Some businesses are staying private. Others are getting bigger. That’s not necessarily a problem. The people who supervise the U.S. stock market are grappling with what they see as a troubling trend: One of the great innovations of Western capitalism — the public company — appears to be losing ground. […]
THE planet has rarely been so peaceful. Even with terrible fighting in such places as Congo, Syria and Yemen, wars between and within countries are becoming less common and less deadly. But a dark menace looms. Some of the developing world’s cities threaten to be engulfed by murder. Of the […]
Kyle Turris is an NHLer because of his dog. Well, maybe not exactly, but while growing up his golden retriever deserves at least some of the credit for turning Turris into a 12-year NHL veteran. His ball-obsessed dog would chase a young Turris around their Burnaby backyard, the future hockey […]
Canada is taking the recent nerve agent attack in the U.K. seriously. But what about Arctic sovereignty? Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent boast of possessing an arsenal of undetectable nuclear weapons has not really had material effect on geo-political relations — yet. North American and European preoccupation of late has […]
Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Munk, who founded Barrick Gold and built it into the world’s biggest gold-mining company, has died at the age of 90. Entrepreneur and philanthropist died peacefully in Toronto, surrounded by family “Munk passed away peacefully in Toronto today, surrounded by his family,” Barrick said in […]
Success leaves clues and we all know that certain values like grit, optimism, discipline, and selflessness serve as the foundation for all winning programs. We know that history’s greatest coaches—from John Wooden to Dean Smith to Tom Osborne to Nick Saban—all preached the importance of teamwork and trusting “the process.” […]
The country is still an education powerhouse, but others are catching up. Ever wonder how Canada’s university programs compare to others in the world? A report has evaluated just that, and found that the country is fourth in the world when it comes to reputable post-secondary programs. And Canada’s top […]
By Shree Kargutkar The calm of equity markets across the world was rudely interrupted in February by a sudden spike in volatility which impacted virtually every asset class. Volatility across equities, bonds, currencies and commodities rose sharply during the month and remained elevated into March. For the month of February […]
The United States is on track to become the world’s biggest oil producer and it has big plans for the future Fuelled by technological breakthroughs and cuts to taxes and regulation, the United States is on target to become the world’s biggest producer of crude oil in the next five […]
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Bryant Christian’s tibia in his right leg was broken.The former Moorhead Spuds hockey standout looked at the scoreboard Sunday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. He knew his hockey career was coming to an end, as a whistle stopped play in the Canisius zone. American International College was down […]