
Warren Buffett admits he was an ’idiot’ for not buying Amazon earlier as Berkshire acquires stake: Bloomberg News
Amazon climbs more than 2% after the news

After 50 years of trying to diversify its economy, Alberta is still stuck on oil: Geoffrey Morgan
It’s not lost on the province that Texas and Norway have had success reducing their dependence on the oil and gas sector

‘Trump is the ultimate Keynesian’: America’s booming economy is putting recession talk to bed: Victor Ferreira
The president is spending his way out of trouble

Alberta's 'turn-off-taps' law makes gas price jumps and shortages real: The Canadian Press
“The threat of refined fuel supply shortages can have rapid price impacts,” Michael Rensing, a B.C. government energy expert, says in the document.

Bombardier’s turnaround strategy in doubt with time running out on five-year growth plan: Emily Jackson
"Why should we have greater confidence in these numbers," asked one analyst

SNC-Lavalin CEO Neil Bruce in the spotlight as ‘reputational hits’ keep coming for embattled company: Gabriel Friedman
Neil Bruce did a 'poor job of overselling the value' SNC-Lavalin could get for the 407 highway, says one analyst

Looking to add an exotic product to your portfolio? Beware of ‘unpredictable diversification’: Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley: When you give up on high quality bonds and GICs in search of higher yield, know that you’re playing offence, not defence

Beyond Meat doubles in market debut after $241-million IPO: Bloomberg News
Shares rose rose 114 per cent from the offer price to US$53.60, giving the company a market value of US$3.2 billion

Canada’s ‘megaphone diplomacy’ with China is failing. It’s time for a new approach: Larysa Harapyn
Mark Warner, principal at MAAW Law, speaks about the Canada-China diplomatic dispute after the arrest of Huawei’s CFO in December

New NAFTA deal unlikely to be signed this year: AGF’s U.S. policy strategist: Larysa Harapyn
Greg Valliere, AGF's chief U.S. policy strategist, speaks about the U.S. economy, NAFTA and the likelihood of the removal of steel and aluminum tariffs

April another lethargic month for Metro Vancouver home sales: Real estate board: The Canadian Press
The benchmark price for Metro Vancouver residential properties is now $1,008,400, an 8.5 per cent year-over-year decrease.

What’s in store for Canada Goose, Lululemon and Gildan stocks?: Larysa Harapyn
Peter Imhof, vice president and portfolio manager, AGF Investments, speaks about the trajectory of growth for staple Canadian retailers

Why 10,000,000 per cent inflation isn’t Venezuela’s biggest problem: Joe Chidley
Joe Chidley: Restarting a Maduro-free Venezuelan oil industry will be a long slog and that's only part of the challenge facing Venezuela

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney launches eastward and westward challenges as pipeline fight intensifies: Geoffrey Morgan
Premier threatened a constitutional challenge against Ottawa over Bill C-69 and declared a new law that gives Alberta power to cut off oil shipments to B.C.

Don’t kill the mortgage stress test — modify it: CIBC’s Benjamin Tal: Larysa Harapyn
Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist of CIBC, speaks about interest rates and the mortgage stress tests designed to cool housing

Federal Reserve holds interest rate again, reiterates patience on future path: Bloomberg News
Central bankers, who've been slammed by Trump for not doing more to support the economy, noted livelier growth while acknowledging weak inflation

Why business investments won’t return to Canada any time soon: CIBC’s Benjamin Tal: Larysa Harapyn
Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist at CIBC talks about capital spending and growth projection in Canada

Innovation Nation: High-tech manufacturing isn’t killing jobs. It’s creating more of them: Financial Post Staff
As technology reshapes manufacturing, skilled people and their ideas are more important than ever

Canada’s navy is developing an AI voice assistant for warships, but don’t worry: It won’t control the weapons: James McLeod
But depending on how broadly you define 'artificial intelligence,' AI is probably already finding its way into Canadian weapons systems, expert says

Canfor reports $89.5-million first-quarter loss, revenue down from year ago: The Canadian Press
Earlier this week, Canfor temporarily curtailed operations at its B.C. lumber mills due to low prices and the high cost of fibre.
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