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No chance of super-intelligent AI being created within next 12 months, Microsoft president says
President of Microsoft Brad Smith speaks in front of a Microsoft logo as the company announces plans to be carbon negative by 2030 and to negate all the direct carbon emissions ever made by the company by 2050 at their campus in Redmond, Washington, U.S., January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
BMO analyst predicts ‘retail renaissance’ and offers top REIT picks
Q4 Inc. has agreed to be taken private by a private equity firm in a deal valued at $257 million. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ford says UAW strike cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles, cost company $1.7-billion in profits
File - UAW local 862 members strike outside of Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky. on Oct. 12, 2023. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP, File)
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Couche Tard convenience store is shown in Montreal, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN - NOVEMBER 29: A lady paddles a raft of firewood, collected from trees killed by floodwater, to sell at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on November 29, 2023 in Bentiu, South Sudan. Climate change has divided South Sudan into land that is experiencing unprecedented flooding or drought, with record flooding creating widespread displacement, the destruction of livelihoods and the loss of arable land which all contribute to rising hunger and cases of malnutrition. The ongoing war in Sudan has caused displacement of over 3.3 million people, some redirected refugees travelling back to South Sudan. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)
National 24/7 suicide prevention helpline launches
As of Thursday, people having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can call or text 988 to reach a trained responder no matter where they live in Canada. A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Elton John addresses Britain’s Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS
Elton John gestures as he presents the Musical Excellence Award for Bernie Taupin during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Ski-Doo maker BRP feels impact of slow consumer spending as quarterly profits plunge
BRP Inc. says it disagrees with findings from Quebec’s workplace health and safety board that the snowmobile maker broke the law in underpaying workers it brought in to work at its plant in Quebec from a facility in Mexico. A BRP logo is shown at the research and innovation plant in Valcourt, Que., on November 9, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Greens win second Ontario seat in provincial by-election
Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner launches his party's fully-costed platform in Toronto on Thursday, May 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
More U.S. retailers adopting ‘keep it’ return policies to shelter profits amid holiday surge
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers look at clothes during Black Friday deals at Macy’s department store at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City, New York, U.S., November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week
Indigenous fisherman Cody Caplin is shown in a handout photo. Caplin is expected to appear today in a northern New Brunswick courtroom, where he will launch a constitutional challenge that could prove pivotal for First Nations across the Maritimes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Panama’s top court declared First Quantum’s mining contract is unconstitutional. What happens next?
View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martínez
Pierre Poilievre’s fearmongering on NextStar moves the Tories in the wrong direction
Konrad Yakabuski
Right over might: Myanmar’s rebels are humbling its autocrats
People's Liberation Army forces fight the Myanmar junta army near Sagaing Region in Myanmar November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Steely Dan, hyper-specific playlists and love songs: Globe staffers review their Spotify Wrapped
Euro zone inflation fell more than expected in November, pitting ECB against markets
FILE - Fruits are pictured in a discounter in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Europeans again saw some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in more than two years, as plummeting energy costs have eased a cost-of-living crisis but higher interest rates squeeze the economy's ability to grow.(AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Euro banknotes to get new design in effort to make them more relatable, ECB says
FILE PHOTO: Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
Court falls silent for two minutes in B.C. murder trial of Ibrahim Ali
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
TD cutting jobs as profit down by 57%, missing forecasts amid rising expenses
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Toronto-Dominion Bank alleging it failed to pay or properly pay its mobile mortgage specialists vacation and/or public holiday pay on their commissions, volume bonuses and other variable payments. A person walks past a TD Bank sign in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
Shane MacGowan, front man of The Pogues, dies at 65
FILE - Shane MacGowan poses for photographers upon arrival at the Shane MacGowan, The Eternal Buzz & The Crock of Gold Exhibition in London, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and best known for 'Fairytale of New York,' has died at 65, his wife said on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
As ChatGPT marks one-year anniversary, here’s how Canadian companies are using AI
FILE PHOTO: ChatGPT logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Morning Update: U.S. probe into alleged plot to kill Sikh activist finds ties to Nijjar slaying in B.C.
A member of United Hindu Front organisation holds a banner depicting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a lawyer believed to be based in Canada designated as a Khalistani terrorist by the Indian authorities, during a rally in New Delhi on September 24, 2023. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Families buried under rubble after Russian missiles hit apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine, killing two
In this photo provided by the Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling, in Novogrodivka, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration via AP)
Why Lessons in Chemistry cast the wrong dog
Gus as Six-Thirty in “Lessons in Chemistry,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
Lessons from a living legend: Tom Wilson on Junkhouse, Bob Dylan and late-night falafels
Musician Tom Wilson. Credit: Heather Pollock
For the Liberals, ‘blame Harper’ is Rule Number One
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers the keynote address at a conference, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe
FILE PHOTO: Henry Kissinger, chairman of Kissinger Associates, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener/File Photo
Oil falls over 2% after OPEC+ cuts fall short of expectations
FILE - A worker walks near pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif., Jan. 16, 2015. The oil and gas industry’s emissions are a main cause of climate change and in the past the industry undermined sound evidence that carbon greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Bollywood legend Anil Kapoor says he’s always evolving – but there’s one role he’ll never take on
TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Dolly Singh attends the "Thank You For Coming" premiere during the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 15, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)
RBC reports $4.1-billion fourth-quarter profit on surge in capital markets results, beats estimates
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
OPEC+ agrees to voluntary oil output cuts, invites Brazil to join
FILE - The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, March 3, 2022. The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia will try to agree Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 on cuts to the amount of crude they send to the world, with prices having tumbled lately despite their efforts to prop them up. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, file)
CIBC posts profit gain, hikes dividend as bad-loan reserves come in below analysts’ forecasts
CIBC reports its second-quarter results on Thursday. The CIBC logo displayed the lobby of its headquarters in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs choose between government red tape and reserve ‘red markets’
Robert Stevenson is Anishinaabe of the Bear Clan and owner of Medicine Wheel, a cannabis dispensary operating under the ‘red market’ on Alderville First Nation.
Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro is a grand symphony of ambition
This image released by Netflix shows Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre, right, and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in a scene from "Maestro." (Jason McDonald/Netflix via AP)
Young people can’t surrender the future to false promises
People walk near a logo for the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Fewer young people needed hospitalization for substance-use issues in 2022, report says
Paramedics and ambulances are seen outside the emergency department at Burnaby Hospital in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, May 30, 2022. COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations are up nearly 60 per cent in the past two weeks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Why Canada’s recent climate-policy struggles may be its most valuable contribution to COP28
People talk in the Al Wasl Dome at Expo City at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Past governments didn’t work out how to pay for boomers’ retirement. Plus, rethinking your charitable giving now – before the Feds reduce the tax advantages
A senior couple taking a closer look at their budget in the comfort of their home.
The close: Dow jumps 520 points to 2023 high; TSX posts biggest monthly advance in three years
A currency trader watches monitors near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer inflation and a meeting of oil producers in Vienna. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Israeli military confirms release of eight Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza Strip
A helicopter carrying hostages released amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv district, Israel, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Former Richardson Financial CEO joins rival wealth manager
TORONTO, ONTARIO: July 25, 2013 - Andrew Marsh, 46, CEO of Richardson GMP Limited, poses for a portrait outside of the head office in downtown Toronto. ( Photo by Philip Cheung )
How a dopamine fast and avoiding multitasking can leave you feeling calmer
Harvey Schachter
Canadian think tank suggests using public land, converting office buildings into housing
Condominiums under construction on Broadway Ave. in north Toronto, are photographed on Oct 5, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
How to build an ETF portfolio from scratch
Investors can use the range of ETF choices to tailor the right balance of holdings
Driving the Rolls-Royce of EVs: The Spectre is not here to save the planet
2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre
Money laundering, crypto trading and Canada’s richest man
Podcast
Podcast logo for The Decibel, the daily show from The Globe and Mail.
Plunging consumer confidence suggests spending slowdown could get much worse
David Parkinson
How life insurers are simplifying the application process to increase uptake
About 15 years ago, my mother-in-law changed the beneficiary on her life-insurance policy from her ex-husband to their children. My father-in-law wants his children to return the money to him as he feels he is the rightful beneficiary.
An advisor’s personal lesson on market diversification and what keeps her up at night
‘Justin Trudeau … has had about 420 bad weeks.’ The Liberals, plus other letters to the editor for Nov. 30
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during Question Period, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Securities regulators propose dispute settlement system for investors
A sign board displays the TSX at close, in Toronto, Monday, March 16, 2020. The Canadian Securities Administrators will hold a virtual roundtable on environmental, social and governance related regulatory issues in asset management. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Your daily horoscope: November 30
Sagittarius.
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