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Dodd-Frank and Wall Street Reform
 Four years ago yesterday, Barack Obama signed an important piece of financial regulation into law: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or Dodd-Frank for short. The [...]
The Economics of LeBron’s Homecoming
 Few sporting stories have the power to bridge political and cultural divides. Typically, stories about sport tend to be about one of two things: stories of victory or of [...]
Toronto, Urbanization and the Future
Yesterday, we discussed how urbanization was affecting the developing world; for the most part, these nations are encountering these levels of urbanization for the first time, and thus the effects [...]
The Global Urban Migration
Do you remember the year 1978? You may have been alive; you might have just been an infant. To refresh your memory, in 1978, Pierre Trudeau was the Canadian Prime [...]
The 2 Minute News Cycle
Hello and welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed your quasi-long weekend. It is now back to reality, our brief blogging hiatus is officially over. Â Last week, our attention [...]
Clash of the Titans
 For those who doubt the competitive zeal in the world of business today, look no further than the examples outlined in yesterday’s blog post: Facebook attempted to expand their [...]
Bezos Getting Bold
Few markets are as cutthroat and competitive as the international smartphone market, and its two dominant players – Apple and Samsung – are currently engaged in a global battle for [...]
Pipeline or Pipe-Dream?
 On Tuesday, Stephen Harper made a long-awaited announcement, approving the highly controversial Northern Gateway Pipeline project. At face value, the announcement seems like a massive victory for Canada’s Oil [...]
Friend or Foe?
Like many others, the staff at MacNicol and Associates enjoy starting off our day with a warm cup of coffee and some morning reading. Well, we usually enjoy it. David [...]