Majority named rising trade tensions as a top downside risk to growth: BoC

A large plume of smoke rises over St. Petersburg following a Ukrainian drone strike targeting logistics facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, on July 24, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow’s wartime…

As you may have noticed, things look different around here! Turns out, there’ve been some advancements in web design in the nine years since I started Frugalwoods. No one will be surprised to hear that the old website was looking a bit, well, old. And so, I hired an incredible designer who created a brand…

Wealth growth ran strongest in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at 17.5 percent, helped by a weaker dollar, CTV News reported, followed by the Americas at 8.5 percent and Asia-Pacific at 5.9 percent.   North America led all regions at roughly US$660,000 per adult, BNN Bloomberg reported, ahead of Australia and New Zealand at US$590,000 and Western…

As advisers and firms explore how to use artificial intelligence, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to investing in the technology. Yet industry experts say every firm should have an AI strategy, regardless of size. For smaller firms and advisers just starting to understand artificial intelligence, a strategy can take fewer resources than expected. Want the…

NuScale Power (SMR +5.56%) remains one of the most popular nuclear energy stocks on the planet. And it’s not hard to understand why. Bank of America analysts believe we’re entering a nuclear renaissance driven by rising energy demand stemming from the global adoption of AI technologies. In all, Bank of America’s research team sees a…