2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (601+ words) Investors were neither shocked nor awed on Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury’s decision to triple the size of its long-dated bond repurchase, keeping bond yields elevated and signaling that persistent unease over the government’s mounting debt remains firmly in place. Treasury…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (640+ words) Ultimarii co-founders Josh Malate, left, and Doug Schweitzer in front of the company’s office in Calgary on Sunday. The pair met when Mr. Schweitzer was Alberta’s minister of jobs, economy and innovation in the early 2020s.Amir Salehi/The Globe and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (378+ words) Record-breaking issuance of new stock. Skyrocketing prices of semiconductor shares. Circular financing fuelling the boom. Established industry sectors reeling from the threat of new competition. And, hovering over it all, a lurking fear that a digital advance will mean the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (578+ words) Pedestrians cross an intersection in Toronto’s financial district in May. Bank CEOs say clients are adjusting to economic uncertainty amid an escalating trade war with the U.S.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail The chief executive officers of Canada’s biggest…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (607+ words) Even two wars and sky-high energy prices haven’t cooled the world ​economy. Global growth is running hot into the second half of the year, forcing asset managers to ‌find firebreaks while staying invested — and higher interest rates may be the…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (855+ words) John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods. Donald Trump said he’d blow up Kharg Island. He may have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (702+ words) A recent rise in Treasury yields in part reflects ‌growing investor bets that an obscure, theoretical rate consistent with stable growth and inflation is moving higher. “The likely culprits for higher R-star could be the heavy investment around the AI…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (804+ words) Ethical investing used to sound relatively simple: avoid sectors such as fossil fuels, weapons or tobacco and favour renewable energy and companies with strong environmental and social practices instead. Now, as geopolitical instability and economic sovereignty reshape how investors define…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) Median external forecasts also point to U.S. growth of about 3.5% – roughly 1.7 times its historical trend – reinforcing market expectations that AI could drive a growth breakout. Whether today’s valuations prove justified comes down to whether the earnings momentum can be sustained. One…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) Popular sentiment for data center construction is on the decline. Natural gas use may also hinder nuclear energy adoption. The data center industry is booming. "The race to scale AI has triggered one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in modern…...