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Source: Financialpost December 27, 2024

'Rich people pay lots of tax' and a 'woke' Statistics Canada: How FP columnists saw it in 2024

Read excerpts from columns that appeared in April, May and June 2024 in FP Comment. This in the second instalment in a seriesRead excerpts from columns that appeared in April, May and June 2024 in FP Comment. Second in a series. We apologize, but this vi...

Source: Financialpost December 27, 2024

What ails Canada's EV sector? 'Everything, everywhere, all at once'

For many companies in the EV space, the biggest question is what it will take to reverse the declining momentum and regain solid footing Get the latest from Gabriel Friedman straight to your inbox Sign Up If Canada’s electric vehicle transition starte...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2024

The S&P 500’s performance in 2024 made investing look easy. Why bother with strategy?

A lot can get lost in long-term performance, cautions Bert Clark, CEO of Investment Management Corporation of OntarioThe S&P 500 has been on something of a tear. Total returns so far this year (as of Dec. 23), have been 26 per cent. That’s on top of total re...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2024

Canada among countries where climate politics could soon go into reverse

It's not just Trump — elections around the world may produce a new crop of net zero critics in 2025A few days after Donald Trump won the United States election, I was at the UN climate COP in Azerbaijan where I ran into the head of a climate change think-tan...

Source: Financialpost December 25, 2024

Could Donald Trump heal Canada's ailing economy?

Economists say a jolt from the south could shock the country out of its torporCanadian economists believe there could be an unusual solution to the problems befalling the G7 economy: Donald Trump’s return to the White House. We apologize, but this video h...

Economy Source: Financialpost December 25, 2024

Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend

The loonier has been trading below 70 cents U.S. in recent weeksExperts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it appears set to continue its downward trend. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing...

News Source: Financialpost December 25, 2024

FP Outlook 2025: Trump using Canada as a 'punching bag,' Mark Warner says

'We will be living with the tariff threat for the next four years'Trade expert Mark Warner of Maaw Law speaks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump‘s tariff threats against Canada and its trade prospects in the new...

Source: Financialpost December 24, 2024

Young people are rejecting work. Why?

An increase in Neets, who are not in education, employment or training, is exposing grievances about the labour market“I’m considering living in the wild, just trotting around the globe with little money,” reads a post on a Reddit forum for Neets. “I was wor...

Source: Financialpost December 24, 2024

Bank of Canada to trim rates four more times: What economists say about GDP

One forecaster, however, thinks the chances of a pause in January have risenCanada’s economy likely contracted in November, signalling that growth could come in lower than the Bank of Canada’s latest forecast for the final quarter of 2024, economists say....

Source: Financialpost December 24, 2024

Alberta is not entitled to half of CPP fund, says chief actuary

Official assessment puts the percentage closer to 20% to 25% if the province leaves the national plan Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected....