Figuratively speaking.

• Author: MacIntyre, John
• Position: NEWS - Survey on consumer spending - Survey - Brief article

Value of one Canadian dollar on November 7, 2007, the highest value the Canadian dollar has posted since 1864, during the U.S. Civil War: $1.10

Value on January 21, 2002, just five years earlier and an all-time low: $0.62

Value on July 11 1864, the all-time peak: $2.78

Percentage of CFOs who say they would be willing to hire someone with fewer technical skills if the candidate had stronger soft skills, such as communication and interpersonal abilities, according to Robert Half Management Resources: 65

Percentage who disagreed: 29 Of the 39 percent of Canadian entrepreneurs who said if they had to did it over again they would start at a younger age, according to a poll conducted on behalf of RBC: 61

Percentage who said they would get more financial advice: 58

Amount of money...