26 articles on business
Budget 2026 launches a transition to combine BDC and EDC into a single federal development bank with about 5,000 staff and more than $120 billion in assets. Both banks say nothing changes for clients yet.
Budget 2026 proposes a QSBS-style exemption on up to $15 million in capital gains for people who build and back Canadian startups. It only covers new shares, excludes whole sectors and, by Finance Canada's own analysis, mostly benefits high earners.
Montreal's Gildan missed its own sales guidance, cut its 2026 outlook and pulled its long-term targets, and its CEO says fans are skipping the concert T-shirt. Here's what that means for creators who sell merch.
Siegelman Stable grew from a napkin sketch into a brand that Shopify backed for a SoHo pop-up, as card issuers like Chase court business owners. What Canadian founders can learn about pop-ups and partners.
Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republican defeat. The same price spike lifted Cenovus and Imperial to huge quarters, and a Democratic Congress raises the permit risk for new pipelines.
Novo Nordisk let its Canadian semaglutide patent lapse, and now generics from Dr. Reddy's, Apotex and Sandoz are cutting prices. Public coverage for weight loss is still missing.
Canadian cosmetics face a 50% US tariff and US perfume and makeup face a 50% Canadian counter-tariff. Small brands like Cheekbone Beauty are taking the hardest hit.
The Competition Bureau endorsed Ottawa's draft consumer-driven banking rules, but the system will likely miss its 2026 launch while the government weighs a US-born technical standard.
China's AI-heavy STAR50 index fell 40% in under four months, erasing about $480 billion. Retail traders and state steering explain the speed. The warning signs still apply elsewhere.
RBC called third-party AI agents an "unacceptable customer risk" and the rest of the Big Five followed within a day. The same banks are building approved agents of their own.
A 100% electricity markup on crypto miners and large data centers could raise $20 million for Manitoba Hydro ratepayers. The bigger story is what the province thinks its megawatts are worth.
The Mavericks star's new 30-second spot arrives after a quarter in which Foot Locker's reliance on retro Nike launches visibly backfired.
Netflix beat on profit, matched on revenue and posted its slowest growth in three years, then cut its 2026 ad forecast to $2.7 billion. The ad story just got harder to tell.
David Ellison, Roger Lynch, Dina Powell McCormick and Chris Winfrey join the Paley Center's trustees, a roster that now maps media consolidation almost seat by seat.
Salesforce will pay $47.50 a share in cash for Braze, the platform behind the push notifications and in-app messages of apps like Canva and Venmo. After Informatica and Fin, the shopping list is clear.
GameStop proposed acquiring eBay, citing $9.4 billion in cash and liquid investments. Ryan Cohen's latest move is either the most ambitious retail play in a decade or the most expensive meme ever created.
Anthropic partnered with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman & Friedman to embed AI engineers directly inside portfolio companies. The target isn't IT modernization — it's the consulting industry itself.
Monday.com jumped 26% after reporting Q1 results: revenue up 24% to $351.3 million, driven by its AI platform. In a market desperate for AI revenue proof, Monday.com provided receipts.
The S&P 500 posted six consecutive winning weeks on the back of strong tech earnings. But a rally led by a handful of megacap names deserves more scrutiny than celebration.
How Emma Grede built a $405M portfolio through founding equity in SKIMS, Good American, Safely, and Off Season — without ever licensing her name.
The federal program is posting up to 100,000 paid summer positions for youth aged 15 to 30, with explicit focus on racialized and barrier-facing youth.
Ottawa is exploring airport privatization to feed the Canada Strong Fund. The international track record suggests caution.
2026 is shaping up to be a watershed year for the tech industry, as a growing wave of professionals abandon traditional corporate roles for the promise of entrepreneurship. A staggering 44% of tech em
The global sports sponsorship market will reach $189-190 billion by 2030, nearly doubling from $97-105 billion in 2023, according to multiple industry analyses compiled by Statista. That's $90 billion
From viral memes to Maple Leaf lapel pins, Trump's return to the G7 spotlight proves diplomacy is no longer just strategy—it's spectacle. As platforms remix the summit in real time, political theatre has become a co-authored global performance