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The latest business news as it happens Today’s top stories Canada’s inflation picks up speed in August Big grocers agree to work with Ottawa to stabilize food inflation Unifor extends Ford negotiations for 24 hours after receiving ‘substanti...

Stocks, bonds and the dollar saw small moves at the start of a busy week for major central banks, whose rate decisions will set the tone for global markets for the rest of the year. The S&P 500 closed near 4,450. Brent oil pared gains after almost hitting...

Andrew Pyle, senior investment advisor and senior portfolio manager, CIBC Wood Gundy FOCUS: North American equities  MARKET OUTLOOK: While all eyes will be on this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, I would argue that energy prices have taken cen...

Losses in technology and base metal stocks helped lead a broad-based decline as Canada's main stock index fell almost 130 points, while U.S. stock markets lost steam midway through the trading day to essentially end flat.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was d...

Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki talks about how differences in debt, income and savings across households shaped their experience through the COVID-19 pandemic and ho...

Workers increasingly say the job isn’t worth the wages To be a United States retail worker in 2023 means fielding an onslaught of growing American anxieties about everything from high prices to politics. Increasingly, some workers say the job i...

Meeting today to work on plan to address food inflation crisis Get the latest from Jake Edmiston straight to your inbox Sign Up The heads of the biggest grocery chains in Canada are expected in Ottawa on Sept. 18 for a hastily arrange...

Many companies are moving to more flexible models as both bosses and employees compromise on remote work When video conferencing specialist Zoom Video Communications Inc. called staff back to the office last month, it was widely interpreted as...

No real recovery until the Bank cuts rates, say economists Good morning, Canada’s housing correction is back. Home sales fell 4.1 per cent in August, we learned late last week — the second monthly decline in a row and the fastest...

Watch: CEO Chris Fowler discusses the impact of higher interest rates on businesses and more Chris Fowler, chief executive, Canadian Western Bank talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how CWB is growing in challenging times. He discu...