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U.S. ‘exorbitant privilege’ is alive and well
The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Aug. 27, 2024, in New York.
Chinese oil major CNOOC says fossil fuel will be crucial for the foreseeable future
FILE PHOTO: The logo of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is pictured at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 4, 2018. Picture taken April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File photo
Homeseller advice: Someone’s going to drop their price. ‘It might as well be you’
Done Deal, 52 Unsworth Ave., Toronto
At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship
Surf Church members Lais Cardoso, center, and her brother, Ian Cardoso, behind her, carry their surfboards before they catch waves and worship at Matosinhos beach in the suburbs of Porto, Portugal on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Libya’s oil output falls more than half due to political standoff
FILE PHOTO: The building housing Libya's oil ministry and state energy firm, the National Oil Corporation (NOC), is seen in Tripoli January 25, 2015. Picture taken January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/File Photo
Shell planning wide cuts in its oil exploration division, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a board with the logo of Shell at the company's fuel station in Saint Petersburg, Russia May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Travis Kelce-owned racehorse Swift Delivery to chase win in Toronto Cup Stakes
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A brave soul takes on CPP doubters
Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed of the service Canada website in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The head of Canada's largest pension fund manager says the institution was built for today's challenges of slowing economic growth, elevated inflation and weakened equity markets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in a landmark sedition case
FILE - Chung Pui-kuen, second left, former chief editor and Patrick Lam, left, former acting editor of the now-defunct independent media outlet Stand News leave the court on the last day of the publication's sedition trial closing statements, in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
A person using the atm at a new branch of the CIBC on Queen St. West near Spadina Ave., is photographed on Mar 14, 2023.
A home for Calgary’s one per cent
Home of the Week, 1308 Montreal Avenue SW, Calgary, Alta.
Postsecondary students in Canada face a tight housing market. Some developers see that as an opportunity
Student housing projects by Utile, a Montreal-based non-profit that develops and operates student rental housing. The building the company's latest project, named La Canopée, in Trois-Rivières. It contains 179 apartments and its first tenants moved in in June this year. Studios are rented at $629 per month, services included (electricity, hot water, heating, internet, fridge and oven). The other picture is of the common room in l'Ardoise, a 205 apartment building in Québec City which opened in 2023. All Utile buildings have one common room where students can go to study or socialize.
U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall; second-quarter GDP revised higher
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Nvidia’s rally takes a break after forecasts leave investors nonplussed
The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022.
Best Buy lifts annual profit forecast as tighter cost controls pay off
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: People walk into a Best Buy store in a Brooklyn mall on August 29, 2023 in New York City. Shares of the tech retail chain rose 6% to $78.50 Tuesday after announcing that it earned $274 million, or $1.25 per share, during the quarter which was slightly better than analyst estimates. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A novel stockpicking strategy in the oil patch from a BMO analyst
Pump jacks pump oil at an Encana well near Standard, Alberta, May 12, 2014.
Sterling’s stunning rally keeps twitchy currency markets on edge
Pound Sterling notes and change are seen inside a cash resgister in a coffee shop in Manchester, Britain, Septem,ber 21, 2018.
WHO says its deal with Israel will allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations
The mother of Palestinian boy Abdul Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan, who is the first person to contract polio in Gaza in 25 years, looks after him in their tent, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
As tax breaks drive art donations, Canada’s public galleries overflow with more works than they could ever show
Morning Update: Canada’s buried treasures
A man walks past the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in Montreal, Quebec, September 22, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
CIBC reports sharp spike in profit on revenue growth, lower loan-loss provisions
CIBC is adding TC Energy Corp. chief executive François Poirier to its board of directors.The new CIBC logo displayed the the lobby of its headquarters in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
A member of the Israeli forces walks next to an armoured vehicle during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
EU’s foreign policy chief asks EU to consider sanctions on two Israeli ministers
FILE PHOTO: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference, in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Francesco Guarascio/File Photo
Dollar General’s shares plunge as rising competition fuels forecast cuts
FILE PHOTO: Dollar General shopping carts are seen outside a store in Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
Saskatchewan school divisions say they are enforcing pronoun law as kids head back to class
People hold signs while attending rally against the Saskatchewan government's proposed legislation on pronoun policy in front of Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The Saskatchewan government plans to invoke the notwithstanding clause to override a judgeÕs injunction and introduce legislation about the provinceÕs pronoun policy in school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Business Brief: Let’s catch up
FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows Canadian investment banks RBC, CIBC, BMO, TD and Scotiabank in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 16, 2017 and June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Blair Gable/File Photo
HSBC wealth chief leaves bank as new CEO Georges Elhedery shakes up team
FILE PHOTO: HSBC logo is seen on a branch bank in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
‘Tornadoes over water’ seen across Eastern Canada this summer
The Northern Tornadoes Project has confirmed several waterspouts were recorded in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia during the month of August. Two waterspouts form in the distance as a vessel, foreground, is seen in the waters near Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., in a Friday, Aug. 23 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Marc-Andre Bourgeois-Gaudet, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Chinese tech giant Huawei sees first-half earnings surge on smartphone renaissance
FILE PHOTO: A logo for Huawei is seen during the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in Paris, France, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Thai court sentences son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho to life in prison for murder
FILE - A Thai police officer escorts Spanish Daniel Sancho Bronchalo on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon from Koh Phagnan island to Koh Samui Island court, southern Thailand, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Somkeat Ruksaman, File )
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa on May 26, 2016.
Lake Nipigon’s guardians dig deep for proof of what industry has done to troubled waters
Ukraine says it downed two missiles, 60 drones during overnight Russian attack
Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez to speak with EU foreign ministers today
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez speaks at a presidential election campaign closing rally in Caracas, Venezuela, July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Oil settles up over 1 per cent on worries over supplies from Libya, Iraq
FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Inside the twisty journey of Netflix’s electrifying thriller Rebel Ridge
Rebel Ridge. Director Jeremy Saulnier on the set of Rebel Ridge. Cr. Allyson Riggs/Netflix © 2024.
The high cost of real estate commissions
FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Toronto, Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Donald Trump has the Trudeau problem - voter fatigue
Lawrence Martin
The folly of blanket Airbnb crackdowns in Canada
FILE PHOTO: Airbnb logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Telegram arrives at a moment of truth
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo is a freelance defence and security reporter who specializes in military affairs and procurement.
TIFF 2024: The risky business behind Sook-Yin Lee’s sex-work dramedy Paying for It
Filmmaker, musician and broadcaster Sook-Yin Lee poses for a photo in her kitchen in Toronto, Friday, August 8, 2024. Lee’s house served as one of the backdrops to her new movie, Paying For It, an adaptation of her former partner Chester Brown’s graphic novel of the same name. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
The close: TSX rebounds after U.S. GDP revision, strong bank earnings
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 23.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Bond markets face a reckoning after stellar summer run
A worker arrives at his office in the Canary Wharf business district in London Feb. 26, 2014.
‘We should all be taking Mr. Trudeau’s stated intention to stay on as Liberal Leader into the next election with a grain of salt.’ Liberal leadership, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 29
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an International Union Of Operating Engineers (IUOE) conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Trudeau visited several events during his time in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Why Canada is cutting back on temporary foreign workers
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Don’t glamorize failure. It can be illuminating, but you likely don’t know why it didn’t work
Harvey Schachter
Bidding arrivederci to the SUV that thinks it’s a sports car
The V6 engine makes 505 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque.
This former financial advisor overcame some ‘dark days’ early in retirement.
Plus, five tips to fight distractions and stay focused
John Kerr pets his dog Charlie, a shepherd mix, while out for a walk near their home in the Ottawa neighbourhood of Stittsville, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Justin Tang/The Globe and Mail
Power Corp.’s Sagard names new head of artificial intelligence
Paul Desmarais, Jr., Executive Co-Chairman of Power Financial and Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation is photographed at their annual meeting of Shareholders, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Reading The Wealthy Barber and investing early helped this advisor launch his own firm
Behind the Advice - Jeff Pollock
Typhoon hits Japan’s Kyushu; at least three dead, airlines, factories affected
This handout image taken from the Japan Meteorological Agency's satellite "Himawari" on August 28, 2024 shows typhoon Shanshan (C) moving closer to Japan's Kyushu region. (Photo by Handout / Japan Meteorological Agency / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Japan Meteorological Agency" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Japan Meteorological Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of US Open, Shelton and Tiafoe set to meet in 3rd round
Elena-Gabriela Ruse, of Romania, left, shakes hands with Barbora Krejcikova, of the Czech Republic, after winning their second round match of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Union alleges abuse of foreign workers, calls for program to be suspended
Using an elevated platform, a worker paints the upper exterior of Convocation Hall on July 21, 2021. The 113 year old Convocation Hall is currently undergoing renovations. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Your daily horoscope: August 29, 2024
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