Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Email is a goldmine for businesses: people who make purchases via email tend to spend up to 138% more than those who don’t. During key shopping days, like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, email campaigns can significantly boost your last-quarter revenue. But sending a few random emails … Read more
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: How do I get people to respond to my emails? A: This is the equally annoying cousin to being ghosted at work. And while it’s frustrating … Read more
Canada’s inflation rate decreased to two per cent in August, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday, finally hitting the Bank of Canada’s target in its long campaign to cool price growth. The central bank began aggressively hiking interest rates in April 2022 to tame skyrocketing inflation, and it made its first rate cut since March 2020 in June. “Our … Read more
Rogers Communications has bought Bell out of its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, for $4.7 billion. Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), which owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, said in a media release Wednesday that the deal is expected to close in mid-2025. The company … Read more
A woman recently shared her ordeal with MarketWatch on how her ex-husband drained her life savings when they were married. He hacked her email, forged documents, and impersonated her to take over their joint account and silently transfer her business savings into his separate accounts using a PayPal account. The husband created the PayPal account … Read more
After several years of exploring the possibility of introducing a digital currency in Canada, the central bank is shelving the idea. The Bank of Canada confirmed to CBC News it has shifted its focus away from the idea of introducing a digital Canadian dollar, which could be used for online purchases and money transfers. The … Read more
Canadian home sales increased 1.3 per cent on a month-over-month basis in August, though monthly activity was down 2.1 per cent from the same time a year ago, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday. The association said that a second interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada in late July gave another gentle boost … Read more
Voters head to the polls in federal byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg on Monday. The former will serve as a test of the Trudeau government’s popularity, while the latter is shaping into a tight race between the Conservatives and New Democrats. CBC’s online special “Canada Votes: Byelection night” will stream live starting at 9 p.m. ET on … Read more
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Wednesday, the third consecutive cut since June. The central bank said the reduction comes after “continued easing in broad inflationary pressures.” The key interest rate was lowered by another 25 basis points, following a pattern established earlier this summer when rates were … Read more
Parking provider Park’N Fly has disclosed that an unauthorized third party breached its network last month and gained access to one million customer files. The breach occurred from July 11 to July 13, but the company said in a statement that an investigation has determined that “no payment information was compromised.” Park’N Fly said the personal information that was … Read more
