Cornwall ON – So is the US Economy bankrupt? I know that sounds nuts, but is the largest economy in the world beyond saving? With a depression going on; massive unemployment with little hope for thousands of workers, inflation in many key areas, and record deficit spending how does the US pull out of [...]
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Cornwall ON – Is the world about to enter a long Depression? We’ve heard about a “jobless recovery” but there’s really no such thing. I use the analogy of having a leak in your pool ( I know a very bourgeois analogy). Instead of fixing the leak you simply turn on your hose. [...]
Cornwall ON – Boycott BP is the buzz word on Facebook and across many minds as the flow of oil continues and the impact on the US coastline is starting to increase. I spoke at a rally this weekend and what I said is that we need an “Evolution, not Revolution.” I think that [...]
Cornwall ON – Gold has hit a new record as European markets shrink amid further recession fears. This amidst drops in the Pound and edging still downwards of the Euro. Oil is also flat and the BP situation also is causing a lot of concerns not only for the loss of revenue, but [...]
CIBC Visa Cardholders Charged More Interest in Ontario than in Quebec Cornwall ON -In the April CIBC VISA card statements, an updated Cardholder Agreement was enclosed explaining some recent changes. Written in legal language that is difficult to read and understand, as of September 1, 2010 cardholders will be paying more interest on their purchases. [...]
Cornwall ON – So why all the false stories about GM paying back their government bail out? According to media reports GM has paid back some of the monies given to them with other monies given to them to bail them out. They also secured more financing at a lessor interest rate. When you [...]
Cornwall ON – As I write this there’s an awful lot of oil heading towards the Louisiana coastline; some of which has already advanced into pockets and is impacting wildlife and the environment. So far very little has been done; and it looks like this will be even bigger than the Exxon Valdez in impact on [...]
Cornwall ON – It looks like Mortgage rates will be going up again by June according to several media reports regarding the Bank of Canada rates. Some are speculating that the rate hike will be as high as half a point. LINK “Removing the conditional commitment … [is] as good as cementing a June 1 [...]
Cornwall ON – Mortgage rates have gone up for the second time in less than a month as the cost of borrowing rises which is scary news for home owners in Canada as the potential for 80′s style hyper inflation hovers over the recession. LINK RBC kicked off the increases in March when it increased [...]
Cornwall and S.D.G.’s Summer Company Seeks Young Entrepreneurs The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre (CBEC) is now accepting applications for Summer Company 2010. Students between the ages of 15-29 years of age who are interested in learning more about business could receive awards of up to $3,000 to start their own business. Summer Company is a [...]
With $80 dollar a barrel oil seeming reasonable the world is scrambling for alternatives. Solar is a hot ticket nowadays especially here in Cornwall Ontario. Recently The Heart of the City held a breakfast meeting to discuss some very interesting opportunities. LINK Dr. Sudhanshu Varma and Dr. Raye Thomas of Supan Technologies said [...]
We’re very lucky in Canada, but the world today is a very small marble. When our neighbor to the South bleeds we tend to get splashed. In Europe now when a country like Greece goes through major economic mess, Germany and the rest of Europe get to help pay for it. Countries all over [...]
It’s sexy. Not sure if it’ll work, but it’s exciting; especially as the editor of an online newspaper. We already have a lot of you who read our paper on your Blackberry or iPhone. This exciting development could lead to smaller eye glass and contact lens bills for many of us. The iPad [...]
Industry Minister Tony Clement talks to the Globe and Mail about the financial recovery. L I N K “If there was one thing you want to achieve in government this year that you believe would help Canada’s industrial sector, what would it be? [Government and universities have] actively engaged in innovation commercialization along with the [...]
Online Networking Phenomenon Twitter has just signed two deals with Google and Bing (MSN) that will result in Tweets or mini blog entries being indexed to Search engine queries. L I N K “In October, Twitter said it had struck multiyear arrangements that make users’ short blog postings available on Google.com and on Bing, which is [...]
SD&G Economic News Update by Roger Sauvé - Cornwall EI recipients up 46% in October Cornwall Ontario – December 22, 2009. Statistics Canada reported that the number of people in Cornwall receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) jumped by 46% in October from a year earlier. The number of recipients in the Hawkesbury region was up by a much [...]
Team Cornwall played host this morning to the city of Cornwall’s 2009 Year in Review held at Aultsville hall, located on St. Lawrence College campus. Gilles Latour Chair of Team Cornwall was the MC of the event which saw MP Guy Lauzon, MPP Jim Brownell and Mayor Bob Kilger in attendance. The key note speaker [...]
