Quadriga Granted Stay While It Hunts For $250 Million In Missing Cryptocurrency And Cash

Banking watchdog says contentious mortgage stress test is safety buffer banks and borrowers need: Geoff Zochodne

Answer to the rising cost of housing cannot be more debt, says OSFI deputy

Quadriga granted stay while it hunts for $250 million in missing cryptocurrency and cash: The Canadian Press

Employees unable to access exchange’s ‘cold’ wallets after founder’s death

Sunrise Records buys failing HMV in deal that will save 100 stores and 1,487 jobs: Reuters

HMV, Britain's best known record store chain, has been hit by competition from online rivals and music streaming services

‘Unilateral surrender’: Industry slams Ontario call to drop retaliatory tariffs on U.S.: Naomi Powell

'The reciprocal tariffs are critical to pressuring the Americans to end this dispute once and for all'

Blindsided: When even the best-laid business plans come up against catastrophe: Denise Deveau

Business interruption insurance be bridge between trouble and triumph

Nine years after the Greek debt crisis began, an alarming toll continues: The New York Times

This is what a decade-long economic crisis does to people

January’s dead-cat bounce fails to convince bearish investors: Victor Ferreira

'It's kind of like (investors) are dating, but not ready to commit': BMO's Brian Belski

Alphabet’s fourth-quarter revenue, profit beat estimates: Reuters

Advertisers spent more on Google search and YouTube services during the busy holiday shopping period

Hot stock tips for free: Watch Trump’s State of the Union speech: Bloomberg News

Here are some areas the president is likely to touch on, which could generate movement in their sectors

Tough love: How to make Canada competitive on the global stage: Martin Pelletier

Martin Pelletier: Governments have fostered a culture of fair-share entitlement rather than motivating innovators to make the most of the rules

Court places Mike Weir Wine Inc. in receivership, company owes more than $6 million: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A court has placed Mike Weir Wine Inc. into receivership as the winemaker owes more than $6 million. Court documents say the corporation that produced, marketed and sold wine from a Beamsville, Ont.-based winery, which closed somewhere around April …

OSFI under pressure by banks, industry lobbyists to ease mortgage stress test: sources: Reuters

Supporters of easing say the stress test should be flexible and adjusted to account for interest rate moves and market conditions

Quadriga seeks creditor protection in wake of founder’s sudden death and missing $190 million in cryptocurrency: The Canadian Press

After founder’s death, Quadriga employees have been unable to locate or access cryptocurrencies worth roughly $190-million

Ottawa says Ford government’s call to drop retaliatory tariffs against U.S. would equal ‘unilateral surrender’: The Canadian Press

Federal Economic Development Minister says Ottawa has been hard at work pressuring the U.S. to drop their tariffs while Ontario has been nowhere to be seen

Vancouver home sales fall nearly 40% in slowest January in 10 years: The Canadian Press

Benchmark price drops to $1,019,600

Vancouver home sales fall nearly 40 per cent in January, as prices pull back: The Canadian Press

Vancouver’s once red-hot housing market continued to cool last month as the number of home sales fell

CPPIB among investors buying Ultimate Software for $11 billion: Reuters

Ultimate Software sells software to companies to help manage their employees

Peter MacKay: U.S.-China trade war traps Canada between ‘rock and hard place’ — and it could get worse: Larysa Harapyn

MacKay discusses Huawei, China’s backlash against Canada and how our country is rapidly losing much-needed global trading partners

Namaste fires CEO, starts strategic review of the cannabis tech company - Financial Post:

Namaste fires CEO, starts strategic review of the cannabis tech company Financial Post TORONTO, United States — Cannabis tech company Namaste Technologies Inc. has fired its chief executive and plans to commence legal action against him...

Short sellers renew bets against Canadian banks in 2019 — so far they’re paying a high price: Victor Ferreira

'Everyone's walking on eggshells': Short interest in the big Canadian banks now stands at US$11.39 billion

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