> Hudson’s Bay Co. ULC’s legal fight against lockdown orders in Ontario is drawing significant support from the broader retail sector as the provincial government expands its shutdown orders into two more regions. The legal challenge, which Hudson’s…
> CALGARY — The federal Liberal government unveiled sweeping new climate change policies Friday, including plans for a five-fold increase in carbon taxes over the next 10 years, in a move that raises fresh concerns about affordability and competitiveness of tra…
> A couple we’ll call Bill, 51, and Cindy, 49, live in Vancouver with their 11-year-old child, Kim. Bill drives a truck for the local government pulling down $4,200 per month before tax. The Canada Child Benefit and various federal and provincial credits add $4…
> As this most unusual year draws to a close, I can’t help thinking, “Wow, it looks like I survived yet another market crisis.” Yep, in March it clearly looked like the world was going to end, at least for investors. It was ugly. But here we are at …
> In just a few weeks, 2021 will begin, presenting a new opportunity for Canadians to sock away an additional $6,000 into their TFSAs. And, yes, you read that correctly: The TFSA dollar limit will remain at $6,000 for the third year in a row, since the inflatio…
> Almost all businesses during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were forced to close their doors, spurring an increase in working from home and online shopping, but subsequent lockdowns have not been as widespread. For example, the Ontario …
> Hudson’s Bay Co. is facing a formidable but not impossible challenge in contesting government-mandated lockdowns in Toronto and nearby Peel Region that are keeping its stores closed, legal experts say. In documents filed Thursday, HBC called the p…
> RBC Chief Economist Dawn Desjardins talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about what it will take to get the economy growing again.
- 'Trouble on the horizon:' Canada's recovery plan not aimed at driving economic growth
- Huge l…
> The Bank of Canada said officially that it could potentially drop the benchmark interest rate below its current setting of 0.25 per cent, while emphasizing that it remains deeply skeptical of negative interest rates. That might not sound like a bi…
> Hudson’s Bay Co. ULC is asking an Ontario court to intervene against the provincial government’s lockdown orders in Toronto and neighbouring Peel Region, arguing that the restrictions were “unreasonable and unfair.” The department store chain, beh…
> Preparing your portfolio for a large market dislocation has long been a solid component of any investing strategy, but I don’t think anyone thought that we would experience a global pandemic along with the accompanying government response of lockdowns. …
> Joe Biden may have opted for a bunch of former Barack Obama officials in many posts so far, but I highly doubt he will go completely back to the old accord with regards to Iran. There will be more teeth attached to any new agreement, of that I am confident. E…
> CALGARY – Canada’s federal government is poised to unveil its long-awaited Clean Fuel Standard by the end of the year, which executives say is concerning for a wide range of industries that may not have sufficient time to make dramatic changes before new regu…
> As Canadian retailers ranging from small shops to major mall anchors struggle to survive the pandemic, there are suggestions the country’s major shopping-centre landlords could take a page out of the playbook in the United States, where rent collectors have t…
> Singapore is set to host the world’s first electric-powered air taxi service by the end of 2023.- Uber sells cash-burning self-driving unit to Aurora to focus on turning a profit
- How Lion Electric scrapped plans for a solo IPO, ju…
> Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva talks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the reasons behind the company’s recent acquisitions as the retail and dining landscape shifts.- Pandemic shutdowns the last straw for some Canadian retailers,…
> Fitch Ratings expects Canadian home prices to decline by up to five per cent in 2021, falling back from a surge this year. “We attribute the expected decline to lower demand caused by elevated levels of unemployment and increasing affordability is…
> Jennifer Reynolds is worried. “At the start of the pandemic, women were losing jobs in equal numbers to men, but men have since gone back to work in far greater numbers,” Toronto Finance International’s chief executive said. “About half of women who have not …
> OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 0.25 per cent. The central bank says it will hold the policy interest rate at the effective lower bound until economic slack is absorbed so that the two per cent inflat…
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