Corporate governance - Vigil

International business breathed a sigh of relief with the signing on Jan. 15 of the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal. Markets reacted with typical exuberance, overlooking the fact this is an armistice, not a peace treaty.

Tesla Inc.’s most bullish Wall Street analyst predicts the electric-car maker’s dizzying rally will accelerate this year and that the stock will trade in the US$640-to-US$960 range in early 2021.

The technology race between Canada’s big banks is heating up, with Bank of Montreal in talks to acquire U.S. trading software company Clearpool Group Inc. for approximately $100-million, according to multiple sources familiar with the transaction.

Rogers Communications Inc. missed revenue expectations and saw its fourth quarter net income decline by 7 per cent as more customers signed up for its unlimited data plans.

L’utilisation des transports en commun en heure de pointe du matin a augmenté dans la grande région de Montréal entre 2013 et 2018, mais cette hausse est la plus faible qui a été observée depuis 1998, révèle la plus récente enquête origine-destination. Pendant ce temps, le nombre de voitures n’a cessé d’augmenter.

While the euro is now a leading global currency and the European Central Bank has become a comprehensive banking supervisor, Europe’s markets have been treading water.

'Anecdotally, we have learned that most of the big banks have put a pause on new lending'

In a memo to staff, Jensen said she has thought 'long and hard' about the decision to step aside

Bombardier Inc. is said to be exploring a tie-up of its rail business with France’s Alstom SA, rekindling efforts to find a merger partner after a failed proposal with Germany’s Siemens AG two years ago.

TMX Group Ltd. CEO Lou Eccleston left the company with nearly $44-million in company stock awards after a five-year tenure that ended abruptly earlier this month after TMX investigated allegations he sexually harassed employees during his tenure at Bloomberg LP in the 1990s.

Canada and the rest of the developed world have entered an era of low interest rates and sluggish growth. We should expect interest rates to remain low by historical standards when the next recession occurs. Since the Bank of Canada will be unable to cut rates much below zero, monetary policy alone won’t be able to effectively fight the next recession. The government will have to use fiscal policy – its spending and taxation powers.