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For Second Year Running, Paul Tellier Named Most Respected CEO By Peers
CEOs Believe that "Respect" Rings In A Premium Share Price, 67% Spending More Time Building Respect This Year...
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Canadians Are Expecting Greater Returns From Their RRSP Portfolios In 2004
Majority (54%) of RRSP Contributors Are Expecting Positive Rates of Return in 2004
One-Third (35%) of Canadians Willing to Take Some Risk in Order to Achieve Higher Returns...Up Smartly 10 Points Over Last Year -
The North "Poll": Santa's Approval Rating And Holiday Spending Among British Columbians
Eight-in-Ten (79%) British Columbians Approve Of Santa Claus' Performance Over Past Year
Hottest Gifts This Year Are Cell Phones, Video/Computer Games And Video Game Consoles
British Columbians Expect To Spend An Average Of $702 On Gifts This Holiday Season
Majority (55%) Say They'll Spend Same Amount As Last Year; 24% Less - 19% More -
Half (49%) Of Canadians Intend To Contribute To An RRSP This Tax Year--Up Smartly From 43% Last Tax Year
Annual RBC Royal Bank Survey Shows Canadians Back On Track After Drop In 2002
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One-In-Three Frequent Business Travellers Expect To Travel More In The Next 12 Months
Low-cost Airlines Seen As A Viable Alternative For Business Travellers
Business Travel Market Still Off Pre-9/11 Levels By 13-15% -
Canadians Paying Off Debt
Less Than Half (48%) Of Financial Decision-Makers Have "Structured Their Debt So They Pay The Lowest Amount Possible"
Three-Quarters (75%) "Consider Their Debt Payments To Be A Part Of Their Day-To-Day Living Expenses" -
Seven In Ten (68%)Think A Stainless Steel Microwave Makes For A Nice Christmas Gift
Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Think Microwave Is Important Day-To-Day Cooking Tool...More Than Half (56%)Use Microwave Mostly To Reheat
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Economic Confidence Index Falls 10.86 Points As Interest Rate Outlook Wanes
Personal Economic Outlook, "Big-Ticket" And Everyday Spending Intentions Also Dampen Index
However, Fundamentals Still In Place As Canadians Give National Economic Outlook Thumbs Up For Now and Future With Home Purchase Intentions, Low Job Anxiety Fuelling Confidence