Ottawa’s deficit for the year to come in $2 billion lower than expected, says PBO: The Canadian Press
That will leave us $16 billion in the red
It will soon become more common to get a mortgage online, but human advisers look here to stay: The Canadian Press
Homebuyers are looking for more ease, but that doesn't necessarily mean they want to give up working with someone in-person or over the phone
‘Risk-on rules OK!’ Everything is falling in place today for world markets: Reuters
Investors are feeling optimistic about China trade deal and U.S. shutdown
Shopify shares fall in premarket even as loss narrows, revenue up more than 50%: The Canadian Press
Company reports slowing rate of growth in total sales by vendors using its software in the fourth quarter
Canada’s best chances for trade growth may not be in China, report finds: Naomi Powell
Due to automation, trade is 'becoming more regional' and that means there are more lucrative opportunities for Canada closer to home, says McKinsey Global report
If the government wants to know the right way to support business, it should look to Israel and Texas: Martin Pelletier
We must plant the seeds for the next generation of Canadian leaders and stop supporting ones reliant on government to protect their market share
Behind the scenes: What it’s like to work inside Apple’s ‘black site’: Bloomberg News
Six miles from Apple's dazzling new Cupertino campus is an unidentified, non-descript building that could mirror how some workers are treated
‘De-risking must be priority’: Embattled SNC-Lavalin stock has value, but asset sale advised: Gabriel Friedman
Controversy-ridden company should sell or wind down underperforming segments, such as mining, says one analyst
Fall of Brazil’s fugitive ‘Batman’ puts global oil trading on the spot: Bloomberg News
The case of an unlikely scam artist, former Petrobras oil trader Rodrigo Berkowitz, could shine spotlight on opaque world of commodity trading
‘Flesh and blood robots for Amazon’: They raid clearance aisles and resell it all online for a profit: Washington Post
For some, retail arbitrage is a lucrative side hustle, but for others it's how they earn a living, with the potential to make thousands a year
This Quadriga client lost his entire life savings in $560,000 mistake: Bloomberg News
'I wasn't using it for trading — I just wanted to move my money over to my Canadian bank account'
Walmart chasing Amazon’s success with internal advertising business: Bloomberg News
Ad dollars moving to retailers' own ecosystems and away from agencies
Five things to know about cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga: Larysa Harapyn
Quadriga clients are out of luck after the sudden death of the firm's founder left $190 million in cryptocurrencies protected by his passwords unretrievable
Ikea wants to assemble your furniture for you as it tries to fend off competition: Reuters
IKEA bought odd-jobs site TaskRabbit in 2017 as waves of new competitors eroded its dominance in the furniture space
Paul Krugman says the U.S. is headed for a possible recession and the Fed won’t be able to combat it: Bloomberg News
While Krugman doesn't expect a crisis of the magnitude of 2008, he said policy makers in Washington would struggle to contain large shocks
Apple’s iPhone shipments to China dive as Huawei tightens grip on smartphone market: Bloomberg News
Shipments plummeted an estimated 20 per cent in 2018's final quarter
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Morgan Stanley to buy Canadian employee stock manager Solium for $1.1 billion: Reuters
The deal is expected to attract young salaried workers to Morgan Stanley for investing services as they build wealth
SNC-Lavalin cuts profit forecast again over mining dispute: Reuters
Core earnings for the fourth quarter from its mining and metallurgy unit could slip to a loss of up to $350 million, SNC says
Tim Hortons’ parent Restaurant Brands reports $163-million Q4 profit, narrowly tops expectations: The Canadian Press
On an adjusted basis, the company says it earned 68 cents per share for the quarter