Archive for August 10th, 2007


Credit Crunch: What is it, and why are stocks hurt by it?

So what is this credit crunch we keep hearing on the news, what does it mean, and why are investors panicking over it? Simply put, it’s when money becomes hard to borrow. There are few signs of a “credit crunch” in today’s economy - if your an individual with no means of support, sure […]

Quebec’s new “bag tax” a possibility

Quebecers may be soon be face a 20-cent tax on on plastic bags at grocery and other stores. Montreal environmental activist Jacques Lalonde recommended the idea to Montreal Environment Minister, Line Beauchamp. Beauchamp reportedly said she was seriously considering the idea.
Lalonde said Quebecers use about 1.5 billion plastic bags a year, and most of them […]