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Source: Financialpost December 28, 2022

Why the head of Canada biggest union sees shorter labour contracts in the future

Mark Hancock predicts year of 'difficult' bargaining ahead as prices rise faster than wages The national head of Canada’s largest union thinks shorter collective agreements will be one of the tools organized labour turns to in the coming year t...

Source: Financialpost December 27, 2022

Quitting isn't always a bad idea when it comes to investing

Quitting should be a part of your risk-management process for 2023 Who would have thought that knowing when to quit something is as important as knowing when to start? Professional poker player Annie Duke seems to know. Her recent book,...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2022

Return of government employees to the office might signal death of full-time remote work

Victoria Wells: Full work-from-home arrangements are giving way to more in-office days After almost three years of working from the comfort of their homes, federal government workers have finally received the mandate most in the private sector...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2022

Ban on foreign homebuying will carry $10,000 penalty for violations

'Homes should not be commodities' A two-year ban on homebuying by non-Canadians that is set to take effect on Jan. 1 will exempt temporary work-permit holders and international students, subject to some conditions, and will come with the potent...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2022

Stephen Poloz: Coming recession seen as 'easy ride' compared to past downturns

Watch: Loonie likely to gain ground in 2023 Stephen Poloz, special advisor to Osler and former Bank of Canada governor, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how a coming recession is seen as an ‘easy ride’ compared to past downturns...

Source: BNN Bloomberg December 24, 2022

U.S. stocks notch gains as traders cheer inflation data

U.S. stocks ended Friday’s session with gains as investors digested data showing inflation is continuing to ease and the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are serving their purpose.  Sign up to get breaking news email alerts sent directly to your inbox...

Source: BNN Bloomberg December 24, 2022

TSX today: Index up amid gains in energy stocks

Canada's main stock index was up in late-morning trading, led higher by gains in the energy sector, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. Sign up to get breaking news email alerts sent directly to your inbox The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 53.13...

Source: BNN Bloomberg December 24, 2022

The Week Ahead: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims; U.S. Pending Home Sales

Monday, December 26 Canadian and U.S. markets closed, no live programming BNN Bloomberg is dark Tuesday, December 27 Canadian markets closed, no live programming BNN Bloomberg is dark Notable data: U.S. Advance Economic Indicators Report, S...

Source: Financialpost December 24, 2022

6 invisible ways you're losing money and how to stop

It's hard to keep track of everywhere your money is going — but it pays to try This article was created by MoneyWise. Postmedia and MoneyWise may earn an affiliate commission through links on this page. We apologize, bu...

Source: Financialpost December 24, 2022

Inside Canada's national butter reserve, the government stockpile that ensures you can do your holiday baking

You've probably never heard of it, but without it there'd be a lot fewer Christmas cookies Inside a warehouse in a suburb east of Montreal, there are hundreds of thousands of kilograms of butter, one-pound bricks for grocery stores and 25-kilog...