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Leadership Change | Jan 2, 2024 Alison Nankivell Appointed as New President and CEO of Export Development Canada (EDC) On December 23, 2024, Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced the appointment of Alison Nankivell as EDC's new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 5, 2025. Alison brings more

AI | Jan 2, 2024 Meta’s Social Media AI-User Vision, Opportunity or Risk? Well, we all anticipated this development was coming given AI's potential to amplify social intelligence for better or worse.  As reported in the Financial Times, Meta intends to populate its platforms like Facebook and Instagram, with AI-powered user accounts with the goal

For decades, UBS' Art Cashin wrote a New Year's poem. With Cashin's passing, his sons sent this homage to their father. 

Canadian Fintech | Dec 31, 2024 Bench Shutdown Due to Internal Conflicts.  U.S.-based Employer.com Steps In with Acquisition Vancouver-based bookkeeping platform, Bench Accounting (Bench), unexpectedly shut down on December 27, 2024 leaving over 12,000 small business customers in the lurch without access to their financial records. Amplifying the pain, the sudden closure happened as tax

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Financial stability is top of mind as households get set to ring in the new year.

Avoiding overspending during the holidays requires planning ahead and budgeting, experts said. That means there are steps you can take now.

Many people will make financial resolutions for 2025. Here's some items financial advisors hope you will consider putting on your list for next year.

A Jan. 13 deadline for businesses to report "beneficial ownership information" was delayed again following a court order.

A Jan. 13 deadline for businesses to report "beneficial ownership information" was delayed again following a court order.

The Department of Education announced it was reopening two student loan repayment plans, leaving borrowers with more choices for ways to tackle their debt.

Fewer exchange-traded funds generate capital gains distributions for investors each year relative to mutual funds.

As 2024 comes to a close, here are some ETF trends that dominated the year, based on the latest data.

BRICS | Dec 30, 2024 BRICS Expansion by Population and GDP and Global Implications The founding members of the original BRICS Bloc that launched in 2009 was originally made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China, followed by South Africa joining in 2010. BRICS aims to nurture economic cooperation between member states, reduce reliance on

TipRanks' analyst ranking service highlights three stocks favored by the Street's top pros, including Salesforce and Booking Holdings.