Globe and Mail Business
Loonie’s volatility brings long-term hope but short-term headaches for exporters
A lower Canadian dollar may be welcome news for the country’s exporters, but waiting for the currency to find its new normal is unsettling
The jobs challenge: Canadians don’t want to move out of province
Research from Bank of Canada economists shows provincial borders a sticking point for many of us
Jason Kenney visits Californiato lure tech workers north
Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism is on a four-day visit to promote Canada’s new ‘startup visa’ and to meet with tech leaders, speak with Stanford students and run the Canadian booth at this weekend’s TiEcon entrepreneurship conference in Santa Clara
A year after lacklustre IPO, Facebook looks to become an advertising giant
Despite its disappointing stock market performance, the company has delivered strong financial results and is still attracting new users
No more refillable olive oil bottles in restaurants, EU declares
European Commission says the practice is unhygienic and lends itself to fraud, and farmers agree
OSC orders former BMO analyst to pay $1.2-million for insider trading
Ming Chao Zhao, also known as Michael Zhao, is banned for life from trading securities except in his own retirement plans
Icahn nominee backed as Transocean chairman voted out
Shareholders back choice of activist investor to replace Michael Talbert on board of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor
EU bonus cap could hit 10 times as many London bankers
‘This will create a major challenge for banks as to how they reward their staff. Bringing more people into the stringent pay rules again further widens the gap between pay practices in Europe and the rest of the world’
Why a billion-dollar Yahoo bid for Tumblr might still miss
Yahoo needs revenue growth, demographic expansion and a “white whale” deal. What does Tumblr‘s David Karp need?
SNC-Lavalin says former executive’s illegal actions justify firing
Company says Stephane Roy and Riadh Ben Aissa plotted to help Moammar Gadhafi’s son and family to flee Libya without its knowledge
U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator
Move on Mt. Gox may prevent it from facilitating trade in Bitcoins in U.S. dollars
First tech sector IPO in months hits the TSX
In a sector that has been hot in recent months, one software firm is dipping into the market
Bloomberg names ex-IBM CEO Palmisano privacy adviser
Clark Hoyt, former editor-at-large at The New York Times, will review relationship between Bloomberg’s news service and commercial operations
How Abenomics may be boosting Canadian bank stocks
What does monetary easing in Japan have to do with us? One word: Europe
Canada to target U.S. products in meat-labels dispute
The dispute stems from a 2009 U.S. requirement that retail outlets label the country of origin for meat and other products
We’re paying more for bacon, but getting a break on coffee
What the inflation report shows
NBF hires mining banker for Vancouver office
Fills hole created by recent departure
U.S. consumer sentiment rises to highest level in nearly six years
Consumer confidence was particularly strong among upper-income households
Fed tells BMO to fight money laundering harder
Wants Bank of Montreal to step up efforts at the Canadian bank’s Chicago branch
Beckham brand built to withstand retirement
Soccer star’s combination of celebrity and humility makes him a marketing natural
