As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and affluent living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US. Given its great natural resources, skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoys solid economic prospects. Top-notch fiscal management has produced consecutive balanced budgets since 1997, although public debate continues over how to manage the rising cost of the publicly funded healthcare system. Exports account for roughly a third of GDP. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with its principal trading partner, the US, which absorbs about 85% of Canadian exports. Canada is the US' largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, and electric power.
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General Economic Links:
| Chase.com |
| With many branches across the U.S., Chase provides many personal and business banking services
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| DealBook |
| The New York Times online daily digest of finance news and analysis is constantly updated during the market day.
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| Financial Times |
| This venerable international business newspaper reports extensively on business and stock markets.
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| Financial-portal.com |
Portal presents comprehensive financial resources, articles, news, stats, indexes, financial institutions etc:
- articles on financial topics
- financial news
- latest currency charts
- latest gold, silver, platinum and other precious metal prices
- current financial indexes and dynamic graphs
- universal currency converters (all major currencies)
- stock, commodity and other major exchanges
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| Finweb.com - the independent financial portal |
| "Financial security. Everyone wants it; few have it. Many do not realize that true financial security requires strength in every area of one’s financial affairs. It requires a systematic approach, a strategic plan implemented over time, in order to obtain it. But it can be obtained. With the proper educational training and discipline, financial stability and security is within anyone’s grasp. That’s why we’re here: to provide you with a solid foundation of valuable financial knowledge from which to proceed..."
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| Fitch Ratings |
| Provides independent global credit rating information for the world’s credit markets
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| Forbes.com |
| Extensive coverage of business and financial news, Forbes is one of the premier sites covering the world of business.
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| Google Finance |
| Google Finance provides an unclutered interface to finance news, market summary with graphs, stock quotes, top movers and other indicators. Also search companies by stock code.
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| Kiplinger |
| Personal finance site that offers calculators, business news, quotes and much more personal finance information
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| MarketWatch |
| This Dow Jones operated site provides personal finance news, advice and stock market data and analysis
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| MSN Money |
| The MSN (Microsoft Network) provides a finance portal including latest finance news, market updates and resources.
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| Yahoo Finance |
| The Yahoo search engine provides a finance portal with breaking news, market summaries and editor articles.
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