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.
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Economy
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
Fifteen years later, the tech industry is back on top
April 24: The Nasdaq just hit a record-high. Plus, big fines for finance, angry raisin farmers, and a Bay Street death in Mongolia
Ontario on the (long) road to a balanced budget
How the Ontario government plans to erase its deficit by 2017-18: infrastructure and asset sales
Another day, another budget
April 23: Ontario will announce its budget today. Plus, tallying costs, from the Petrobras scandal to building digital empires