Twitter passed the one billion tweet mark back in November of last year. It took them less than a year to quintuple that figure: according to Gigatweet, Twitter has now passed the 5 billion tweet mark. Wow.
CNet reports that the 5 billionth tweet was delivered by one of Twitter’s() initial loyal users, which seems fitting. Robin Sloan’s famed 5 billionth tweet read simply, “Oh ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 20, 2009
Bank of Canada interest rate remains at 0.25 per cent
The Bank of Canada has left its key overnight interest rate unchanged at 0.25 per cent.
Great news for our variable mortgage that holds steady at 2.25%
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on October 20, 2009
Ontario release transitional rules
Here are the highlights
The long awaited transitional rules for OHST have been released as information notices.
These rules address how to manage the application of OHST as well as the phase out of the respective retail sales taxes for payments and supplies that straddle the implementation date
These rules are important because they will help with ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 20, 2009
Effective October 20, 2009
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LISTING STRATEGIES (12)
Steps 6 – 8 of the listing presentation.
6. Choose a spot to present: Give the sellers two options, the kitchen table or the dining room table. This is a business meeting and you are dealing with what is typically their largest investment. Do NOT sit directly across from the sellers. This is a confrontational position and you may lose the listing ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 17, 2009
Inflation rate
The average rate of increase in prices. When economists speak of inflation as an economic problem, they generally mean a persistent increase in the general price level over a period of time, resulting in a decline in a currency’s purchasing power. Inflation is often measured as a percentage increase in the consumer price index (CPI). Canada’s inflation policy, as set out ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 16, 2009
Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force. The unemployment rate for a particular age–sex group is the number unemployed in that group expressed as a percentage of the labour force for that group.
Both sexes, 15 years and over Seasonally adjusted %
YEARJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
1999
7.9 ...
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on October 16, 2009
Housing starts are a count of the number of new residential units on which construction commenced within a particular month. Only new self-contained dwellings that are to be occupied year-round are counted in the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Starts and Completions Survey (for example, hotels and summer cottages are excluded).
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates Thousands
YEARJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
1999
144 ...
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The interest rate that commercial banks charge their prime or most credit worthy customers, generally large corporations.
Last Wednesday of the month %
YEARJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
1999
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.50
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.50
6.50
2000
6.50
6.75
7.00
7.00
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
2001
7.25 ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 16, 2009
Effective October 16, 2009
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Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 16, 2009