Walking the fiscal talk: Was the Ontario budget credible?
Credibility matters because if Ontario businesses and consumers believe the government’s fiscal plans, they will adjust their own behaviour accordingly
Economy
Is it time for the Millennial discount?
May 1: That and other big questions to mull over the month ahead, from sub-prime loans in Baltimore to the risks of buy-backs on the stock market
Governments are handing out seniors’ discounts. What gives?
From Canadian Business: A price break at the movies is fine, but when governments start discounting property taxes we’re all in trouble
Why it’s time to say bye-bye to buybacks
Buybacks, like the one Apple just announced, are why the stock market’s been soaring despite a recession. But they come with a cost, writes Jason Kirby.
Watching the Canadian GDP
April 30: And wondering if the U.S. GDP is as weak as it seems. Plus, oil company profit flops, and Silicon Valley’s furry doppelgängers
Four questions for the Alberta NDP about its approach to energy
University of Alberta professor Andrew Leach in conversation with the Alberta NDP about its energy policies
What might the Alberta NDP government do with energy policy?
On many energy issues, it’s hard to find a lot of daylight between Alberta NDP policies and those of the other two front-running parties
Don’t be scared, Canada!
April 29: Stephen Poloz cuts "atrocious", and tries calming words on the House of Commons. Plus, the Fed’s announcement, and the economics of bank heists
When Apple met China
April 28: Profits got really, really big. Plus, the cost of rare earth minerals, Tim Hortons earnings, and when bankers run for office
The cost of quakes and conflicts
April 27: Plus, the loneliness of Yanis Varoufakis, dangerous student loans, and HSBC’s China threat