Murray Edwards, the billionaire investor and elder statesman of Canada’s hard-hit oilpatch, has left his Calgary home and relocated to London. Edwards’ move, that has been the source of speculation in Canada’s energy hub for weeks, was confirmed in a regulatory filing by Magellan Aerospace Corp., a Mississauga, Ontario-based aircraft manufacturer controlled by Edwards. The 56-year-old’s residence is listed as ...
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If the GDP misses forecasts, don’t blame the economists, new study says, blame Ottawa
OTTAWA – If you had to create a bet how Canada’s economy was going to fare later on, you’d be better off putting your money on private-sector economists’ predictions than the forecasts from the authorities. It seems non-governmental forecasts for nominal growth going back a lot more than 20 years – and used as a guide for Ottawa’s budget planning – have ...
Read More »Barrick Gold Corp to face U.S. class-action lawsuit over Pascua-Lama mine project
A federal judge on Wednesday granted class certification for a U.S. class-action lawsuit filed against Barrick Gold Corp claiming Barrick misstated facts of their now halted Pascua-Lama gold-mine project on the border of Argentina and Chile. The class certification means the world’s largest gold producer will have to face the U.S. lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan said ...
Read More »Madalena Energy seeks new leader to drive its interests in Argentina
There might not be an association just a few weeks after Madalena Energy announced a “strategic” acquisition along with a $27 million equity financing C two transactions that were cancelled – the organization has a new interim chief executive. On Thursday the company, which earlier this month announced instructions of intent to get one more 10 percentage point stake within ...
Read More »Bank of Canada may start revealing its view of federal budget’s impact on policy, economy
OTTAWA – It’s the Bank of Canada’s turn to weigh in on the country’s economy. Why the budget set an ‘excessively low bar’ with US$25 oil price The Liberal government could still meet its budget targets if oil prices fall to US$25 a barrel this season and Canada’s economy only grows by one percent. Read more Monetary policy officials have ...
Read More »Barrick Gold Corp cuts executive chairman John Thornton’s pay by 76% after investor criticism
Barrick Gold Corp.awarded Executive Chairman John Thornton US$3.08 million as a whole compensation, 76 percent under this past year, after he threw in the towel his bonus within the wake of investor criticism of pay packages at the world’s largest gold producer. Thornton, 62, received a salary of US$2.5 million, US$204,090 in other compensation along with a pension value of US$375,000, the ...
Read More »Bombardier Inc likely to spin off CSeries if government ‘Bailout 3.0’ approved, analyst says
Bombardier Inc. might be able to unload most the CSeries to the federal and Quebec governments if “Bailout 3.0” qualifies, prompting Scotiabank to upgrade the company’s shares. Bombardier has asked the federal government for US$1 billion, matching the contribution produced by the Quebec government within the fall. If the company’s wish is granted, it’s likely the troubled CSeries jet program ...
Read More »Donald Trump urges America to block Saudi oil unless it takes on ISIL
Donald Trump has said he would think about a freeze on oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless it committed to fighting ISIL in Syria. The Republican frontrunner said the U.S. had suffered “tremendous monetary hits” in its combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which was time for the Saudi kingdom to create a contribution. In the ...
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