Like many shoppers, I’ve noticed my grocery bill getting bigger each week. To compensate for my family’s busy schedule, I’d also been turning to shortcuts like prepackaged snacks and meal kits, which further added to our total bill. To counteract these pressures, I applied all my go-to savings tricks: opting in to my grocery store’s […]

Restaurant Brands International Inc., beat estimates for quarterly results on Tuesday, boosted by higher prices and strong demand at its Burger King and Tim Hortons chains. Same-store sales at Burger King and Tim Hortons jumped with more people ordering their sandwiches and coffees as they resumed their pre-pandemic routine. While restaurant sales are on a […]

The Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that runs Wikipedia and several other “Wiki”-branded online reference tools, announced on May 1 that it would no longer accept donations in the form of cryptocurrency, citing ethical and environmental concerns about the payments using blockchain currencies. The decision follows from a proposal by longtime Wikipedia editor Molly White, […]

Commentary Does political ideology still matter in Canada? A popular sentiment among academics, columnists, commentators, and intellectuals in recent years is that political ideology is less important than it used to be. They obviously acknowledge differences between Conservatives, Liberals, Socialists, and others still exist. Yet they believe the race to the political centre and shifts […]

Nearly anyone with an interest in investing knows the name Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” who, along with his partner Charlie Munger, heads holding company and market juggernaut Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Fans of Buffett know that before he became known as one of the most successful investors in history, he was a student of […]

LONDON—Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about weak economic growth in China, the world’s top oil importer, outweighed fears of potential supply stress from a potential European Union ban on Russian crude. Brent crude futures fell 71 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $106.43 a barrel at 0801 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]

An extra 50,000 older Australians will get access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if the Morrison government is re-elected, as two new polls show Labor continues to lead on the two-party vote. A day after Labor leader Anthony Albanese accused him of neglecting older Australians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce an […]

With the recent rise of resale apps like Depop and Poshmark, the idea of selling old clothes online is becoming more fashionable. Many people have turned clothing resale into a lucrative side gig or even a full-time job, gaining thousands of followers, and making dozens of sales per week. The secondhand-clothing market is projected to […]

We all know Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter Inc. for all cash has been accepted by the board. Before it was made public that Musk had an interest in the company, the stock was languishing at the $40 area. When Musk originally purchased shares of Twitter and investors speculated that he may attempt to buy it, […]

Depending on who you ask, early retirement has different definitions. Generally, any time before your 62nd birthday when you are eligible to draw Social Security benefits. Recent years have seen the growth of the “Financial Independence, Retire Early” or FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, which encourages people to retire even in their 30s and […]

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $150 million cost-of-living measure to cut the cost of medications for everyday conditions such as blood pressure and high cholesterol by $10 (US$7) per script. The measure will see the highest price of medications listed under the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) capped at $32.50 from Jan. 1 next […]

The Biden administration on April 29 issued an emergency waiver allowing E15 gasoline, which has a 15 percent ethanol content, to be sold across the United States during the summer in a bid to alleviate higher gas prices. “The president is committed to doing everything he can to address the pain Americans are feeling at […]

SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the country’s military to “bolster up their strength in every way to annihilate the enemy,” state media reported on Friday, as new satellite imagery showed increased preparations for a possible nuclear test. Kim made the remarks during photo sessions with troops, state media broadcasters, and others involved […]

Commentary  “Elon has not, so far, shown a very clear or convincing vision for what exactly he would do better, but that might not be the point—having someone who can actually run the company, make decisions and require excellence would be a big change.” Benedict Evans, technology analyst, 4/25/2022 When Elon Musk made a nearly […]

Funeral homes in China’s major cities are charging exorbitant fees for services their clients don’t know about, prompting some in Beijing to expose this “unscrupulous” practice to the media. A Beijing resident surnamed Deng (pseudonym) told Chinese state media that his wife passed away in mid-February. Her body was kept in the mortuary of the […]

Commentary  European politicians are eager to be seen as “doing something” to oppose the Russian regime following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Most European regimes have wisely concluded—Polish and Baltic recklessness notwithstanding—that provoking a military conflict with nuclear-armed Russia is not a good idea. So, “doing something” consists primarily of trying to punish Moscow by cutting Europeans off […]

Controversial Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has Wall Street buzzing after social media platform Twitter Inc. accepted Musk’s hostile takeover bid to take Twitter private for $44 billion. Twitter’s board of directors accepted Musk’s bid on Monday after initially fending off the buyout by adopting a so-called poison pill. Tesla shares traded lower by 9.5 […]

By Gwen Filosa From Miami Herald Welcome to Key West. You’ve made it here — either by air or land. But what do you do now to get around the island? Key West is jammed with tourists. So choose wisely, by not just your budget but by your driving skills, wallet and patience level. Despite […]

Could a key part of the solution for many health problems, including obesity, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease and even malignancy, be found in your muscle mass? Find out how this organ of longevity ‘talks’ with your immune system and disposes of at least 80% of the sugar in your blood. Story at-a-glance Muscle-centric medicine is […]

Excerpted from Dirty Little Secrets: What the Credit Bureaus Won’t Tell You The information on your credit report directly impacts your credit score. In fact, it’s the only thing that impacts your score. Your credit score in turn determines your ability to obtain credit and potentially be approved for loans. Having a poor credit score […]

Commentary Ongoing global sanctions will shape and determine the post-Putin era. Economic warfare can easily backfire and turn once pro-American energy dependent countries into pariahs and push Russia toward the United States’ adversaries. The sanctions-triggered geopolitical changes all point in one direction: China. In the past decades, choking sanctions have repeatedly failed and spawned consequential […]

A smart thermostat can turn up the heat in your home before you roll out of bed. A smart speaker can play your favorite podcasts with a voice command. A smart lightbulb can be turned on or off from across the room. But smart-home devices aren’t just about convenience. Because some of them can help […]

With Tesla’s strong quarterly report on Wednesday, Chief Executive Elon Musk has scored a hat trick of performance goals worth a combined $23 billion in new compensation. The world’s most valuable carmaker posted March quarter revenue and profit that surged past Wall Street estimates as it raised prices in response to inflation, offsetting the impact […]

By R.L. Adams Real estate may have produced more wealth than any other industry, but people still remain skeptical about entering into the fray. Most think that they need to start with some sort of capital, but that’s not always the case. The one magic power you do need is to be able to find the […]

Shares of video streaming platform Netflix plunged on April 20 after it announced it lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade, attracting downgrades from multiple investment firms. Netflix announced on Tuesday that it had lost 200,000 members internationally in the first quarter of the year, the first time there has been a […]

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured the required financing to buy Twitter and take the company private, according to a new regulatory filing. Musk is also exploring a tender offer to buy shares directly from stockholders. The document shows that Musk has received $46.5 billion in commitment to help finance the proposed deal. If he decides […]

Commentary  The Russian central bank recently announced that it will stop buying gold at a fixed rate and will instead buy it at the negotiated rate from banks. Following the numerous sanctions imposed on Russia, the ruble had fallen tremendously against the U.S. dollar, to get out of such a situation it had announced that it would buy gold […]

Shares of Shopify, Inc. have shed about 58 percent value since the start of the year and an analyst at Piper Sandler is pointing towards incremental risk for the Canadian ecommerce company over the remainder of the year. The Shopify Analyst Brent Bracelin maintained an Overweight rating on Shopify shares but reduced the price target from $900 to $800, implying […]

Ownership contest for Twitter has devolved into a chess game after the company’s board last week adopted a poison pill to thwart an unwelcome takeover attempt by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. Many people around the world, including the company’s stockholders, are now eagerly awaiting the billionaire’s next move. Musk on Tuesday posted a mysterious […]

Homeowner insurance policies differ as much as homes—they are all different. Although the basic coverage will likely be very similar, many options are available. You may have gotten a good deal on your insurance policy from an agent, but it may not give you the coverage you need. When it comes down to it, it […]