Accounting

 Canadian consumers more cautious about their money: CICA survey

January 23, 2013 

Canadian consumers more cautious about their money: CICA survey

It is a global economy, of course, and worries over the economy aren’t restricted only to the United States, or very troubled countries like Greece and Spain. A new survey by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, our norther neighbor’s equivalent to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, show that money worries are motivating...…

 Housing recovery may reach all states in 2013

January 21, 2013 

Housing recovery may reach all states in 2013

Since 2005, tepid economic growth and high foreclosure rates have depressed home prices, bloating inventories and preventing start activity. In 2013, economists are revising nearly a decade of pessimism and forecasting growth throughout the residential construction industry.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade

January 18, 2013 

Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade

The Bay Area economy in 2012 powered to its strongest job performance since the dot-com boom, a clear indication that the region has banished the most recent recession, state labor officials reported Friday. For all of 2012, the Bay Area added 91,400 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the state’s Employment Development...…