Economy

Economic data: What to watch and what to do with it

Look for trends, not trades, in data

By Simon Doyle |October 28, 2016

8 min read

Investors relieved (but cautious) on corporate profit upswing

When corporate profits are on the upswing, investors usually get excited. But these are not usual times.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |October 27, 2016

3 min read

Why does Wallonia care so much?

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Or in this case, the dissenting parliament gets the international limelight. In recent days, the Belgian region of Wallonia became known for stalling the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. CETA is now on track again, but why the dissent? Read: Opportunity, not anarchy, […]

By Staff |October 27, 2016

1 min read

Updated: National Bank to cut 600 employees, add 500

National Bank says it’s planning to cut 600 employees — and another 300 will be affected through “proactive reassignment and retirement programs” that will be implemented over at least a year — as it adapts to technological shifts in the banking industry. At the same time, the Montreal-based bank expects to fill at least 500 […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |October 27, 2016

2 min read