Why future U.S. stock market returns will be lower
Stein’s Law states that if something cannot go on forever, it will stop. Let’s bear this in mind…
Canada shipped a record share of oil to non-U.S. countries in November
Open this photo in gallery: Crude oil tankers at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C.,…
A story of affordability: How Canada’s housing market shifted in 2025
Canada’s housing market diverged in 2025 along regional lines, with price declines in Ontario and British Columbia outweighing…
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Open this photo in gallery: Sébastien Thibault/The Globe and Mail A humorous look at the companies that caught…
The Canada Pension Plan turns 60: How good of a deal has it been?
January marks the 60th anniversary of the Canada Pension Plan, an appropriate time to assess how good of…
Three stocks with strong insider interest that may benefit from renewed Canada-China ties
Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney walks at Ritan Park in Beijing during his visit…
The immigration shift away from Canada’s three biggest cities
Canada’s three largest metropolitan areas once together attracted the vast majority of new immigrants to Canada, but a…
How much better is a public-sector pension plan?
This week, I’ll compare public- and private-sector pensions to show the ultimate value of three arrangements. One is…
Insiders are surprisingly bullish on Canadian stocks – especially financials
Sentiment of Canadian corporate insiders is bullish heading into 2026. The INK Sentiment Indicator, which tracks the number…
What spending on new building construction says about Canada’s private vs. public investment gap
Open this photo in gallery: A worker walks in the BC Hydro Skeena Substation, under construction in Terrace,…
How top currencies performed against the loonie this year
Coming into 2025, most predictions for the loonie had Canada’s currency headed in one direction against the U.S.…
So much for Canada’s manufacturing-job rebound
Open this photo in gallery: An employee works on the production line at the Martinrea auto parts manufacturing…