La première ministre japonaise Sanae Takaichi devrait annoncer la participation de Tokyo au système américain de défense antimissile « Golden Dome » lorsqu’elle rencontrera Donald Trump la semaine prochaine, a rapporté vendredi un média nippon. Présenté comme un bouclier antimissile de nouvelle génération, ce « Dôme d’or » « protégera progressivement notre nation des attaques aériennes de n’importe quel ennemi », y compris grâce à des intercepteurs et capteurs spatiaux, avait déclaré l’an dernier le chef du Pentagone, Pete Hegseth.

François Poirier is hoping that Canada will take advantage of a second chance to become one of the global leaders in exporting liquefied natural gas. The chief executive officer of TC Energy believes that Canada could be well-positioned to diversify its economy by further tapping into massive reserves of natural gas. “You’re competing on the global stage for a time-bound opportunity,” Mr. Poirier said during an interview at TC’s head office in Calgary. “When I think about economic sovereignty, I think about the importance of Canada to be competitive.”

Québec devrait envisager d’accroître l’impôt sur le revenu afin de rétablir l’équilibre de ses finances publiques, selon l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS) qui propose un plan pouvant augmenter les recettes de 3,2G$ par année en ciblant surtout les plus riches. Dans son étude publiée jeudi, l’organisme à but non lucratif (OBNL), qui souhaite contribuer « à réaliser une société juste et démocratique », propose à Québec de faire passer les paliers d’imposition de quatre à huit. Avec cette formule, le taux d’imposition pour les personnes gagnant 250 000 $ et plus par année passerait de 25,75 % à 34 %, ce qui constituerait une augmentation de 17 462 $ de plus en cotisation par année.

Cancer test maker Grail said on Thursday that chief executive Bob Ragusa will ​retire effective June 1, and the company's ‌president, Josh Ofman, will take over the helm. Ragusa, who became CEO in 2021, ​has overseen the cancer test maker's ​transition into an independent company after being spun ⁠out of gene sequencing company Illumina. Ofman, who ​held previous senior roles at Amgen and ​other healthcare organizations, has been central to advancing its flagship cancer-detection test, Galleri, the company said.

Adobe said Chief Executive Shantanu Narayen, credited with leading the software company’s transformation over the past 18 years, will step down after it finds a new leader for the artificial-intelligence era. Narayen’s departure comes as the software company struggles to convince investors that it can outpace AI’s industrywide disruptions. Narayen, who joined Adobe in 1998, said in a letter to employees that he will remain involved with the company throughout the transition as chair of the board. He plans to work with Adobe’s lead independent director, Frank Calderoni, on the search for his successor.

Score another corporate transfer for the Lone Star State. Exxon Mobil this week joined a growing wave of companies that are moving their legal homes to Texas as a refuge from plaintiff attorneys and anti-business politicians. “Over the past several years, Texas has made a noticeable effort to embrace the business community. In doing so, it has created a policy and regulatory environment that can allow the company to maximize shareholder value,” said CEO Darren Woods in announcing the company’s plan to move its legal home from New Jersey.

The chief executive officer and the board chair of Eldorado Gold announced their retirements on the same day, setting off a succession plan at the Canadian miner in the middle of its takeover of Foran Mining. In February, Eldorado, a Vancouver-based company that owns multiple mines overseas, announced a deal to acquire Foran, also headquartered in Vancouver, for $3.8-billion, mostly in stock. If approved by shareholders, the deal would add Foran’s McIlvenna Bay copper and zinc development in Saskatchewan to Eldorado’s portfolio of gold assets. However, investors initially expressed confusion over the transaction and both companies saw their share prices slide.

L’avocat ultraconservateur José Antonio Kast a pris mercredi la présidence du Chili, sur la promesse de lancer un « gouvernement d’urgence » et a annoncé immédiatement des mesures pour décourager l’entrée de migrants dans le pays. Le chef d’État le plus à droite du pays depuis la dictature militaire d’Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) est arrivé à la tête du pays andin avec un discours de fermeté face à la délinquance et à l’immigration irrégulière, des thèmes chers aux Chiliens. L’une de ses premières décisions a été d’ordonner la construction de « barrières physiques » à la frontière avec la Bolivie afin d’empêcher le passage de migrants.

Le pays qui émet le plus de gaz à effet de serre de la planète – et de loin – domine aujourd’hui le marché des énergies renouvelables. Son nouveau plan énergétique lui permettra-t-il de se maintenir au sommet ? C’est ce que les experts appellent le « grand paradoxe chinois » : engagée dans une croissance exceptionnelle de la production de panneaux solaires, d’éoliennes et de batteries électriques qui a fait d’elle une superpuissance des énergies renouvelables, la Chine ne se résout pas à délaisser les combustibles fossiles. C'est ce que laisse entrevoir le nouveau plan quinquennal de développement national, adopté par Pékin jeudi.

A shareholder sued the corporation for giving the U.S government a 10% stock holding.In Delaware's Court of Chancery, the complaint says that the agreement that has caused so much trouble may not have been undertaken with shareholders' best interests in mind. The Financial Times says that the lawsuit says Intel's officials consented to the deal in order to avoid political pressure from the Trump administration.From the point of view of shareholders, the action might have made current shares less valuable while providing the government a large stake in the firm. 

The CEOs of most of Canada’s biggest banks – Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia and National Bank of Canada – received higher compensation in 2025, according to their annual proxy circulars released over the past week. At Royal Bank of Canada, however, CEO Dave McKay’s total pay fell slightly compared with 2024, but was still up significantly from previous years. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has not yet released its circular. Base salary makes up a minor portion of a CEO’s compensation. Canada’s banks set targets for CEOs’ annual pay, which includes bonuses and stock awards. The banks then adjust the pay based on their results. The 2025 figures are for the banks’ fiscal years, which ended Oct. 31.

Last month, the government of British Columbia announced a series of spending cuts while simultaneously raising numerous taxes in response to a ballooning deficit that is projected to hit a record $13.3-billion. The province said it would expand the tax base so that various services that were previously exempt from provincial sales tax would become subject to it as of Oct. 1. A week after the budget was tabled, 19 business organizations – including the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Business Council of British Columbia and the Retail Council of Canada – called on the province to scrap the proposed PST expansion.

Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing is set to receive more than ten million euros in compensation for the past year. The supervisory board approved a total remuneration package of 10.5 million euros, according to the lender's annual report published on Thursday. This compares to approximately 9.8 million euros in 2024. However, the final value of his long-term bonuses will not be determined until 2027. As Deutsche Bank continues its record-breaking trajectory, the performance is also reflected in the salaries of other employees.

Oil prices surged again on Thursday after Iran’s new leader vowed that a key global shipping route in the Persian Gulf will remain closed, continuing the chokehold on roughly 20 per cent of the world’s crude supplies. And while the International Energy Agency’s planned release of 400 million barrels of oil reserves will go some way to balancing the market, energy watchers say it will be a Band-Aid solution if the Strait of Hormuz remains shut. The war that began Feb. 28 with air strikes on Iran has essentially closed the narrow waterway, through which roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day normally pass.

TMX Group which operates the Toronto Stock Exchange, is in talks ​with Canadian regulators to push through new rules that will allow all companies to report earnings every six months, instead ‌of on a quarterly basis, mirroring a similar effort underway in the United States. The move comes as Canada is attempting to revive its IPO market and reverse a years-long shrinkage of publicly traded companies, which has been driven by delistings and takeovers. The Canadian Securities Administrators, the country's top securities regulator, late last year ​published a proposal that would allow smaller companies, typically with revenues of less than $10 million, to replace quarterly earnings reports ​with semi-annual filings.

The federal government will spend nearly $35-billion to upgrade military installations in the North aimed at defending against threats to North America and asserting territorial sovereignty in the Arctic, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Yellowknife. The bulk of the money, $32-billion, will be used to upgrade military Forward Operating Locations in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Iqaluit, as well as the Deployed Operating Base at 5 Wing Goose Bay in Labrador. These provide hangars, fuel and accommodations to support fighter squadrons deployed in service of the Canada-U.S. North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD).

Atletico Madrid said on Thursday that U.S. fund Apollo's sports ​investment arm Apollo Sports Capital had ‌completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Spanish soccer club.
Apollo Sports Capital ​agreed in November to become the majority ​shareholder in the top-tier club. As part ⁠of the transaction, the Quantum Pacific ​Group will retain nearly all of ​its previously-held stake as the second-largest shareholder, the club said in a statement. A source with ​knowledge of the deal told Reuters ​that Quantum Pacific will own a stake of ‌around ⁠25% in Atletico after the deal.

Starbucks may be neglecting the financial and reputational risks that stem from ​labor disputes, two proxy advisory firms are warning shareholders. The warnings come more than a year after contract talks between the ‌company and its U.S. union, formed by baristas at its coffee shops, broke down. “There are ongoing controversies related to labor disputes, and it is not clear there is sufficient board oversight of the company’s management of labor relations,” analysts at ISS, the world’s largest shareholder proxy advisor, wrote earlier this month, ahead of Starbucks’ annual ​meeting March 25.

A top Delivery Hero shareholder ‌has threatened to push for a change of leadership unless the German online takeaway food group makes fast progress in an ongoing strategic review.
Aspex Management said in a letter addressed to Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Oestberg, which was seen by Reuters, that there ​had been little progress and warned of further value destruction if not enough is done by the ​company. Hong Kong-based Aspex's comments add to pressure on Delivery Hero's management, which announced in December it ⁠would reassess its capital allocation and some country operations.

L’UE réagira « avec fermeté » à toute violation par les États-Unis de leur accord commercial conclu l’été dernier, a prévenu jeudi l’exécutif européen, alors que Washington a lancé des enquêtes commerciales préfigurant de nouveaux droits de douane. « La Commission répondra avec fermeté et de manière proportionnée à toute violation des engagements » figurant dans cet accord, a déclaré à la presse Olof Gill, un des porte-parole de Bruxelles. La Maison-Blanche a annoncé mercredi lancer une série d’enquêtes destinées à documenter des préjudices économiques subis par les États-Unis. Elles visent une quinzaine de pays ou entités, dont l’UE.

Le juge en chef de la Cour du Québec presse le gouvernement Legault de lui donner plus d’outils pour sanctionner les juges qui se comportent de manière inacceptable. Notre Bureau d’enquête a recensé une dizaine de juges qui sont actuellement sous enquête en lien avec des manquements déontologiques, au Québec. Une quinzaine d’autres ont aussi été réprimandés par le Conseil de la magistrature au cours de la dernière décennie. Des citoyens qui ont subi certains de ces comportements questionnables témoignent pour la première fois des répercussions que cela a eues dans leur vie. 

Phillips 66 said Sunday has appointed Howard Ungerleider and Kevin Meyers as new independent directors following "constructive" engagement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management, avoiding a potential second proxy fight this year.

The appointments follow engagement with Elliott Investment Management and are paired with the planned retirement of two existing directors. The changes are intended to add financial, operational, and energy experience to the boardroom at a time of active shareholder input. Elliott had been urging Phillips 66 to focus on its refining operations and advocated exploring the sale or spinoff of its midstream business and other asset divestments.

Le gouvernement a donné son feu vert à un imposant projet de ferme d’élevage de saumon de 1,1 G$ sur la Côte-Nord, qui vise à accroître la souveraineté alimentaire du Québec. Le décret ministériel autorisant le projet a été adopté au cours des dernières semaines, indique au Journal Léopold Landry, président d’AquaBoreal, une entreprise qu’il a fondée avec Altamar, un groupe chilien. De plus, Québec a délivré à AquaBoreal une « préautorisation » pour un bloc d’électricité, a précisé un porte-parole du ministère de l’Économie, Jean-Pierre D’Auteuil. La première phase du projet nécessite sept mégawatts de puissance.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is again heading overseas, this time to Norway to observe NATO Cold Response exercises as Canada deepens ties with Nordic countries. He will stop first in Yellowknife on Thursday. “In this time of global uncertainty, it’s really important that we strengthen the co-operation with Canada, with Norway and with the Nordic countries together,” Norwegian Ambassador to Canada Hanne Ulrichsen said in an interview Wednesday. She said Norway invited Carney to visit and has convened heads of government from Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Finland to Oslo so that Carney can advance efforts to strengthen trade and energy ties with the so-called Nordic Five.