Canada’s inflation rate falls to lowest level since August 2021, hits 4.3% in March – Business News
Inflation cools to 4.3%
The Canadian Press – Apr 18, 2023 / 5:43 am | Stories: 421877
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Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. The federal agency’s latest consumer price index report will provide an update on the pace of price growth in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Statistics Canada says the country’s annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 per cent last month, down from 5.2 per cent in February.
That’s the lowest it’s been since August 2021 as global price pressures ease and high interest rates…
All You Really Need to Launch a Business, According to This Art Book Entrepreneur
In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battles on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.)
Who are you and what’s your business?
My name is Kim Bjørn, designer, musician, author, and CEO and founder of Bjooks, a Danish boutique publishing company, operating worldwide creating hardcover books on music technology, artists, and makers. Since 2017 we’ve published only seven titles, but have sold tens of thousands of them all over the world, to world-renowned recording artists as well as hobby musicians, students, and…
Small businesses at greatest risk during historic rise in cybercrime
Cybercrime and fraud cost Canadian companies more than $500-million in 2022
Cybercrimes against businesses are on the rise, and some of Canada’s smallest companies are the biggest targets.
As businesses moved online at the start of the pandemic, they found themselves holding onto more sensitive customer, employee and corporate data—and criminals took notice, leading to an historic rise in cybercrime. According to a recent study conducted by Mastercard, there has been a 600-per-cent rise in cybercrime and a 238-per-cent increase in cyberattacks since the pandemic.
While larger organizations typically have strong security protocols and internal cybercrime prevention teams, small businesses…
Before Clarence Thomas, Abe Fortas resigned Supreme Court over finances
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing mounting scrutiny over his finances, after a ProPublica report documented his lavish donor-funded travel and a Washington Post report revealed that Thomas had reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in income from a defunct real estate firm.
If Thomas were to resign over his financial dealings, he would not be the first justice to do so. The following story, lightly edited for length and style, originally ran in The Washington Post on May 16, 1969.
Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigned from the Supreme Court yesterday, insisting that he had…
The oil and gas sector is routinely targeted by cyberattackers, experts say – Business News
Oil & gas cyberattacks
The Canadian Press – Apr 10, 2023 / 4:00 pm | Story: 420603
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Pipes are seen at a natural gas plant outside of Fort St. John, BC, October 11, 2018. Cybersecurity experts say they aren’t surprised by the revelation contained within a package of leaked US intelligence documents that suggests Russian hackers successfully gained access to Canada’s natural gas distribution network. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Cybersecurity experts say they aren’t surprised by the revelations contained within a package of leaked US intelligence documents suggesting Russian-backed hackers successfully gained access to Canada’s…
Business Plan 2023/24 | FCA
Our strategic objective is to ensure financial services markets function well.
Our operational objectives are to:
secure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers
protect and enhance the integrity of the UK financial system
promote effective competition in the interests of consumers
We will soon also have a new secondary objective to facilitate the international competitiveness of the UK economy and its growth in the medium to long term. This is being introduced as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill which is currently going through Parliament.
As a financial services regulator, we have an important role in the…
4 Marketing Trends You Should Implement This Year to Drive Growth and Improve Sales
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Over the last few years, marketing automation has quickly become a critical tool within organizations’ tech stacks — including small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — to grow sales pipelines, enhance customer support and increase revenue. In fact, in a 2022 Act! customer relationship management study, SMB stated that implementing marketing software and other innovative tech owners, like CRM, led to increased sales and business productivity, customer satisfaction and retention, marketing outreach and company growth and revenue. With marketing automation applications unlocking untapped markets and growth for businesses worldwide, it is no surprise…
Canada headed for recession in the second half of 2023, said Desjardins
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