Or do I have to be specific and look at the bid - ask spreads each time and ensure that it is actually down to a couple
of cents at the moment of trade?
The loonie ended the day down 0.68
of a cent at 89.79 cents U.S.
The Canadian dollar erased early losses and closed up 0.21
of a cent at 93.76 cents US.
Not exact matches
In a move likely aimed
at appeasing competition regulators, the mining companies scrapped plans to jointly market up to 15 per
cent of production from their Pilbara operations.
PwC, for example, estimates nearly 40 per
cent of jobs in the U.S. are
at risk due to automation, especially in the transportation, manufacturing and retail industries.
I don't dream
of a world with 99 -
cent hamburgers available
at any roadside fast food place.
But because operators bill
at such a high rate for data roaming —
at about 15
cents per kilobyte
of information in France, for example, which is roughly the amount
of information in this paragraph — consumers typically reach that limit within a few hours
of downloading standard e-mails.
Nanos Research, which conducts a weekly survey for Bloomberg, found that almost a quarter
of respondents
at the end
of September said their personal financial situation had worsened over the past year, compared with about 20 per
cent in early August.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 45
cents at $ 68.55 a barrel, having recovered from an intraday low
of $ 67.17.
The slowdown in mining project work has resulted in a 26 per
cent fall in the number
of environmental professionals employed
at the state's biggest consulting firms over the past year.
The global market for voice AI speakers is expected to grow
at a compound annual rate
of 43 per
cent to reach US$ 2.1 billion by 2020, according to analysis firm Gartner.
The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance
of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per
cent from 29 per
cent in the summer and 35 per
cent at the start
of the year.
Brent crude oil futures were last up 12
cents at $ 73.98 a barrel
at 0937 GMT, some 2 percent below the November - 2014 high
of $ 75.47 reached on Tuesday.
The economy grew
at an annual rate
of 0.4 per
cent in the October - December quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Yet the Prime Minister's Office appears to think an economy that has been growing
at an annual rate
of around three per
cent for nearly a year is too weak to absorb interest rates that still are near record lows.
U.S. welfare systems, Tanner says, tend to pull a person's benefits all
at once as soon as they get a job — so much so that a person on welfare who gets a job will only see an increase
of about five
cents for every new dollar they earn from that job.
Analysts think the economy is growing
at a rate
of around 2.5 per
cent in the current January - March quarter, which ends this week.
According to an advance copy
of the plan, the charges to make a voice call while traveling,
at present 35 euro
cents a minute, would fall to 24 euro
cents by July 1, 2014.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell about 69
cents at the time
of the tweet, before trading down 0.8 percent
at $ 73.17 a barrel as
of 2:31 p.m. in London.
U.S. crude oil futures were up 22
cents at $ 67.46 a barrel as
of...
With 90 per
cent of Australians
at risk
of developing a chronic disease and the workplace being where most
of us spend up to half our waking hours, it's only right employers become drivers
of change.
Oil has dropped more than six per
cent since closing
at a two - year high
of $ 110.53 on Sept. 6.
The Canadian dollar was up 0.08
of a
cent to 96.46
cents US as inflation came in
at an annualized rate
of 1.2 per
cent, which was in line with expectations.
Brent crude settled 14
cents higher
at $ 74.00 a barrel, below the November 2014 intraday high
of $ 75.47 reached on Tuesday.
An Environmental Defense Fund - commissioned study by consultancy ICF International found that Canada's oil and gas industry could achieve a 45 per
cent methane emission reduction
at an average cost
of $ 2.76 per tonne
of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Brent crude oil futures were down 14
cents at $ 73.72 a barrel
at 1128 GMT, some 2 percent below the November 2014 high
of $ 75.47 reached on Tuesday.
Earnings per share came in
at 46
cents, topping the estimate
of 43
cents.
On Wednesday afternoon, the benchmark U.S. 10 - year bond was yielding 2.35 per
cent, up 15 basis points from before the Fed statement and up sharply from about 1.6 per
cent at the beginning
of May.
At that rate, the cost
of a typical 12 - ounce can
of soda would rise by 21
cents.
Applecross - based Mineral Resources is looking to sell a 49 per
cent stake in its Wodgina lithium project, as work to investigate the feasibility
of a lithium hydroxide or carbonate processing plant
at the site continues.
• Even though Canadians have a lot
of mortgage debt, national mortgage - in - arrears numbers remain very low,
at less than half
of one per
cent.
All
of that spending will have a limited effect on the province's net debt - to - GDP ratio, however, which stands
at 37.1 per
cent.
The cost
of live customer care averages
at about $ 7.5 per call as against the cost
of automated customer care systems that are pegged
at just 35
cents per call.
A meal for two can be had
at a mid-range western or local restaurant for between $ 7 to $ 15 while a glass
of ice cold beer costs about 55
cents.
• Credit card delinquency rates remain low,
at only 0.87 per
cent of total outstanding balances as
of April 2016, while credit card debt only makes up five per
cent of total household debt in Canada.
This financial picture, combined with the labour strife, has forced its share price below 90
cents, down from $ 1.10 in January and a tiny fraction
of its value five years ago, when it traded
at close to $ 20.
Household debt stands
at 170.4 per
cent of income.
But he points to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer released earlier this year showing that, since 2009, the debt service ratio — a measure
of income spent to pay debt — has remained steady
at around 14 per
cent, not much higher than the long - term average.
Seventy - four per
cent of working Americans say that volunteering gives them a sense
of purpose
at their company while almost as many say it improves their overall morale and happiness, according to the most recent Deloitte Volunteerism Survey.
Goldman Sachs, the New York - based investment bank, put the odds
of a Canadian financial crisis in the near future
at 30 per
cent.
Undies boss tripled her pay, then sacked 1,850 workers In an act that could only be described as corporate bastardry, shameless executives
at Bonds owner Pacific Brands awarded themselves pay rises
of up to 170 per
cent while they sacked nearly 2000 workers.
Meanwhile, the central bank's own forecast pegs GDP growth
at 2.6 per
cent this year, which makes Canada one
of the fastest growing economies in the developed world.
The fact is, a higher proportion
of teenagers work
at a minimum wage job in most provinces across Canada today than a decade ago (49 per
cent across Canada, 70 per
cent in Ontario in 2016), but a growing proportion
of adults have been doing so as well.
The major contributors in June were a 4.6 - per -
cent increase in gasoline prices
at the pump, and a two - per -
cent hike in the cost
of purchasing a new motor vehicle, which Statistics Canada attributed to smaller monthly price declines compared to June 2012.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd subsidiary
ATS Inc has made good on a promise not to extend its $ 1.16 billion hostile takeover bid for US - based oil producer Energy Partners Ltd, after failing to reach the minimum acquisition level
of 50 per
cent.
«If you're not running
at somewhere between 80 and 85 per
cent of capacity, you can lose a lot
of money in a hurry.»
Aside borrowers, investors benefit from regular monthly returns
at an average rate
of 15.5 per
cent, which is significantly higher than other asset classes.
The transaction — which Laliberte said wasn't a «fire sale»
at a reported value
of around $ 1.5 billion — will also see partner Dubai World sell its 10 per
cent stake.
The most recent estimates provided
at the two - day meeting that started Tuesday suggest that up to 15 per
cent of jobs in the G7 could disappear because
of automation over the next two decades.
Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties
of crude, was down 73
cents at $ 110.47 a barrel.