
> CALGARY – Texas-based investor Wilks Bros LLC lost its cases in Canadian and U.S. courts this week to halt Calfrac Well Services Ltd.’s controversial debt-restructuring plan floated by its management and backed by Alberta’s pension fund manager. …

> There was a spirited, indeed clamorous, uproar in response to my columns discussing employees who are ostensibly ‘working’ from home but not doing very much work at all. My point was that remote working could be a vehicle for abuse and …

> A woman we’ll call Nellie, 65, lives in Ontario. A health-care professional, she brings home $1,125 per month for 15 hours work each week and adds $608 from the Canada Pension Plan for total income of $1,733. She has $261,651 in financial assets and a $58,000…

> There was a spirited, indeed clamorous, uproar in response to my columns discussing employees who are ostensibly ‘working’ from home but not doing very much work at all. My point was that remote working could be a vehicle for abuse and …

> Earlier this week, on “Giving Tuesday,” many of us found our inboxes deluged with e-mails soliciting funds from every charitable organization we’ve ever donated to in the past decade. If you pledged an amount on Tuesday, or still have plans to donate this yea…

> On a good day, Barberian’s Steak House employees are busy preparing takeout box meals and bag lunches for pickup, but it’s not something that comes naturally to a restaurant steeped in the traditional dining experience, and beloved by Bay Streeters and foodie…

> “Baked in the cake” is a commonly used investment phrase that refers to the ingredients, or assumptions, that go into a stock price. For example: “Company ABC is trading at 100 times earnings. It looks like its sales growth is baked in the cake.” Or: “XYZ had…

> If there’s a debt-deferral cliff, Canada’s biggest banks are only seeing a small percentage of borrowers go over it so far. Canada’s Big Six lenders all reported this week that the majority of loan-payment deferrals they provided to clients amid …

> Ashley Perri’s Skinprovement Medi Spa and Laser Clinic lost all its in-person business — which makes up the bulk of her income — when the COVID-19 lockdown began last March, forcing her to immediately transition her Vaughan, Ont., business to an e-commerce mo…

> People are going back to basics in a big way these days, using the pandemic as an excuse to brush up on their knitting, baking and candlestick-making, among other lockdown-friendly pursuits. When it comes to building wealth, it is sometimes valuab…

> Deloitte Canada Chief Economist Craig Alexander speaks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the key takeaways from the fall fiscal update.
- 'Trouble on the horizon:' Canada's recovery plan not aimed at driving economic growth
- Royal Bank of Canada warns of headwinds after better-than-expected profit Financial Post
- RBC beats Q4 expectations as capital markets profit soars 44% BNN
- Royal Bank Q4 profit up as CEO warns of decline in economic growth Yahoo …
## [Citi's next CEO Jane Fraser on K-shaped recovery, breaking gender barriers and ex-CEO Vikram Pandit's game-changing advice: Financial Times](https://financialpost.com/financial-times/citis-next-ceo-jane-fraser-on-k-shaped-recovery-breaking-gender-barriers-and-ex-ceo-vikram-pandits-game-changing-advice)
> The text message sounded innocuous, and certainly not like the watershed it heralded. “Can you call me on Saturday morning?” Citigroup Inc. chief executive Mike Corbat wrote to Jane Fraser, his number two, on a Friday evening in early September. F… ## ['Trouble on the horizon:' Canada's recovery plan not aimed at driving economic growth: Larysa Harapyn](https://financialpost.com/news/economy/trouble-on-the-horizon-canadas-recovery-plan-not-aimed-at-driving-economic-growth)
> National Post’s John Ivison and Financial Post’s Kevin Carmichael speak with FP’s Larysa Harapyn about the fall fiscal update.- Huge layoffs expected in wake of second lockdown in Canada
- One third of Canadians financially unprepar…
## [What bored Canadians are Googling this holiday season: Larysa Harapyn](https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/what-bored-canadians-are-googling-this-holiday-season)
> Eric Morris, Head of Retail for Google Canada, speaks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how the pandemic has altered Canadian consumer shopping trends.- Cyber Monday spending expected to hit record $12.7 billion
- E-commerc…
## [Dispute over dead husband's sperm shows need to plan ahead as reproductive technology advances: Special to Financial Post](https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/dispute-over-dead-husbands-sperm-shows-need-to-plan-ahead-as-reproductive-technology-advances)
> On occasion, an ethical dilemma makes its way into the family courtroom and emotions inevitably run high for all involved. That is what happened in a recent case before the Court of Appeal for B.C. in which the court was asked to determine a widow’s right to …
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> Canada’s Big Six lenders pulled off a clean sweep of their fourth-quarter financial results, as both Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Toronto-Dominion Bank announced earnings on Thursday that topped analysts’ expectations even amid the conditions brough…

> The agreed subject for an interview last February with Timothy Lane, the Bank of Canada deputy governor charged with keeping an eye on financial technology, was digital cash. But I begged his indulgence on another matter, as it seemed appropriate to talk for …

> Canadian consumers are likely to end up forking out more for U.S. streaming services such as Netflix and short-term rentals on Airbnb once a new federal regime forcing tech platforms to charge sales tax comes into effect, but it isn’t clear that the new taxes…

> By David Rosenberg and Ellen Cooper Cycle after cycle we have watched the United States Federal Reserve become increasingly more aggressive with the tools it deploys to fend off recessions: since the 1980s, the Fed’s target interest rate has been …

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