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B.C. posts third straight monthly increase in jobs

B.C. posts third straight monthly increase in jobs

B.C.'s labour market remained in fine form in March, with a third straight...
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Test your knowledge! BIV News Quiz April 15, 2016

Test your knowledge! BIV News Quiz April 15, 2016

How well have you been paying attention to local business news? Take the BIV weekly quiz!
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Educating the affluent, C-suite affluenza alert, corporate tax holidays, China’s mother of all credit scores

Educating the affluent, C-suite affluenza alert, corporate tax holidays, China’s mother of all credit scores

Managing editor Timothy Renshaw on the news of the week
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BC Hydro’s credit rating stands, but debt concerns loom: Moody’s

BC Hydro’s credit rating stands, but debt concerns loom: Moody’s

Moody’s will be keeping a close eye on BC Hydro as it takes on debt to...
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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate and issues more optimistic GDP forecast

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate and issues more optimistic GDP forecast

The country’s central bank is holding the overnight rate at...
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Company headed by Expo 86 site developer Li Ka-shing among those named in Panama Papers

Company headed by Expo 86 site developer Li Ka-shing among those named in Panama Papers

There are more Canadian corporate angles to the leaked documents
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Vancouver private equity investors go hyper-local

Vancouver private equity investors go hyper-local

Lighthouse Equity cultivating B.C. enterprise by investing exclusively in local innovation
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Peer to peer: Know when to hold or fold when business struggles

Peer to peer: Know when to hold or fold when business struggles

How do I know when my business model is failing and what should I do to adjust?
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Insider trading: April 12, 2016

Insider trading: April 12, 2016

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended April 6, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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GDP posts surprising gains in January

GDP posts surprising gains in January

National gross domestic product (GDP) growth was a stunningly upbeat surprise in January, advancing 0.6% from December in a gain that is the best in several years and the fourth in as many months. The increase, which followed a 0.
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