Corporate governance - Vigil

Stock options are supposed to ensure that CEOs deliver high returns to shareholders, but they often fail to do so. And yet, firms continue to engage in the practice.

If the bank believes 25 basis points is not the lower bound, it should make that clear

Alex Pourbaix says Joe Biden's actions on energy file will hurt American oil industry and boost Canadian crude producers

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Swiss drugmaker Novartis has signed an initial agreement to provide manufacturing capacity for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move aimed at helping boost production as supplies fall shy of demand.

Asset managers are debating whether it is time to get tough with problem companies

WeWork is in talks to combine with a special-purpose acquisition company, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that would usher the office-leasing company into the public markets more than a year after its high-profile failure to stage a traditional initial public offering.

Reddit-fueled trading in long-struggling companies boost holdings of CEOs and directors, though few have reported cashing in

Some wonder whether this gold standard of good corporate citizenship does as much good as it claims

Online investor forums are waging war against short sellers trying to profit from falling prices

The 2021 budget includes $2.1-billion in sustaining capital and $520-million to $570-million related to the rebuild of the Superior Refinery in Wisconsin, which was damaged in an explosion and fire in April 2018.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Rosalind Brewer as its next chief executive, making her the only Black woman to currently run a Fortune 500 company.

Apple said its new iPhone 12 led to a 21 percent increase in sales in the most recent quarter, pushing the company past $100 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time.

Now, the addiction is simply embarrassing. The world is in the midst of a transformative shift to a digital and carbon-neutral economy, a once-in-a-lifetime investing opportunity, and where are Canadians placing their bets? Houses, for the most part.

But the growth in November and December was stronger than expected

The federal government has described its wage subsidies for businesses as a program targeted to those hit by the pandemic, intended to cover payroll expenses and designed to protect employment.

Alstom SA’s chief executive says it will take “several years” for the French train maker to fix Bombardier Inc.’s rail business but wants to reassure Canadians that closing local factories in Ontario and Quebec is not in the company’s plans.

This is an exquisite time for Foresight Group to go public. During the dotcom boom, the investment fund was focused on tech. It has since pivoted to the latest hot market: environmental, social and governance investing. And now Foresight itself is listing on the London Stock Exchange, just as ESG reaches new levels of hype.

Gross domestic product rose 4.0% in holiday quarter, as economists expect rebound in 2021 once coronavirus pandemic is under control

The leaders of IBM, Citigroup and Starbucks, among others, describe how business is evolving during the coronavirus pandemic

Critics say the strategy, released last month, points to a green hydrogen economy by 2050 – but it doesn’t say how we’ll get there.

Walmart Inc plans to expand its advertising business, adding space for ads at its U.S. stores and sharing its vast trove of shopper data with brands, the world’s largest retailer said on Thursday, looking to challenge rival Amazon.com Inc as a media powerhouse.

Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company will vote on proposals regarding two governance issues in the spotlight – lobbying activities and board composition – at the upcoming annual meeting.

The European Central Bank on Thursday effectively warned eurozone banks to clean up their acts, saying that many are complacent about losses they may suffer from a surge in problem loans caused by the pandemic.