Immigrant-owned businesses suffer from productivity gap
Immigrant-owned firms may also be more concentrated in highly competitive industries with low margins — think restaurants, small retail shops or personal services providers — where StatCan noted it’s ...
North Korea’s US$1.5 billion heist puts crypto on notice
Crypto thefts by North Korea-linked hackers more than doubled last year to US$1.34 billion, accounting for about 60 per cent ...
Canada's economy gained momentum to end 2024, beating expectations
Canada’s economy faces significant risks in 2025, with the looming threat that the U.S. will impose 25 per cent tariffs on goods and a 10 per cent tariff on energy. A pause on the implementation of ...
Omers writes down US$325 million Northvolt investment
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System booked a loss on its US$325 million investment in Northvolt AB, the Swedish electric vehicle battery maker that filed for bankruptcy protection last ...
US$3,000 gold, potash push and going to the moon: 3 hot topics at PDAC 2025
Eric Sprott, the Toronto-based billionaire who has invested heavily in Canadian exploration companies with a flair for precious metal companies and is delivering a keynote address at PDAC, said it’s ...
Posthaste: Bank of Canada would freeze rate cuts on Trump blanket 25% tariffs, economists say
The Bank of Canada will halt rate cuts after a March trim if United States President Donald Trump imposes 25 per cent tariffs on most goods from Canada, say economists at Oxford Economics Group Ltd., ...
Doug Ford’s Ontario PCs win re-election as tariff threats loom
The Tories won Ontario’s snap provincial election Thursday with Ford speaking about the need to fight United States President Donald Trump ‘s proposed tariffs at nearly every turn on the campaign ...
Alberta sees trade war sparking budget shortfall after four years of surpluses
Alberta, Canada’s top oil-producing province, is projecting its first budget deficit after four years of surpluses as the ...
Jack Mintz: Trump’s tax wars won’t be any more fun than his tariff wars
Yet Trump’s tax wars, which are coming, are going to be just as disruptive. The United States seems certain to challenge any ...
How can I protect my investments from my instinct to sell in a panic when markets drop?
The best portfolio is one you can stick with, so if you have the resolve to stick with what you have now, you’re likely not in need of a shift. Conversely, if you don’t think you can handle a loss of ...
Can Canadian paycheques keep up with mortgage payments?
Amid Trump’s tariff turmoil, mortgagors should keep a keen eye on bond yields and core inflation, crossing fingers they stay flat or lower. Should these indicators rise materially, consider locking in ...
MP Angus calls for Amazon boycott after company closes Quebec warehouses
New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling for a countrywide consumer boycot t of Amazon to protest the online retail giant’s closure of seven of its warehouses in Quebec. The closures have eliminated ...