TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up slightly Monday, with gains in energy, industrials, technology and utilities, while U.S. markets posted stronger gains. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 72.63 points at 20,019.70. U.S. markets rose steadily throughout the day. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 528.58 […]
Britain’s industrial unrest has been branded the second winter of discontent (although not a patch on the mass walkouts that hit the UK in 1978-79) and is set to peak in the coming days, with rail and postal workers, NHS staff and driving instructors (yes, that one surprised me too) all walking out over pay […]
A strong majority of Irish people, 69 per cent, have rated their quality of life positively, according to a survey conducted last month. However, 60 per cent felt the general quality of life in Ireland had disimproved over the past five years. The cost of energy was the main worry of the 1,000 people surveyed […]
