Donald Trump is suing Deutsche Bank, Capital One to stop them from handing over his finances: Bloomberg News
Deutsche had been Trump's go-to lender for decades, even as other banks stopped doing business with him
‘Vestige of the past’: Competition Bureau mulls scrapping ‘efficiencies’ defence in merger laws: Julius Melnitzer
Advocates had argued that the law was crucial as consolidation can be more beneficial than competition, but its value appears to have diminished in the digital economy
The maximum OAS a couple can get is $19,600. Here’s how to collect all of it: Ted Rechtshaffen
Ted Rechtshaffen: These five strategies can maximize your OAS and could easily add $100,000+ to your long term assets
A report reveals the massive fortune Canadians just lost thanks to pipeline shortages: Special to Financial Post
Opinion: Heavy-oil producers lost a staggering $20.6 billion in forgone revenues last year, a Fraser Institute study finds
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Mnuchin hopes for ‘substantial progress’ in China talks: The Associated Press
BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he hopes for “substantial progress” in talks with Chinese officials aimed at ending a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ambitions. Mnuchin arrived Tuesday in Beijing for the latest negotiations on the t…
Halo Labs Begins Trading on the OTCQX Market: Business Wire
Not for Distribution to U.S. Newswire Servicers or For Dissemination in the United States TORONTO — Halo Labs Inc. (“Halo” or the “Company”) (NEO: HALO, OTCQX: AGEEF, Germany: A9KN) is pleased to announce that it has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Mark…
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Australia’s Nine media sells 170 newspapers for $81 million: The Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia — A major Australian media company announced on Tuesday it has agreed to sell 170 regional and rural newspapers for 115 million Australian dollars ($81 million). Nine Entertainment said it signed an agreement to sell the newspapers to shar…
Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering, even without class: The Associated Press
SEATTLE — Though less likely to study in a formal technology or engineering course, America’s girls are showing more mastery of those subjects than their boy classmates, according to newly released national education data. Known as “The Nation’s Report Card,”…
Trump sues banks to block House subpoenas for records: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has filed suit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas for his business records. The lawsuit by Trump, sons Donald Jr. and Eric and daughter Ivanka, was filed Monday in federal c…
Slowing digital-ad growth could force change on Google: The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — While Google has dominated the online ad market for almost the entirety of its existence, its first quarter earnings report suggests that competitors may be nipping at its heels. Investors pushed down the stock of Google’s parent company, Alph…
Drought hits Panama Canal shipping, highlights climate fears: The Associated Press
GAT1/4XDAN, Panama — An intense drought related to this year’s El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama’s Gatun Lake, forcing the country’s Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through the waterway’s recentl…
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The Latest: Trump sues to block bank subpoenas: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Latest on congressional investigations of President Donald Trump (all times local): 10:40 p.m. President Donald Trump is suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas for his business records. The lawsuit …
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Samsung’s 1Q profit slides on falling chip prices: The Associated Press
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels. The South Korean technology giant…
Stephen Jarislowsky calls for vote on SNC’s ‘cruel and Machiavellian’ Highway 407 sale: Barbara Shecter
Canadian investing legend says SNC should keep 407 because he doubts engineering business can be rebuilt
Iconic investor Stephen Jarislowsky calls for vote on SNC’s 407 sale: Barbara Shecter
'The board of SNC-Lavalin is seemingly content to deny shareholders the chance to retain a top-quality investment,' Jarislowsky wrote
Google-parent Alphabet misses first-quarter revenue estimates: Reuters
Revenue jumped 16.7 per cent to US$36.34 billion; analysts had expected revenue of US$37.33 billion
HSBC defends itself after months of jabs from Jason Kenney over oilsands lending policy: Geoffrey Morgan
HSBC says it has every intention of maintaining a presence in Alberta and said its energy policy has been mischaracterized as a 'boycott'
Macquarie is exiting equity research, sales in Canada: report: Financial Post Staff
The move mainly affects positions in Calgary and Toronto
‘It’s gotten old’: Tim Hortons vows major changes to Roll Up the Rim after campaign fails to boost sales: Jake Edmiston
Tim Hortons is planning to turn Roll Up into a mostly digital program, complete with 'a really cool app'
B.C.’s dirty money crackdown puts a damper on Vancouver’s once-rollicking casinos: Bloomberg News
Vancouver-area casinos for years had been accepting millions of dollars in questionable cash from gamblers holding suitcases bulging with bills
