Economy

The Harper government’s new boutique tax credit makes it better for some companies to fire workers or cut their pay than to hire new ones

Hard as it may be to see now, the changes underway in Mexico offer huge opportunities for Canada, writes Jason Kirby

Your top financial and economic news for Sept. 12.

Reducing payroll taxes, like EI premiums, is good policy. Too bad that’s not what the Harper government chose to do.

Your top financial and economic news for Sept. 11.

Your top financial news for Sept. 10

A new Conservative ad says ’We’re better off with Harper.’ It’s an awful talking point, but here are the numbers to put the claim to the test.

Waiting for word on the iWatch? Follow along on this blog.

Your top financial news for Sept. 9

Despite the concerns of some very well-respected economists, Statistics Canada’s job numbers are sound.