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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on Wednesday raised its hostile bid to buy Inter Pipeline Ltd. to $8.48 billion (US$7.02 billion), topping Pembina Pipeline Corp.’s $8.3-billion offer to buy the Canadian oil and gas transportation company.

Rising price growth looms for first time in decades but policymakers pursue differing strategies

McDonald’s and AmEx are among the companies tying executive compensation to adding women and people of color to leadership ranks

The annual WSJ ranking of pay and performance for leaders of S&P 500 companies

Desjardins Group, North America’s largest financial services co-operative, agreed to acquire the assets of Canadian investment manager Hexavest Inc., adding $5 billion (US$4.1 billion) in institutional funds.

Eurozone inflation rose to 2 per cent in May, the first time the rate has surpassed the European Central Bank’s target in more than two years, complicating policymakers’ decision next week on whether to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index touched the 20,000-mark for the first time on record – a milestone that would have seemed impossible a little over a year ago.

Krispy Kreme last month confidentially filed with U.S. regulators for an IPO.

Activity is surging as lockdowns end. But the recovery will be unequal

Boards typically stick with the formulas set for CEO pay early each year, but the global economy's sudden crash in March 2020 forced a reconsideration. What made things even cloudier was that they had few historical guides for how to proceed.

Investors spoke out ahead of the IPO saying they would avoid the company because of concerns over its dual-class share listing, governance and labour standards.

Board launches strategic process to evaluate options, including sale of part or all of company

Reforms would set a carbon price for the majority of companies, but member states and activists worry the poor will suffer

Australia’s economy has recovered fully from its Covid-19 recession, growing 1.8 per cent in the first three months of 2021 compared with the previous quarter thanks to a rebound in business investment and surging iron ore exports. 

Jump in oil prices has led some to see echoes of the 1970s, but increase in supply suggests pressures will be temporary

Securities regulators told Tesla Inc. last year that Chief Executive Elon Musk’s use of Twitter had twice violated a court-ordered policy requiring his tweets to be preapproved by company lawyers, according to records obtained by The Wall Street Journal.

In the first in a series, Chris Giles examines whether the extraordinary post-crisis stimulus will lead to rising prices

BCE Inc. will spend an additional $500-million to speed up its rollout of high-speed internet and 5G wireless services after a long-awaited but controversial regulatory decision provided the company with the conditions it needs to invest, its CEO says.

Unprofitable Air Canada gave its executives and managers $10-million in “COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation Bonuses” and handed out other special stock awards that were designed to compensate them for salary cuts the airline announced publicly during 2020.

Inter Pipeline had been trying to fend off hostile takeover by Brookfield

Facebook Inc. rejected two proposals intended to diminish Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s control over the company, an expected though disappointing outcome for those worried about the CEO’s power.

Employers are allowed to require the COVID-19 vaccine, and can also legally provide incentives, including cash, to workers who get jabbed, according to updated guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

Forecasts for Brazil’s growth and inflation in 2021 have risen to new highs, a survey of economists showed on Monday, pushing the outlook for official central bank borrowing costs this year to a fresh peak of 5.75 per cent.

Ruest says he's following 'business where business is going next' after sensing change in where winds are blowing on trade