Newsmaker of the day: Guy Laliberté
Thirty years after Laliberté was walking on stilts for spare change in Quebec City, the 55-year-old is selling a majority stake in Cirque du Soleil for $1.5 billion
Economy
35 ways to look at the economy on budget day
The charts every Canadian should be watching
Say hello to budget week
April 20: Prepare yourself for the federal budget. Plus, Mobilegeddon, a party on the Chinese markets, and the economics of marijuana
What we know about monetary policy no longer holds — for now
In conversation with Stephen Poloz at a meeting of the IMF
When the World Bank met the IMF
April 17: It’s a spring time economic romance in Washington. Plus, beer, circuses, air conditioning – and an app to help you relax
A hint of sanity in Quebec over the Cirque sale
The province says it won’t intervene "in a private transaction" that could see Cirque du Soleil sold to foreigners. There’s hope for Quebec yet.
As OPEC pumps out another record month, where will oil go?
April 16: Yesterday, oil climbed above $56 on hopes the rout could be ending. But this morning, OPEC’s manic March could turn the price around.
When tackling climate change, don’t wait for policy perfection
Soon three-quarters of Canadians will live in provinces that put a price on carbon. It’s time to move forward with smart policy in the rest
Day of the central bankers, and a dust-up in the tech world
April 15: Prepare yourself for monetary policy meetings in Canada and Europe, and the European Commission gets tough on Google
A battle over the global economy
Today, a look at conflicts around the world: from Canadians Vs. TV, to China vs. itself, to Greece v. Germany