Posthaste: Mark Carney’s gas tax holiday ends soon. Here’s why some think he should axe the tax

Prime Minister Mark Carney probably didn’t think that after suspending the federal excise tax on gasoline, diesel and jet fuel about a month into the start of the United States-Iran…

David Rosenberg: Canadian consumers facing credit crisis despite all the so-called good news

Well, Canada’s nice run of positive economic data — taking the loonie to almost 71.8 cents U.S., testing the 100-day…

Posthaste: Trump might think Canada is nasty, but most Americans don’t

Donald Trump might think Canada is nasty, but most Americans don’t share his view, finds a new poll. Data from…

Posthaste: The share of homes being built that Canadians can buy is plummeting

Construction of rental properties has been booming, but this much-needed boost could be setting Canada up for a bigger housing…

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SpaceX hit by surging AI costs as insiders prepare to sell their shares

For a rocket company, SpaceX is spending a lot of money to build out its AI capacities. Too much, according…

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More money, more power, but how good is the new Churchill Falls deal for Newfoundland?

The new Churchill Falls agreement promises to rewrite the economics of one of Canada’s largest hydroelectric developments more than a decade before its notoriously lopsided…

Posthaste: Housing market recovery could still be two years away, says RBC

The good news is that Canadian home prices appear to have hit bottom. The not so great news is that a full recovery of the…

Posthaste: Students turn to used tech as education costs climb

Students heading back to college or university in September are increasingly turning to used computers and phones as they look to save a few dollars…

No rush for Bank of Canada to raise interest rate even as inflation rate hits 3%, say economists

Canada’s inflation rate in July rose to three per cent from 2.8 per cent the month before as gasoline prices spiked, but economists say the…

Posthaste: Foreign investors are snapping up Canadian debt in a record bond binge, but there are risks

Foreigners can’t seem to get enough of Canadian debt. According to the latest international securities transactions data out yesterday, foreign investors’ “voracious appetite” for Canadian…

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