Trump Nominates U.S. Treasury’S David Malpass To Lead World Bank

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Trump nominates U.S. Treasury’s David Malpass to lead World Bank: Reuters


A Trump loyalist and critic of multilateral institutions who has vowed to pursue “pro-growth” reforms at the global lender

Part of the solution to the housing crisis is making sure people can get around by car: Haider-Moranis Bulletin


Haider-Moranis Bulletin: Don't underestimate the importance of road networks that allow an overwhelming majority of people to get to work

Deciphering Quadriga’s finances ‘extraordinary’ challenge — with no apparent accounting records: Geoff Zochodne


Founder’s will lists Lexus, airplane, yacht, and properties in Nova Scotia, and B.C. among his assets

High discount rates could leave pension funds with ‘insufficient assets to meet obligations’: C.D. Howe: Barbara Shecter


Low interest rates and an aging population are forcing pensions to invest in riskier assets to generate higher returns

Founder of cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga filed a will 12 days before his sudden death: Bloomberg News


The will listed substantial assets, with everything going to his wife

U.S. trade uncertainty is holding back Canadian business investment, Bank of Canada warns: Reuters


Weak loonie will help support economy during slower growth

Markham to become a ‘living lab’ for Bell, IBM smart city research, mayor says: The Canadian Press


A new generation of internet-connected systems will city infrastructure and detect problems such as storm flooding

Toronto real estate board calls on Ottawa to revisit mortgage stress test: The Canadian Press


Homebuyers have to qualify for monthly mortgage payments nearly $700 more than what they would actually pay

What will it take to get the new NAFTA passed by the U.S. Congress?: Larysa Harapyn


International trade lawyer Mark Warner on the chances of getting the new NAFTA passed in the U.S. and how Canada fits into the U.S.-China trade war

‘Oh, we’ll be profitable this year’: Sunrise CEO confident he can rescue U.K.-based HMV: Jake Edmiston


Purchasing record company and 100 stores, with aim to stock more vinyl

Ottawa ’bending over backward’ for foreign tech giants at the expense of homegrown stars, insiders say: Jesse Snyder


Innovation Nation: Growth of multinational tech giants in Canada, if left unchecked, could suffocate domestic firms on their home turf

Three reasons why RRSPs still matter — and one of them you probably didn’t know: Jonathan Chevreau


With the rise of TFSAs, some pundits question whether the RRSP’s time in the sun has passed. Not so, argues Jonathan Chevreau

A robot in every factory: The $230-million bid to help automate Ontario’s manufacturing sector: Gabriel Friedman


Innovation Nation: If the program works as intended, cookie factories and printing shops could soon be using robotic arms and self-driving vehicles

How the shadow of the financial crisis shaped this portfolio manager’s strategy to insulate investors: Victor Ferreira


At 21, Ryan Marr watched first-hand the bottom fall out of the market. A decade later he says he has a way to insulate investors from that carnage

How the shadow of the financial crisis shaped this portfolio manager’s strategy to insulate investors: Victor Ferreira


At 21, Ryan Marr watched first-hand the bottom fall out of the market. A decade later he says he has a way to insulate investors from that carnage

Indigo’s latest earnings were ‘severely hurt’ by the Canada Post strike: CEO: The Canadian Press


Indigo saw a roughly 50 per cent drop in its third quarter earnings

WestJet results ahead of expectations, but turnaround still requires ‘heavy lifting’: Emily Jackson


WestJet also plans to grow Swoop’s fleet to 10 aircraft from six at the end of 2018

Scheer thinks Trudeau is vulnerable on debt and taxes. Here’s why the opposition leader might be wrong: Kevin Carmichael


Kevin Carmichael: Economics 101 tells us high public debt is bad. But what if the textbooks need updating?

Crisis brewing in Italy will lead to default, exit from the euro, or both: The Telegraph


The ties that bind the union to one of its founder members are fraying. Any undoing of them will shake the European economy

Banking watchdog says contentious mortgage stress test is safety buffer banks and borrowers need: Geoff Zochodne


Answer to the rising cost of housing cannot be more debt, says OSFI deputy


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