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Project will sequester 75,000 tons of carbon per year and generate certified carbon credits A group of Canadian and French companies will build a $80 million plant in Quebec to turn forestry waste into biochar, a black substance which can store...

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If businesses or unions are “gouging,” competitors will punish them NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs an excess profits tax to help reduce inflation. His argument seems to be that if you let grocery chains and others know they won’t pr...

Data suggest exports may no longer be bright spot in the economy Canada’s merchandise trade balance unexpectedly recorded its largest deficit since October 2020, in large part due to lower energy prices. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUB...

Stock and credit markets in the developed world appear to be out of sync with economic fundamentals, one global market strategist is warning.    The equity and bond markets are not pricing in the very elevated risk of a recession that is likely to begin in t...

Shane Obata, portfolio manager, Middlefield Capital FOCUS: Global large-cap stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: It was a great first half for the tech bulls, with the Nasdaq 100 rising around 39 per cent for its best start to a year ever (with data going back...

Yields on U.S. Treasuries climbed while stocks slipped as traders digested commentary from Federal Reserve officials’ last meeting. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 per cent following the release of the minutes of the Fed’s June meeting which indicated hawkish leaning...

Canada's main stock index was down more than 100 points Wednesday amid broad-based weakness, while U.S. stock markets also slumped.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 100.98 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 20,103.89. In New York, where stock markets were...

Growing demand for clean energy spurring interest in atomic energy A Canadian utility is starting early work to expand a nuclear plant, potentially building the world’s biggest facility as growing demand for clean energy spurs interest in atomi...

FCAC research shows growing number of Canadians struggling to keep up with their financial commitments Canada’s financial consumer watchdog has released new guidelines aimed at protecting consumers considered at risk of defaulting on a mortgage...