Industry

HSBC Q2 profit declines 31%

HSBC Bank Canada recorded profit of $130 million for the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 31% compared with the first quarter of 2013.

By Staff |August 6, 2013

2 min read

McDonald’s employee budget ignores food, heat, reality

McDonald’s has teamed up with Visa to create a website illustrating how its workers should budget for a healthy lifestyle.

By Martha Porado |August 6, 2013

2 min read

Can the summer rally continue?

Earlier this week, stock markets around the world put the finishing touches on what has been a sizzling month of performance in July. Even Canada’s resource-heavy TSX index rose 3% on rising energy and gold prices in July.

By David Andrews |August 2, 2013

4 min read

Dozen charged in Chicago-based pump-and-dump scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a purported biofuel company in Chicago and a dozen individuals in a pump-and-dump scheme that generated $4.4 million in illicit profits.

By Staff |August 2, 2013

3 min read