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Why Cyprus Is Not Your Typical Bailout Story

Diane Francis | Posted 03.24.2013 | Canada Business
Diane Francis

So the Cyprus story is more than just another profligate nation begging for help. This mess may force the unification of this island, and tapping of its resources, at long last for the betterment of all its citizens. It may stop the takeover of a nation inside the EU by Russian bad guys.

The Most Widely Read Resume in the World

Daniel Alexandre Portoraro | Posted 05.15.2012 | Canada
Daniel Alexandre Portoraro

Clearly, Greg Smith is the very product of the environment he is so quick to criticize. Under the guise of a now viral op-ed piece in the New York Times, Smith -- once a Goldman Sachs executive -- has successfully guaranteed that every employer, every corporation, every Jack, and Jill around the world, including the Hill, will be aware of his accomplishments.

Save the Euro, Lose Sovereignity

Jeff Cimbalo | Posted 01.09.2012 | Canada Business
Jeff Cimbalo

The race to save the euro, and how it's being conducted, will not just affect bailed out countries' control over their budgets. It will also likely harm what remaining democratic character the Union has by allowing for influence over debtor states' votes in a way the treaties anticipate and forbid.

Bill Gates Pushes Financial Sector to Pay its Fair Share

Andrew Cooper | Posted 12.12.2011 | Canada
Andrew Cooper

Amid the attention given to the entertainment celebrities operating as outsiders, there is a need also to see how a different type of celebrity from the world of business -- Bill Gates -- is acting as an insider in the campaign of change with respect to financial institutions at the hub of global governance.

Could A French Plan Put Greece Into Default?

CP | Posted 09.03.2011 | Canada Business

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- LONDON - A leading credit ratings agency warned Monday that Greece would be considered to be in default if banks rolled over the...