Grounding hurts bottom line
Canada’s largest airline is suspending its financial guidance for this year following the decision by regulators in Canada and the United States to ground the Boeing 737 Max aircraft until further notice. Air Canada said Friday that, “in light of the current uncertainty,” it is suspending the forecast it provided last month for its 2019 […]
More pipelines needed
The National Energy Board says Canada’s existing export pipelines are running at maximum efficiency and the only way to realistically get more oil to market through pipelines is to build more of them. The board responded Friday to questions posed last fall by Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi, who wanted to know if there was […]
No Emergency Fund? Aim to Save $250
If you’re like most Americans, you might not have a ton of money saved or invested. And reading what you should have or should be saving—say, saving 20 percent each paycheck, or having your yearly salary saved by the time you’re 30—can be overwhelming. So much so, that you just might not start. But as […]
College admissions scandal reveals the dark side of helicopter parenting
When Eva McGregor Dodds, a Detroit-area based college counselor, meets with high-school kids and parents, she hears the same fears and concerns regarding their children’s future. Parents, of course, want the best for their kids. But she has also observed something less wholesome. Parents, she said, want their kids to get into the best schools […]
One thing you can do at work today to make your colleagues healthier and happier (it has nothing to do with money)
Tip your waitstaff and thank your nurses. Being thanked more frequently at work can ultimately benefit physical health, according to a recent study involving acute-care nurses in Oregon. Receiving expressions of gratitude improved these nurses’ satisfaction with their work, and in turn predicted sounder sleep, more attempts to eat healthy and even fewer headaches. This […]
The 5 Best Free Money-Management Apps
THERE ARE A LOT OF FREE personal finance apps out there these days. Each one offers different features and capabilities. Many of them can be quite helpful for your finances. Some offer budgeting help while others can help with your investments or help you decipher your credit. However, free usually comes with a price. Every free app […]