Robert Page had his work cut out for him today. The Calgary, AB-based chair of Canada's National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy was fielding a packed morning's worth of media from all across the country.

I carried through on Friday’s plan to unwind the short position on crude oil, selling my holding of the double-short, exchange-traded fund (ETF) Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Oil Bear Plus (HOD). I had planned to do it when the price went up another 5% to give me a 50% gain, but ...

Well, it wasn’t nice knowing you Mr. Stagflation. With inflation on the way out, Mr. Recession will be replacing you. He’ll still be rather unappealing but at least the central banks will have room to ease interest rates -- then we’ll eventually get the ever popular Mr. Rebound.

Is it too early to start making a buy list for stocks expected to benefit from lower crude-oil prices? Maybe not… if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear facilities (as a member of Prime Minister Olmert's cabinet recently warned might happen), the upward spike in oil prices could present an opportunity to ...

In Briefcase we’ve written about the rise of sovereign wealth funds, and the rise of China as a force in global capital. A short post to highlight relevant news on these topics reported on by the Financial Times today. According to the FT, a number of delegates from investment funds ...