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Watch: Chief economist says possible impact could just dent economy or throw us into outright recessionAvery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the possible impact on Canada of Donald Trump’s tariffs. We ap...

Expert says U.S. President Donald Trump might just want to expand for expansion’s sake onlyUnited States President Trump continues to raise another old flight of fancy from his first tenure in the White House — the possibility of purchasing Greenland. We a...

Vanessa may want to wait a couple of years and retire at 65 when she is debt-free, financial adviser suggestsReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made thro...

An emerging consensus in economics is that they disproportionately disemploy Black and disabled workers and cause other benefits to be cutAccording to George Mason University economist Alex Tabarrok, there is “an evolving new consensus on the minimum wage.”...

Canada beats the U.S. on many measures from income inequality to longevity, Scotiabank economist says United States President Donald Trump, while signing another executive order, this time imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum, repeated the idea that Cana...

Deliberations show looming trade uncertainty contributed to decision to cut interest rateThe Bank of Canada’s governing council members think Canada’s economy will be hurt more by a protracted trade war than that of the United States, according to minutes re...

'Political parties are important, but the country is more important than any one particular party'More than 100 Canadian business leaders have signed a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to recall Parliament to deal with Canada’s trade issues...

'The No. 1 problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy' Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this pag...

Move to eliminate ‘de minimis’ exemption for smaller packages sent delivery and logistics companies scrambling for solutionsOn any given day, Canadian-based logistics company GoBolt processes and ships nearly 100,000 items for retailers such as Holt Renfrew...

Tariffs would lead to higher costs of key construction materialsTORONTO — Some developers say looming U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum could be detrimental to the housing sector due to higher costs of key construction materials. We apologize, bu...