I grew up in a very financially open household. My parents had no problem talking about their debt, income, and all the other nitty-gritty details most people choose to keep private. But while they talked about everything, each of my parents had their specif…
Business partners Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia are announcing today their newest investment—in the gangbusters popular ice cream shop chain Salt & Straw.Founded in 2011 by cousins Kim and Tyler Malek, the Portland-based company has been growing by leaps…
TORONTO Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins was in the middle of listing the traits he likes most in Hyun-Jin Ryu command, a varied arsenal, athleticism when he turned to the South Korean left-hander sitting to his right and addressed him directly. …
The impact of Hyun-Jin Ryu’s arrival to the Blue Jays has the potential to be immediate and significant on multiple levels for the once-proud and currently rebuilding franchise. But as much as the $80 million US the team spent for four years of service from …
TORONTO A few minutes after Hyun-Jin Ryu donned a Toronto Blue Jays jersey with his customary No. 99 stitched onto the back, Scott Boras, as usual, provided the quip of the day when it was noted that the number has some significance in this country. Actually…
Stock-market investors were rewarded this year for buying companies that would weather a recession with greater resilience. But that turned around in the fourth quarter as it became clearer that Wall Street’s worst fears of a downturn would not materialize.…
Neal Bawa, CEO of Grocapitus and MultifamilyU, didn’t set out to become a force in the real estate investing arena. It just kind of turned out that way. In fact, his introduction to the space was anything but conventional. It all started on a whim. “I’m a t…
Simon Hallett, partner and co-chief investment officer of Harding Loevner, isn’t your average money manager. He’s not concerned with en vogue trading strategies, the next hot stock, or trending topics on the Bloomberg terminal. His focus is on the long-term…
EDMONTON — Alberta’s oil and gas “war room” says it is changing its logo after learning it used the same image as a U.S.-based data company. The Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) is a $30-million project to promote the province’s energy industry, and to invest…
Listen. Spotifys tired of screwing around here. The company spent a lot of money on podcasts. Like, a lot, a lot. And it really needs you to start listening to things, because its almost certainly going to spend even more in the coming years. I mean, music i…