Canada
If you can’t find employment at home, it may be time to say 'goodbye' to Canada for a while
By Samantha Elmsley, Opinions Editor • March 30, 2012
So the Canadian economy has nothing (OK, very little) to offer recent graduates, eh? No problem. Strap on your backpacks, kids. Let’s head overseas.
On …
March 12 - 16, 2012
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • March 19, 2012
General Comments
Greg Smith, a mid level executive at Goldman Sachs, resigned from Goldman Sachs this week via an opinion piece in the New York …
Russia, China, Greece and Republicans
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • March 12, 2012
General Comments
Many news headlines seemed familiar last week, as equity markets were “supported by strong US jobs figures” and “Greek debt success steadied nerves.”
February …
February 27- March 2, 2012
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • March 6, 2012
General Comments
Is the “occupy” movement over? Last week protestors in London were removed from St. Paul’s Cathedral where protestors had inhabited a tent city for …
Canada & Mexico, Farming, and your CCR
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • March 2, 2012
Co-curricular record
There’s a new addition to the official papers Dalhousie students take with them when they graduate: the co-curricular record (CCR). The CCR keeps …
A relatively sunny outlook in the Business Column this week...
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • February 28, 2012
General Comments
The markets continued going up last week, with the S&P closing at its highest level since 2008. The Dow also made gains, rising …
Is uncertainty the only certainty in Europe?
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • February 20, 2012
General Comments
Analysts are now saying that the market has priced in potential Greek default, additional debt downgrades, and other potentially poor economic information into …
Canadian employment moving in the wrong direction
By Alesia Hebb, Staff Contributor • February 17, 2012
According to a recent article from CBC.ca, a report from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) indicates that job quality in Canada has …
Greece, bonuses, and #fedvalentine
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • February 13, 2012
General Comments
US and UK equities faltered at the end of last week, with concerns about the Greek bailout. Luckily, a decision was met early …
Facebook & the Superbowl
By Alyssa Zeisler, Business Columnist • February 7, 2012
General Comments
Based on Sunday night’s Superbowl, we can expect a 0.5 per cent loss in the S&P. The good news, though, is that the …