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Bill Gates says he will donate 99 per cent of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned.
Canada approved a $20.9 billion (US$15.1 billion) plan to build a new, smaller kind of nuclear power plant, providing a significant shot in the arm for the nascent industry.
Shopify Inc. shares fell after the company projected slowing profit growth in the current quarter, with executives pledging to keep spending to boost sales growth.
If Shell Plc were to acquire BP Plc, it would be among the largest deals in European history, creating for the first time a European oil major that could challenge industry leaders Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp.
Molson Coors Beverage Co. lowered its full-year guidance as the challenging consumer environment in the U.S. drives shoppers away from the company’s products.
Investment banker Gary Antenberg is joining Royal Bank of Canada from Barclays Plc to focus on insurance and alternative asset management clients.
Brookfield Corp. is eyeing faster international growth in its insurance and wealth business, with a particular focus on the U.K., after that division helped propel the firm’s earnings in the first quarter.
A new report suggests that if Canada can’t convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop all auto tariffs, it should negotiate a new auto trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico that would impose permanent import tariffs but grant automakers a break if they meet minimum local production requirements.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says resolving the softwood lumber dispute could create “momentum” for a larger trade agreement between Canada and the United States.
Investors who profit from selling stocks, real estate and other assets soon could reap an even larger benefit in Missouri, which is poised to become the first U.S. state to exempt capital gains from its income tax.
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.
President Donald Trump said he’s unwilling to preemptively lower tariffs on China in order to unlock more substantive negotiations with Beijing on trade.
Consumers who raced to replace their vehicles because of Trump’s trade policies risk a costly financial hangover that could last years.
South Korean officials on Wednesday downplayed a Czech court’s decision to put on hold an $18 billion project for South Korea to build two nuclear reactors in the country, describing it as a temporary setback and expressing confidence that the deal will eventually proceed.
Royal Bank of Canada’s decision to drop its sustainable finance commitment has sparked speculation that other major Canadian players could quietly walk away from their own goals on climate-related lending, underwriting and advisory work.
Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. is betting on gold to lift its returns this year as investors pile into the asset to shelter their wealth during the global trade war.
