hold out hope for surprise
By TIM KILADZE
-- The housing market is slowing. Consumer debt levels are sky high. But don't count Canada's banks out yet.For the past few quarters, the banks faced the same headwinds, but every three months analysts and investors were pleasantly surprised with their results.
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Beef prices hit records ahead of barbecue season
By CARRIE TAIT
CALGARY -- Beef prices are hitting all-time highs as supply tightens in the United States thanks to drought-stricken grasslands, expensive corn feed and a surge in demand after a cold spring kept North Americans away from the grill.
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PMO loses key business advocate
By NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
CALGARY -- When a rush of foreign takeover bids for Canadian companies created new pressure for a political response, business executives could count on at least one thing: One of the men shaping Ottawa's reaction was steeped in deal making.
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MADE IN CHINA
-- From enduring to disposable: China is known both for its rich history and culture and its economic rising, fuelled partly by producing consumer products known for being cheap and throwaway.
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The steady acceleration of car sharing
By RICHARD BLACKWELL
-- rblackwell@globeandmail.comKevin McLaughlin is one of Canada's car-sharing pioneers, having started by-the-hour car rental businesses in both Vancouver and Toronto. His Toronto company, AutoShare - Car Sharing Network Inc., has $6-million in annual revenue and more than 12,000 members, but he now faces direct competition from Zipcar (recently bought by Avis Budget Group Inc.) and Car2Go Canada (owned by Daimler AG). And there could be more on the horizon, with Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, BMW - and several traditional car rental companies - looking at going into the car sharing business.
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Venturing into wild frontier markets
By BRIAN MILNER
-- bmilner@globeandmail.comWhile most of us focus on the market noise emanating from the developed world and the biggest emerging markets - the austerity vs. stimulus battle, the guarded pronouncements of harried central bankers, the quarterly blitzes of earnings reports and the latest mixed economic signals - a growing number of investors have set their sights on distant markets that account for only a tiny fraction of global trading volumes.
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Strategic steps to set your strategy
By HARVEY SCHACHTER
-- harvey@harveyschachter.comIn his corporate deal-making career with companies such as Oxford Development Group and Campeau Corp., Alan Kennedy was never satisfied with the boardroom discussion about strategy. It always seemed hazy and unfocused.
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European equity funds ride recent market rally
By JACQUELINE NELSON
-- jnelson@globeandmail.comWhat are we looking for? The debt and banking crises in Europe have contributed to volatile markets in the region over the past few years, and that has weighed on European equity funds. But while the region is still unstable, market performance has improved somewhat recently. We took a look at fund returns over the last six months.
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Lessons in estate planning from Warren Buffett
By THANE STENNER
-- Mr. Stenner is portfolio manager and director, wealth management of Stenner Investment Partners of Richardson GMP. He is founding member and managing director of TIGER 21 Canada and author of True Wealth.
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Tesla a risky way to play with electric cars
By MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
-- mmittelstaedt@globeandmail.comThe denouement of the short sellers betting against Tesla Motors Inc. has been awesome to witness. The shares have nearly tripled since the beginning of the year, and vaulted up in nearly vertical fashion last week to nearly $95, as the shorts, facing the prospect of unlimited losses, capitulated by purchasing stock and closing out their positions.
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Marketing at the speed of social media
By SUSAN KRASHINSKY
-- MARKETING REPORTERUntil this year, the most famous instalment of Dove's long-running campaign touting female self-esteem was Canadian-made. The ''Evolution'' film by Ogilvy and Mather Toronto examined the skewed perceptions of Photoshop in fashion ads, collected hardware at ad festivals including Cannes, and re-defined the still-nascent world of online video advertising. So when another campaign saw success that blew past ''Evolution,'' the Canadian team at Unilever acted quickly.
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Judgment due on Jamie Dimon
By JOANNA SLATER
NEW YORK -- For Jamie Dimon, it has all come down to this: A couple of hours in suburban Tampa will determine whether he emerges humiliated or triumphant.On Tuesday, Mr. Dimon, the chief executive officer and chairman of JPMorgan Chase and Co., will preside over the bank's annual meeting at one of its offices in Florida. The official business includes announcing the results of a shareholder vote on removing him from his role as chairman of the board.
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My lazy managers are ruining my job
-- THE QUESTIONI work at a hotel with several male assistant managers who rarely help out when it gets busy with ringing phones or waiting customers at our front desk, where there is limited staff. All the managers seem to do is socialize in the back office and favour a few front-desk female staffers by alleviating their work load.
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King to Carney: It's not a 'one-man show'
By WILLIAM SCHOMBERG
LONDON -- Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King has urged his successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain low.
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Will gold follow ETFs in retreat?
By IAN CAMPBELL
-- For gold investors, the bad news literally outweighs the good. The gold price looks headed down and may repeat April's big falls. The pace of decline depends on U.S. data and the Federal Reserve.
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March sales likely slower as loonie sags, debt drags
-- Economists wonder whether the sagging loonie might keep some cross-border shoppers at home for a while, giving Canada's retailers a boost in the process.Many observers expect Statistics Canada to report Wednesday that retail sales across the country rose by 0.2 per cent in March, though some expect to see a decline of 0.2 per cent.
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Hollande's reform plan plays to German interests
By PIERRE BRIANçON
-- Francois Hollande knows that the widening Franco-German divide lies at the heart of the euro zone crisis. In a press conference on Thursday, the French president showed that he wants to find a way to work with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to take Europe forward. He suggested the creation of an ''economic government'' of the monetary union, while addressing a key German concern: Paris seems ready to accept sovereignty transfers of a sort that would make such a centralized body effective.
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Tesco clothing brand plans expansion
-- The clothing brand sold by Britain's biggest retailer Tesco PLC said on Sunday it planned to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years. FandF, which opened its first franchise store in Saudi Arabia last year, said it would open shops across the Middle East and in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Up to six stores will be opened this year, with the first in the Kazakh capital Astana next month. FandF gave no details on how much the expansion would cost or how it would be funded.
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THE WEEK
-- Earnings reportsMondayCampbell Soup Co., Ryanair Holdings PLC, Urban Outfitters Inc.TuesdayCanaccord Financial Inc., Home Depot Inc., Vodafone Group PLC, Best Buy Co. Inc., Burberry Group PLC, Marks and Spencer Group PLC
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New Xbox more than a game console
-- Microsoft Corp. is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65-billion (U.S.) a year global computer gaming industry. But the device faces big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp. and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd. in a shifting market. Gamers are gravitating to online play, while Microsoft wants its toy to cross the bridge to the mainstream and become the family's entertainment centre.
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