Gus Carlson is a U.S.-based columnist for The Globe and Mail. Open this photo in gallery: Global EV sales have softened recently while the regulatory environment, particularly in the U.S., has soured significantly.Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press Ford Motor F-N calls its new electric vehicle initiative a “Model T moment” because of what the company says…
Open this photo in gallery: Canadian stocks typically trade at valuations well below that of U.S. ones, especially with the current Wall Street euphoria.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press The U.S. stock market has lost touch with reality. Consider the evidence: Over the past couple of weeks, investors have seen strong indications that the U.S. economy…
Open this photo in gallery: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady in its monetary policy decision on Wednesday.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press A looming U.S. deadline for more severe global tariffs is among a barrage of upcoming events threatening to disrupt an increasingly calm U.S. stock…
A Chinese factory worker was left heartbroken and financially devastated after his fiancée, who claimed to be a military officer, vanished after allegedly fleecing him and his family out of 650,000 yuan (US$91,000). The 30-something man, surnamed Ji, who had only met the woman a handful of times over an eight-year period, had been under…
Open this photo in gallery: RxFood is an AI-driven app that assess photos of user’s food for a variety of nutritional measures – such as calories, protein and carbs – and suggests tips to improve their eating habits.Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail Alan Levine struggled for years to track what he ate. Even though he…
A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market’s attention in the week ahead Monday July 21 830 am ET: Canada industrial product price index and raw materials price index 10 am ET: U.S. leading indicator for June 1030 am ET: Bank of Canada business outlook survey and…
Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney made it pretty clear that President Donald Trump will accept no agreement that limits the use of tariffs as his cornerstone policy.Rob Gurdebeke/The Canadian Press Lawrence Herman is an international lawyer with Herman & Associates and a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto….
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are crushing co-parenting. The exes reunited in Italy over the weekend alongside their 4-year-old daughter, Daisy, in photos obtained by Page Six. The singer, 40, was spotted rocking a black bikini onboard Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht on Saturday, with her former fiancé sporting black swim trunks. Katy Perry and…
Kevin Parsons has a unique view of photography from the past to the present day. His mother, an avid photographer in Western Australia’s Midwest in the 1950s and 60s, left him a cherished collection of photo slides and 8-millimetre film reels. “Anything in town, she would be there,” he said. “Mum took some really good…
Montana has become a low-key retreat for celebrities who want to escape the spotlight, especially around places like Bozeman, Big Sky, and Livingston. If you want to escape the hustle and bustle, Montana is a great choice. The state offers a level of anonymity that’s hard to find in places like Los Angeles and New…