Archive for September 25th, 2008
What US$700 billion bailout? It’s just $3,324 a head / a dollar a day!
25 September 2008Let’s do a reality check on the spending spree the U.S. Treasury is currently on:
Troubled Asset Relief Program: $700 billion
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: $200 billion (est.)
AIG: $85 billion
Bear Stearns: $29 billion
Current running total: $1,014 billion
Current U.S. population: 305 million
“Cost” per citizen: $3,324 (the equivalent of one dirty long [...]
Which public company CEO do you trust?
25 September 2008In case you missed it, The Globe and Mail’s Steve Ladurantaye ran an online feature today titled “Whom do you trust”. One of our team members was asked to contribute the name of one Canadian public company CEO who can be trusted to do right by shareholders; with the proviso that he couldn’t choose [...]
Wellington Financial portfolio co’s make up 6 of top 11 2008 Deloitte Tech Fast 50 honourees
25 September 2008Another impressive list of Canadian technology companies was honoured last evening at the 2008 Winners Event hosted by Deloitte at the Park Hyatt in Toronto. The annual list recognizes 50 of Canada’s fastest growing technology companies, both public and private, from all technology sectors.
Other categories were “Companies-to-Watch”, “Technology Green 15″ and “Technology Fast [...]