Why women shouldn’t let a solo retirement catch them by surprise: Jonathan Chevreau
Jonathan Chevreau: Ninety per cent of women will end up managing their own finances at some point
Canadian utilities are not the boring, old stocks they used to be: Victor Ferreira
These days these stocks aren't just looking like a safe, defensive play — they're widely outpacing the TSX
For those who can’t print money, an inverted yield curve is not something to trifle with: Martin Pelletier
Martin Pelletier: Inverting yield curves may not be the best time to be adding leverage or illiquidity into your portfolio
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The Latest: Wealthy Russian dies in plane crash in Germany: The Associated Press
FRANKFURT — The Latest on a small plane crash in central Germany (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Russian airline operator S7 Group says that co-owner Natalia Fileva, one of Russia’s richest women, has died in the crash of a small plane in Germany. The airline’s …
The Latest: Poroshenko sobered by Ukraine election showing: The Associated Press
KIEV, Ukraine — The Latest on Ukraine’s presidential election (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says his apparent poor performance in the country’s presidential election is sobering. Most exit polls show Poroshenko trailing in …
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Insider Q&A: Head of EVgo aims to clean up transportation: The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Cathy Zoi has been promoting clean energy in the power sector for decades, holding leadership posts in both business and government. Then in 2016, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation exceeded the power sector for the first time, and Zoi pi…
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Corrective to March 29 story on BlackBerry earnings: The Canadian Press
In a story on March 29, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that BlackBerry Ltd.’s total revenue in 2018 was US$904 billion. In fact, it was US$904 million.
BlackBerry shares up after it delivers strong quarter and positive outlook: The Canadian Press
BlackBerry Ltd.’s share price jumped Friday after the former smartphone company beat analyst estimates for profit and revenue in the fourth-quarter and announced an upbeat outlook for the coming year. The company, based in Waterloo, Ont., had a full-year prof…
Connecticut lawmakers urged to spend more on tourism efforts: The Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. — Some state lawmakers and business leaders hope this could be the year to better promote Connecticut as a tourist destination following years of tight budgets. Ideas include overhauling the state’s slogan, “Connecticut: Still Revolutionary;” …
Bait crisis could take the steam out of lobster this summer: The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine — The boom times for the U.S. lobster industry are imperiled this year because of a shortage of a little fish that has been luring the crustaceans into traps for hundreds of years. Members of the lobster business fear a looming bait crisis cou…
Turkish ruling party leads local votes but may lose Ankara: The Associated Press
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party is leading in Sunday’s municipal elections that he has depicted as a fight for Turkey’s survival, but may lose control of the capital in the vote that is seen as a test of his support amid a sharp econo…
No AI in humour: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get the joke: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A robot walks into a bar. It goes CLANG. Alexa and Siri can tell jokes mined from a humour database, but they don’t get them. Linguists and computer scientists say this is something to consider on April Fools’ Day: Humor is what makes humans spec…
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Executive rentals are collateral damage in backlash against Airbnb: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — After first disrupting the hotel business industry, shared rental services like Airbnb are making life difficult for Canada’s corporate housing sector. Condominium buildings across the country are increasingly shutting their doors to companies that …
As income pie shrinks, Ottawa and business community talk past each other: Kevin Carmichael
While economies work better when entrepreneurs and others are allowed to satisfy their greed, big gaps between the richest and the rest can cause chronic problems
Notley, Kenney channel glories of past premiers in battle for Alberta’s economic soul: Geoffrey Morgan
Rachel Notley’s government-directed spending and Jason Kenney’s market-driven policies couldn’t be further apart. So which will voters choose?
BlackBerry CEO declares turnaround complete as company posts year-over-year growth: James McLeod
Revenue expected to grow between 23% and 27% in coming year
Federal budget addresses some top concerns of small business; leaves others unanswered: Special to Financial Post
True, there was no tax cut, but there were other measures aimed at easing pain points, says EY
Lyft shares are going crazy in market debut: The Associated Press
Up 21% from its offering price
Bitnine: The Newly Revealed 'AI Teacher' Powered by Graph Database Delivers Hyper-Personalized Learning Experience:
Financial Post, Mar 29, 2019 The idea of the personalized learning path recommendation has been around for a while now, and while I don't think it solves any real problem in education (as I like to say: "education is not a search problem") it is nonetheless a…
Ottawa raised the Home Buyers’ Plan limit to $35,000 — here’s how to take advantage of it: Jamie Golombek
Jamie Golombek: Here's how the plan works and how it might be used instead of, or in conjunction with, a TFSA to buy your first home
