LIMA, Peru — The Latest on the Summit of the Americas (all times local): Noon Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is praising a Pacific Rim trade deal that may have prompted a change of heart from U.S. President Donald Trump. Trudeau spoke at a meeting of hemispheric CEOs on Friday and celebrated the fact that […]
NEW YORK — If you want to tailor a Facebook ad to a single user out of its universe of 2.2 billion, you could. Trying to pitch your boutique bed and breakfast to a 44-year-old “trendy mom” who lives in Seattle, leans conservative and is currently travelling in the Toronto area but hasn’t booked a […]
David Kaufman: You should strive to have an investment portfolio nuanced enough to withstand the interconnected variability in economic factors sure to arise
George Soros, who called cryptocurrencies a bubble in January, was said last week to have authorized his US$26 billion family office to trade digital assets
MONTREAL — A U.S. investor of Aeroplan operator Aimia Inc. says it plans to vote against the re-election of the company’s board of director nominees at this month’s annual meeting. 22NW Fund LP of Seattle blames the loyalty rewards company’s poor performance and plummeting share price directly on the board’s actions, including the “botched” Air […]
BOSTON — Exxon Mobil must hand over documents related to a state investigation into whether the company misled investors and consumers about what it knew about the link between fossil fuels and climate change, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Friday. The Supreme Judicial Court rejected Exxon Mobil’s attempt to stymie Attorney General Maura Healey’s probe into […]
Thatcher was determined, courageous and, most important, believed in the justice of her cause. When it comes to Trans Mountain, Trudeau is deficient on all three scores
WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses posted fewer open jobs in February than the previous month when openings reached a record level, though layoffs fell. The Labor Department said Friday that openings fell 2.8 per cent to 6.05 million, down from 6.23 million in January, the most on record dating back to 2001. Layoffs dropped a steep […]