Monopolistic tycoon Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and is now the world’s richest man with a net worth of $188.5 B, supports U.S. president Joe Biden’s corporate tax hike and ‘infrastructure’ plan.

Karen Hogan, Auditor General, found numerous inconsistencies and incomplete information when auditing the $187.8 billion 12-year ‘Investing in Canada Plan’.

On Wednesday, Erin O’Toole, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada shuffled his caucus roles and moved the popular Pierre Poilievre out of his finance critic position into job and industry critic.

In a historically unprecedented battle between retail investors and large, capital-heavy hedge funds, an army of Reddit users proved that the people can have their say on the financial markets.

The Bank of Canada says the first quarter of 2021 will witness a decline in GDP, and vulnerable service-industry workers are likely to be hit the hardest by the recent and ongoing lockdowns.

Stephen Harper was Canada’s Prime Minister from 2006 to 2015. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Calgary.

NASDAQ Inc, the stock exchange operator has filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the main financial regulating body in the United States, to impose diversity quotas on company boards if they want to be listed publicly.

Canada’s budget deficit is set to hit the historical figure of C$381.6 billion as the federal government’s spending continues. The Trudeau government is also considering another C$100bn stimulus package once the virus is curtailed.

The US gross domestic product, the main indicator of economic activity, grew at an annualized 31% rate, a new record indicating the US is on track to economic recovery.

The harsh travel restrictions put in place by the Canadian government to curb the spread of COVID-19 have cost Canadians 406,000 jobs and $23 billion in lost revenue for the tourism industry.