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Students stressed out over debt: RBC

Canadian students are worried about having enough money for school and significant debt on graduation day.

By Vikram Barhat |August 17, 2011

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Economic Indicators

German economy stalls as leaders meet

As the markets recover from the downgrade of America’s long-term debt, attention has turned back to the Old World. European leaders are debating the usefulness of a common euro-bond as a means of propping up the increasingly rickety monetary union. The key question is over Eurobonds is who will be left holding the bag on […]

By Wire services |August 16, 2011

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Planning and Advice

Financial personality test

It is just past the halfway mark and so far 2011 has been a pretty busy year for me.

|August 15, 2011

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Industry

No place like home, retirees say

Retired Canadians aren’t budging. According to an Ipsos Reid survey conducted for HomEquity Bank (provider of CHIP Home Income Plan), 61% of retired Canadians intend to stay in their current home as long as possible after retirement.

By John Powell |August 10, 2011

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U.S. debt: Not off the hook yet

Debt Crisis Update Washington may have reached a deal on its debt ceiling, but it still can’t catch a break from ratings agencies. Moody’s Investor Services has re-affirmed the U.S. government’s Aaa rating, but has changed its outlook on the world’s biggest economy to “negative”. Moody’s had placed the rating under review on July 13. […]

By Staff |August 3, 2011

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Weekly Pulse: Running Out of Time

The weather around here has been pretty hot lately but it’s been even hotter in Washington, D.C., where Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a pitched battle over the debt ceiling, the credit cap that Congress puts on the national debt. In what is normally a mundane legislative process worthy of C-Span television coverage, […]

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Debt crisis portfolio outlook

We are less than a week away from the self-imposed August 2nd deadline for the United States to increase its debt ceiling from the current $14.3 trillion. The United States has imposed a debt ceiling limit since 1917 as one of several ‘checks & balances’ for its political system.

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U.S. crisis: Fearing the worst, world hopes for best

Having been taken hostage, the world is waiting with bated breath for the outcome of today's vote on a newly modified plan in the hope that a compromise will be reached by the U.S. politicians over raising the country’s $14.3 trillion borrowing limit by the August 2. But the world's also got a nervous eye on the possibility of the current impasse remaining unresolved pushing the U.S. into debt default.

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Debt

Students stressed out over debt: RBC

German economy stalls as leaders meet

Financial personality test

No place like home, retirees say

U.S. debt: Not off the hook yet

Weekly Pulse: Running Out of Time

Obama calls for action

Debt crisis portfolio outlook

U.S. crisis: Fearing the worst, world hopes for best

Fund managers scrutinize default dilemma