Interest rate hike: Most Canadians would struggle to pay just $130 more a month, survey shows – Globalnews.ca

More than seven in 10 Canadians rate their ability to budget for an interest rate increase of one percentage point as less than optimal, a nationwide survey found. The prospect of climbing rates has nearly half of Canadians on edge, according to a recent Ipsos poll conducted by MNP, which runs one of the largest personal insolvency…

Directors banned for failing to keep books in order – Scottish Construction Now

Two directors of a groundworks company in the Highlands have been banned from running or controlling any further companies after failing to properly keep their accounts in order. Inverness Sherriff Court has handed an eight year disqualification to Donald Cameron (37), while his fellow director Steven Cameron (36) signed an undertaking agreeing not to run or…

Survey: Canadians Concerned About Impact of Interest Rate Hikes and Potential Housing Bubble – Marketwired (press release)

– One quarter of Canadians with a mortgage agree they are ‘in over their head’ with their current mortgage payments. – Three in ten homeowners agree they will face financial difficulties if the value of their home goes down. Two in three Canadians think we’re in a housing bubble. – Almost half of Canadians agree…

Directors banned for failing to keep books in order – Scottish Construction Now

Two directors of a groundworks company in the Highlands have been banned from running or controlling any further companies after failing to properly keep their accounts in order. Inverness Sherriff Court has handed an eight year disqualification to Donald Cameron (37), while his fellow director Steven Cameron (36) signed an undertaking agreeing not to run or…

‘Destroyed by his celebrity’ – are Germans right about Boris Becker? – The Guardian

Three decades ago, Boris Becker was wooing the world with his flamboyant tennis, which involved flinging himself dangerously around the court, diving headlong for volleys and delivering killer serves that earned him the nickname Boom Boom. But the erstwhile darling of Wimbledon, who, as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985 became its youngest-ever champion, has suffered…