Trump’S Moore/Cain Sideshow Is Precisely What The Fed Doesn’T Need Right Now

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Ethics needs to keep up with economics when it comes to AI, experts warn: James McLeod

Potential AI dangers go beyond just bias; there are concerns with mass surveillance using the technology and potential military applications

Why Canada’s next 5G spectrum auction could be even bigger: Emily Jackson

“Bell has kind of been holding its cards the last couple big auctions, which means they’re going to have a big war chest,” says one analyst

Top five return-killing portfolio mistakes, including owning too much Canada: Peter Hodson

A few weeks ago, our company 5i Research launched a new portfolio analytics service, allowing customers to ascertain their investment goals, income needs, risk parameters and other factors, and to determine whether their current portfolio is set up properly t…

Postmedia posts net loss of $5.1 million as digital revenue growth streak continues: Victor Ferreira

Digital revenues up 10.2% in ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth

Trump’s Moore/Cain sideshow is precisely what the Fed doesn’t need right now: Joe Chidley

Joe Chidley: Not only do they lack the credentials to serve on the Fed board, their appointment by the president would smack of interference

Vancouver-based Goldcorp swallowed up in deal to create world's largest gold miner - Financial Post:

Vancouver-based Goldcorp swallowed up in deal to create world's largest gold miner Financial Post Newmont shareholders back Goldcorp takeover; deal expected to close later this quarter The Globe and Mail Newmont shareholders overwhelmingly approve $10B Goldco…

How Israel became a cybersecurity power — and what Canada can learn from it: Victor Ferreira

The success has been fuelled by what one Israeli CEO described as 'an ecosystem that feeds itself'

Northleaf Capital boosts private credit program with US$800 million capital raise: Barbara Shecter

The firm’s latest capital raise will target debt financing to privately held companies with between $10 million and $150 million in earnings

Ex-energy executive’s website and affidavit drops niggling NDP scandal into middle of Alberta election: Geoffrey Morgan

Robert Hemstock is suing the Alberta government for defamation because he believes it unfairly blamed him for a series of costly contract cancellations in the power market

Governments Keep Promising To Make Life More ‘Affordable,’ But They’re Doing The Opposite:

Image credit: istock In the News quoting Thomas Sowell via Financial Post In an interview with Reason magazine in 1980, Thomas Sowell remarked that the way to get rid of poverty was “to hold a meeting of all the leading experts on poverty somewhere in the mid…

Why the fight over Mexico’s labour reforms is the latest threat to new NAFTA deal: Naomi Powell

Depending how hard the U.S. Democrats dig in, the demands could throw an already troubled ratification process completely off course this year

Inside Shopify’s vision of an e-commerce system to rival Amazon: James McLeod

Canadian tech star wants to save commerce from the '800-pound gorilla' that is Amazon and give it back to the little guy but to do that, Shopify will have to get a lot bigger

Why investing in community housing can be worth every penny (and more) to the economy: Haider-Moranis Bulletin

Haider-Moranis Bulletin: A $6 billion investment in social housing could contribute $14.3 billion to the economy over 30 years

Turns out, there’s more to Alberta’s economic story than pipelines: Kevin Carmichael

Canada can survive Donald Trump, and Alberta can escape its resource curse

Most of the Fed see rates staying on hold for all of 2019: The Associated Press

Some economists see rate cut later this year if the economy slows more

Your ex gets a raise after you divorce? You might be in line for tens of thousands more: Special to Financial Post

It’s one of the most controversial, difficult and most-litigated issues in family law

Diversify or die: Why the next Alberta premier must look beyond oil: Kevin Carmichael

Kevin Carmichael talks about why Alberta needs to reposition its economy and what it will take to do it

FLIR Completes Strategic Investment in DroneBase - Ottawa Citizen:

FLIR Completes Strategic Investment in DroneBase Ottawa Citizen FLIR Becomes Exclusive Provider of Thermal Technology for DroneBase's Inspection Services and Training Partner for its Enterprise Pilot Network ARLINGTON,...

Investors staying away from energy stocks despite Canadian oil’s huge rally: Victor Ferreira

'When the underlying commodity doubles and the stocks up until recently have done nothing is a real source of frustration,' says one senior portfolio manager