Watching the eurozone
May 13: Today, a test of how much the eurozone has grown since quantitative easing began. Plus, Chinese retail sales fall.
Economy
The problem with Carl’s Jr.’s ’Six Dollar Burger’
What the American fast-food chain’s signature burger says about food inflation and the Canada-U.S. price gap
The big bond sell-off
May 12: Demand for debt is weakening around the world this morning, and Greece is back from the brink. Plus, sub-prime charges and a company visit to Paris.
5 depressing facts about Canada’s exports
It’s in the nitty gritty of what we sell to the world, where it goes—and where it doesn’t—that the shortfall in Canada’s exports is most glaring
Slow growth, big debts
May 11: Today is a day for weighing the challenges of Greece and China, plus, a recap of Jobs Day, and the economic problem with irrational humans
Conservatives take Downing Street. Markets rally.
May 8: Counting hasn’t finished, but the outcome is clear: a victory for the Tories and the SNP. Plus, it’s jobs day in North America.
How the rich would benefit from the Liberals’ middle class tax cut
The NDP is right. Higher-income earners will benefit more from the Liberal tax cut plan than the middle class
Why the Liberals’ proposed child tax benefit is so important
The child tax program would simplify Canada’s unneccessarily complex tax system while at the same time making it fairer
Lust turns to rust: Why Canada’s love for cars won’t end well
Wishful thinking can’t triumph over reality forever. And so Canada’s car boom can’t last, either.
Markets react to NDP win, as voting begins in the UK
May 7: Plus, Alibaba’s IPO hype continues to deflate, and the absent women of the venture capital world