While President Barack Obama is weighing in against new trade protectionism in one bill, the trade-skeptic bloc in Congress has decided they want more protectionism in another.

I had a conversation earlier today in Montreal with Jeffrey Immelt, the chairman and CEO of General Electric Co. (GE), who was pretty blunt in his assessment of the so-called Buy American provision in President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill.

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.

The perks of being Canada's prime minister. On Friday, Stephen Harper will travel to the tropical island of Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. It's unlikely he'll have time to work on his sorely needed tan, though, as he'll be meeting with 34 Latin American leaders (and ...

You may have seen Richard Kelly's name in a few of my economy-related articles on Canadian Business Online — I've been using the TD economist as a source for a while now — but he's not just good for a quote. He often writes papers for the TD website, and ...

I wrote an article today about what Canada will likely talk about at the G20 — protectionism and showing off Canada's financial system. To add to that, I received a press release tonight from Stephen Harper's office outlining his priorities for the summit.

Michael Panzner’s When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the end of the American era takes a look at what’s likely to follow the financial meltdown of 2008. If the scenario laid out in the book turns out to be as accurate as the forecast in the author’s 2007 book, ...

Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, just sent out a letter to members about the Buy American provisions of the US stimulus package. Here it is: "Dear Canadian Chamber of Commerce member:

Every morning, a pile of clippings from around the world arrives on my desk, courtesy of sagacious newsgatherer and Canadian Business research associate Miguel Rakiewicz. Selections from this morning’s pile:

The Abu Dhabi and Singapore governments and members of the U.S. Treasury department have come to an agreement on a set of principles for countries that operate sovereign wealth funds, and for the countries those funds are investing in. The Treasury department announcement, which includes a link to the principles, ...