How to Know if You Can Afford to Buy a House

Tips for sorting out your expenses to determine if you can afford to buy a home.

Oil Prices Surge pushed by overseas demand and speculations

April 5, 2010
The price of crude oil is on the rise again , leading analysts to speculate whether the U.S. is in for another painful summer at the pump.demand overseas and probably speculation are pushing crude oil prices towards the $100 a barrel

The Canadian Loonie at Parity for First Time Since July 2008

Canada's Dollar at Parity for First Time Since July 2008

April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Canadas dollar traded equal to the U.S. currency for the first time since July 2008 on the back of the rising price of crude oil and the prospect of higher interest rates. Canadas dollar, dubbed the loonie for the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, last traded at par with the greenback on July 22, 2008. Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports. (Source: Bloomberg)