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The close: TSX rises for seventh day as China eases COVID curbs
A woman wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index Monday, May 30, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stocks rose Monday after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string of declines and China eased anti-virus curbs on business activity in Shanghai and Beijing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
asia-pacific business
China’s exports growth falls to two year low as COVID-19 curbs hit factory production
An employee works at a port in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province on May 9, 2022. - China's export growth slumped in April to its lowest level in almost two years, customs data showed on May 9, as a Covid resurgence shuttered factories, sparked transport curbs and caused congestion at key ports. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
economy
Canada posts $2.5-billion trade surplus for March as imports, exports hit record highs
Shipping containers are shown at the Port of Montreal, Sunday, April 25, 2021.Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade surplus narrowed in February as imports rose at a faster pace than exports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
inside the market
Canadian corporations get lucky on pension funding
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Calgary needs to rethink how it makes surplus lands available to meet the affordable housing needs of a growing city
Rollin Stanley
canada
New Brunswick government tables $11.3-billion budget promising tax cuts to offset rising gas prices
New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie Steeves stands to deliver the provincial budget in the Legislature in Fredericton, N.B., on March 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
economy
Canada posts $2.6-billion merchandise trade surplus in January as imports fall to start year
FILE PHOTO: A shipping container is unloaded at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
decoder
Once maligned, Alberta’s heavy crude is soaring again
Oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Sept. 30, 2015. Oil prices are rapidly heading toward US$100 a barrel, but analysts say the chances of crude smashing that threshold depends on what happens next in Ukraine. The potential for a war in Eastern Europe has made energy prices volatile. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hasan Jamali
economy
Canada posts surprise trade deficit in December, rebound in sight
FILE PHOTO: A shipping container is unloaded at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
canada
Ottawa announces $28-million to help P.E.I. potato growers deal with export ban
Bags of Prince Edward Island potatoes are unloaded from a transport truck, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
economy
Canada posts its biggest trade surplus in nearly 10 years as auto shipments recover
FILE PHOTO: A truck moves past stacked shipping containers at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
market news
Canadian dollar rallies as air of calm returns to financial markets
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
energy and resources
OPEC expects U.S.-led SPR oil release to swell a surplus next year, source says
FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson//File Photo/File Photo
economy
Canada’s trade surplus grew to $1.9-billion in September as chip shortage hurt auto sector
FILE PHOTO: A truck moves past stacked shipping containers at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
tax and spend
Laggard to leader: New Brunswick sees record surplus as other provinces face massive deficits, rising debt
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs speaks to media during a press conference in Fredericton on July 30, 2020. Negotiations aimed at avoiding a potential election in New Brunswick could set the stage for how the province handles significant future challenges including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, say political observers. Premier Blaine Higgs has said he is willing to call an election as early as next week if the opposition refuses a deal to keep his minority Tory government in power until September 2022, or no earlier than 30 days after the pandemic is declared over by public health officials. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
european business
Euro zone’s trade surplus slips in July as imports rise sharply
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 24, 2019 a container of "China Shipping" company is pictured at the canal port in Dortmund, western Germany. - Tumbling industrial production in Germany and France in December rounded off a year blighted by trade war tensions for Europe's top economies, official data showed Friday, while the novel coronavirus outbreak threatens hopes of a 2020 revival. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
economy
Canada posts $778-million trade surplus in July as imports outpace exports
Trucks hauling shipping containers wait in a queue below stacks of containers and gantry cranes the DP World Centerm container terminal, at the Port of Vancouver, in Vancouver, on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
market news
Canadian dollar notches two-week high as Fed taper fears ebb
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
report on business
Canada unexpectedly posts huge trade surplus in June, largest since 2008
GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
politics
Federal parties see drop in fundraising but still rake in millions in 2020
Voters head to cast their ballot in Canada's federal election at the Fairbanks Interpretation Centre in Dartmouth, N.S., on October 21, 2019. Federal parties appear to have seen a drop in their fundraising figures in 2020, in a year when the pandemic dented donations of all kinds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
economy
Canada’s April trade surplus unexpectedly drops to $1.4-billion deficit in May
A shipping container is unloaded in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
u.s. business
U.S. trade deficit narrows in April as improving global economy boosts sales of exports
Containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, on June 18, 2019.
market news
Canadian dollar slips as trade balance swings to surprise deficit
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
economy
Canada’s trade balance swings back to deficit as imports jump to highest since 2019
Shipping containers are seen stacked below gantry cranes at the Port of Vancouver as construction work is underway on the expansion of DP World's Centerm container terminal, in Vancouver, on Monday, March 1, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
style
Retail therapy: Lode online thrift store sells kids’ clothes, toys and books
LODE The pandemic prompted Nyla Obaid to launch her online thrift shop for kids
inside the market
Canadian dollar extends rally on Bank of Canada outlook, shrugs off big-spending federal budget
Canadian dollar coins are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
Under Kenney’s plan, Quebec’s equalization take would grow
Konrad Yakabuski