Corporate governance - Vigil

Apollo Global Management Inc. is mulling an increase to its US$2.5-billion takeover bid for Great Canadian Gaming Corp. but may walk away from the deal if it can’t win approval at an upcoming shareholder meeting, according to people familiar with the matter.

DoorDash and Airbnb both rocketed in their public debuts. Now, Roblox has pulled its offering as questions mount about soaring valuations.

Bitcoin enthusiasts agree the digital currency hit a record recently. What they don’t agree on is the level of that milestone or even when it was set.

Vancouver antibody developer AbCellera Biologics Inc. is set to start trading on the Nasdaq Exchange Friday as Canada’s most valuable Canadian biotechnology company by a wide margin after increasing the size of its initial public offering for the third time this week.

Educators are growing concerned about the impact of a hybrid remote and in-class learning approach for high-school students as early reports from several parts of the country suggest a drop in academic performance.

One of Canada’s biggest retailers is asking the Ontario Superior Court to push aside the provincial government’s lockdown orders in Toronto and neighbouring Peel Region, arguing the rules are “incoherent and devoid of logic.”

For a year that started out with a share crash, a record loss and a global pandemic, 2020 is turning out to be very good for SoftBank Group Corp.

Airbnb Inc.’s shares more than doubled in their trading debut on Thursday, reflecting a soaring market for new stock listings and the home-sharing company’s ability to navigate the coronavirus-induced downturn in travel this year.

Low inflation underpins today’s economic policy. It is not guaranteed to last

The fund will divest from many fossil fuels in the next five years and sell its shares in other companies that contribute to global warming by 2040.

Investing in a dual class share company is like riding a tandem bicycle. Controlling shareholders sit in the front seat, exercising full discretion as to where to take the bike, while minority holders are in the rear, simply along for the ride.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday that General Electric has agreed to pay a $200 million penalty to settle charges for misleading investors over how it was generating earnings in its power and insurance businesses.

Manitoba received 100,000 calls from people trying to book appointments

BP, Glencore and Rolls-Royce are among eight FTSE 100 companies who have refused to comply with investor demands to disclose their carbon dioxide emissions, as the UK government prepares to compel firms to report their climate impact.

State leaders say they are short billions of dollars in funding needed to successfully provide Covid-19 vaccinations to all Americans who want to be inoculated by health officials’ June goal.

The deal would bolster the British drug giant’s footprint in rare diseases

The head of Ontario’s vaccine task force says the province expects almost 100,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to arrive this month, with health care workers in long-term care to receive the first shots next Tuesday at hospitals in Toronto and Ottawa.

CEOs of the world: Unite! You have nothing to lose but the shackles of stakeholderism

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccine showed an insufficient immune response in older people, delaying its launch to late next year and marking a setback in the global fight against the pandemic.

Entertainment titan’s ambitious new subscriber targets could put it past streaming pioneer

The search for other types of revenue will accelerate

From Airbnb to Tesla, 2020 will be a bumper year for capital-raising

Church Commissioners for England joined growing investor campaigns demanding changes at Exxon Mobil Corp and on Thursday backed calls for a board refresh and development of a strategy for the U.S. oil company’s transition to cleaner fuels.