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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
Wind turbines viewed from the Transalta Ardenville wind farm project near Highway 3, Alberta on October 5, 2022.
Canadian teenager Hallie Clarke wins skeleton world championship
Hallie Clarke from Canada celebrates her victory during the Skeleton World Championship, women's singles, 4th run in Winterberg, Germany, Friday Feb. 23, 2024. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto in January of 2019.
Some B.C. tenants see threat in push for density
Kerry Gold
Booking your vacation? Consider the added cost of cancellation inflation
Tipping point: Canada’s financial sector is lagging when it comes to real climate action. How do we catch up before it’s too late?
ROB Magazine illustration by Dushan Milic
Editor’s Note: For companies in the early stage of the net zero journey, a guide on how to get started
Dawn Calleja, editor of ROB magazine, Dec. 2021.
On the road to net zero
I’ve seen what a good death looks like. I hope MAID’s future looks the same
001083340023.jpg. OP-RICHLER-MAID-0223 Handout credit Nathalie Marsh 001083340023 is of Judy Marsh, the subject, with her afternoon glass of champagne.
This summer, cabin resorts offer a low-stress vacation
Wander The Resort 15406-credit Patrick Biller. Wander the Resort, in southeastern Ontario’s Prince Edward County
Toronto FC reacquires fullback Richie Laryea in transfer from Nottingham Forest
Toronto FC midfielder Richie Laryea (22) goes to ground to control the ball as New England Revolution midfielder Ema Boateng (18) defends during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Saturday May 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
TransAlta reports $84-million quarterly loss compared with $163-million loss a year earlier
The TransAlta headquarters building is shown in Calgary, on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Onex fourth-quarter profit dips but private equity investments gain 5%
The Onex Corporation logo is displayed at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Thursday, May 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
‘The AI bubble is not in trouble,’ says Citi strategist
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 9.
South Carolina’s Republicans will be voting on the course of history
Konrad Yakabuski
Scotiabank partnership will create first Indigenous-owned investment dealer in Canada
TORONTO, Ont. (09/05/2019) – The exterior of the Bank of Nova Scotia Scotiabank building on Bay St. in downtown Toronto, Ont. on May 9, 2019. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
Mezzo-soprano Marion Newman brings eclectic life of Isabelle Eberhardt to the stage
Marion Newman_ Photo courtesy of the artist.
Warner Bros Discovery’s bigger-than-expected loss clouds streaming gains as shares skid
FILE PHOTO: The Warner Bros logo is seen during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Paris, source says
A Palestinian boy walks amidst the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
AT&T says the outage to its U.S. cellphone network was not caused by a cyberattack
A woman walks past signage for AT&T in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2024. Nearly 75,000 AT&T customers reported cell phone service outages on February 22, 2024, according to tracking website Downdetector. The issue was clustered in several cities, including Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and Miami, the website said. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Justice Hogue can still fix the growing mess at the election interference inquiry
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue speaks at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Election Processes and Democratic Institutions, Friday, February 2, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Iraq reopens North Refinery in Baiji closed for a decade
A handout picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office shows the rehabilitated isomerisation unit during an inauguration ceremony at the oil refinery of Baiji on August 16, 2023, an oil-rich region ravaged by fighting against the Islamic State group in 2014. (Photo by IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Lynx Air to cease operations, passengers told to seek refunds from credit card providers
Lynx Air CEO Merren McArthur with one of the airlines Boeing 737 Max jets in Calgary, Alberta April 11, 2023. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
U.S. targets Russia with hundreds of sanctions over Ukraine war, Navalny death
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
In Ukraine, Schumer challenges Speaker Johnson to ‘rise to the occasion’ and pass more U.S. aid
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) shake hands during a meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine February 23, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Convoy protest organizer suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts
A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts saying it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates. Chris Barber arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Netanyahu’s post-war plan sees Israel keeping security control over Palestinian areas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A sign for Toronto-Dominion Bank in Toronto on Dec. 13, 2021.
Federal Reserve officials caution against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or too much
FILE - An American flag flies over the Federal Reserve building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. In statements made Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, several Federal Reserve policymakers warned against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Call in more ArriveCan investigators
Campbell Clark
The ‘unretirement’ wave: Older generations are embracing flexible work
Companies are taking steps to get people back to the office, including adding amenities and establishing hybrid work policies.
Goldman Sachs no longer expects U.S. interest rate cut in May
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Germany’s parliament votes to legalize limited marijuana possession and allow ‘cannabis clubs’
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting on February 21, 2024 at the Chancellery in Berlin. (Photo by Ralf HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil ends lower, posts weekly decline as US rate cut hopes dim
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field in the Permian Basin near Lovington, N.M. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the tribe’s legislative leaders say individual Navajo allottees stand to lose an important source of income if a 10-mile buffer is created around the park. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Stellantis chief’s annual pay package jumps 56 per cent to US$39.5-million
FILE PHOTO: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares holds a press conference ahead of visiting the Sevel automaker's plant, Europe's largest van-making facility, in Atessa, Italy, January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Why Canadians see the biggest grocers as the villains of food inflation
Galen Weston may not be the president of grocery giant Loblaw anymore, but you wouldn’t know that based on how often his name and face appear in connection with the company: in memes, on social media, and now emblazoned across the top of a new Reddit page dedicated to high food prices in Canada. Weston waits to appear as witnesses at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Morning Update: Opposition parties urge immediate release of Winnipeg lab documents
The National Microbiology Laboratory is shown in Winnipeg on May 19, 2009. The University of Manitoba has cut ties with a researcher who helped develop the Ebola vaccine while she is being investigated by the RCMP.A spokesperson says Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, have both had their non-salaried adjunct appointment at the university severed pending the investigation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Canada investigating cartel members smuggling Mexicans over border to America
Asylum seekers are processed by border patrol agents at an improvised camp near the US-Mexico border in eastern Jacumba, California, on February 2, 2024. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Which late-night host is being sued by former U.S. representative George Santos? Take our arts and culture quiz to find out
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. After a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee citing egregious violations, Santos could be expelled from Congress this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The close: TSX ends higher, wraps up week with gains
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 1.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Friday’s Insider Report: CEO invests over $1-million in this energy stock
The Bow building which houses Cenovus Energy in downtown Calgary on Aug. 26, 2020.
Beer time? Investors tempted by brewers as spirits sales falter
Bottles of Heineken Silver are seen in a fridge among other beers at convenience store in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S., April 25, 2023.
Inflation pain over? World market themes for the week ahead
People shop in a grocery store on Sept. 12, 2023 in Los Angeles.
What did Goldman Sachs say about chip maker Nvidia’s stock? Take our business and investing news quiz
Stocks rallied after Nvidia, a leading manufacturer of AI-related computer chips forecast a 233-per-cent growth in revenue in its current quarter, above market expectations of a 208-per-cent rise.
In our self-driving future, why must we corrupt cars by turning them into offices?
Andrew Clark
On the ground in Kharkiv, two years into the Russian invasion
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Modern AWD wouldn’t be possible without Mitsubishi ‘godfather’
Kaoru Sawase, an engineer at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, at an event in Laval, Que.
Why this $4.5-billion money manager is adding Meta Platforms and trimming Apple
Illustration of Daneshvar Rohinton for The Mover. Feb. 23, 24,, 2024. Illustration by Joel Kimmel
‘I encountered a former teacher whose path to addiction began with a prescribed opioid after a car accident.’ The opioid crisis, plus other letters to the editor for Feb. 23
Drug users standing in the parking lot where Stephanie De La Celle's yard backs onto in London, Ont., Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024. THE GLOBE AND MAIL/Nicole Osborne
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McCann, Eberle lead way as Kraken beat Canucks 5-2, extending Vancouver’s skid to four
Seattle Kraken right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Matthews scores again and Domi has 2 goals as Maple Leafs beat Golden Knights 7-3
Feb 22, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Max Domi (11) celebrates with team mates after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Kadri’s OT winner lifts Flames past Bruins 3-2 for second straight win
Calgary Flames' Nazem Kadri, right, celebrates his game-winning goal against the Boston Bruins with MacKenzie Weegar during overtime NHL hockey action in Calgary, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
StanChart announces $1-billion share buyback, dividend hike as 2023 profit rises 18 per cent
FILE PHOTO: The Standard Chartered bank logo is seen at their headquarters in London, Britain, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
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The opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India’s elections
FILE- Leaders from the opposition INDIA alliance raise their hands together in a show of unity during a protest rally against the suspension of more than 140 lawmakers from the parliament, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 22, 2023. Last year more than two dozen opposition parties in India came together to take on Narendra Modi, one of the country's most popular prime ministers in generations. But the broad alliance, beset with ideological differences and personality clashes, is cracking at a crucial time, just months before the country votes in a national election. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
Canada opens CONCACAF W Gold Cup play with lopsided 6-0 win over El Salvador
Feb 22, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Canada forward Adriana Leon (19) and forward Cloe Lacasse (20) celebrate after a goal during the first half against El Salvador at Shell Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
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