Haaruun Dhubat

    Haaruun Dhubat is an intern at Yahoo Canada Finance. Currently, he is a Journalism Student at Ryerson University. His interests include economics, M&A, capital markets and personal finance.

  • Cost to attend university, live away from home to be $150,000 by 2031: TD

    As if the cost of a higher education weren’t crippling enough; university is poised to rival your first mortgage for expense supremacy. If living away from home, the average cost of an undergraduate degree is expected to reach $150, 000 … Continue reading →

  • Employees feeing duped by unexpected job duties: survey

    Congratulations on your new job! Too bad it's nothing like you expected. Around 43 per cent of those in the workforce say the job they signed up for requires duties they did not anticipate, falling well outside what was outlined … Continue reading →

  • Canada’s first-time home buyers explore new paths to purchase

    Maybe it's the sky-rocketing home prices in key markets, but Canadians are saying sayonara to the traditional way of buying a home and are either going in alone or doubling up with friends or relatives. A quarter of Canadians who’ve … Continue reading →

  • Nearly half of Canadian workers not using vacation time: survey

    The summer is no time to take vacation for Ujwal Desai. The manager of multiple La Prep locations is too busy catering to summer tourists for any time off. When business slows down at his Toronto-based soup, salad and sandwich … Continue reading →

  • Why you’re going to spend more for less this year

    Hey consumer! You’re not going to like this. You’re going to be spending more, but it won’t be for a larger bag of goods. Canadian retailers will sell fewer products at higher prices this year, according to CIBC Capital Markets’ … Continue reading →

  • How do your email habits differ from high-level executives?

    You wake up in the morning. Reach for your smartphone. Get dressed. Take that daunting commute to work. And like most people, when you reach the office you'll take a crack at your Inbox. But, consider this, how does your … Continue reading →

  • Marijuana stocks soar, index rises 125 per cent in February

    The U.S. marijuana industry received a vote of investor confidence last month as the Marijuana Index surged more than 125 per cent in February, fuelling the debate on whether to legalize the commodity on this side of the border. The … Continue reading →