Debt and optimism clash amid soaring markets and high debt
A Canada wide view shows consumer confidence rising with luxury car demand and upscale homebuilding, yet wages lag, taxes rise, and debt spirals. Analysts warn of a potential financial crisis as global markets wobble, oil slips, bank failures rise, and deficits grow while policy makers pledge new subsidies.
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Jaguar
Joe Granville
Joe
London Metal Exchange
Singapore
Canada
U.S
Toronto
Andrew Willman
Mulroney
Telephone manners and the rise of touch tone
Fred McGuinness reviews Myrna Morris's essay on telephone etiquette and the linked world of business. He notes the instrument as an extension of personality, praises direct introductions, and discusses directory listings, then explores touch-tone systems from MTS SaskTel AGT and related services in Canada.
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Myrna Morris
Telephone
Supertech
MTS
SaskTel
AGT
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hello Central
Alberta
Edwin Carpenter
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