Infrastructure
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German economy shrinks amid trade concerns, auto woes
Add to this tightening emissions regulations pushing German automakers to investment heavily in battery-powered cars, with uncertain payoff
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U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others [UPDATED]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is still planning to go ahead with 10% tariffs on about US$300 billion in Chinese imports
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Apparel and textile industry conference focuses on global trade shifts
Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada covers such topics as customs, imports and exports, investment opportunities, and industry trends and forecasts
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Canada largely successful in managing economic immigration: OECD study
About 85,000 economic immigrants a year settle in Canada, a number frequently used as a political flashpoint
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Liberals, Tories evenly matched when it comes to war chests for local campaigns
The small gap between the Conservatives and the Liberals is a shift from the last federal election, when Conservative net assets were double the Liberals’ funds
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Lyft says it will launch ride hailing in Vancouver before the end of the year
The B.C. Transportation Ministry has set Sept. 3 as the date ride-hailing companies can apply to enter the market
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Jim Pattison makes offer to take Canfor Corp. private at $16 per share
The proposed transaction values Canfor at about $2 billion, which represents a lower valuation on capacity than other forestry deals in recent years, say analysts
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Tribunal blocks Group Mach’s Transat offer as Air Canada secures support
Transat’s biggest shareholder, Letko Brosseau and Associates, has given formal support to the fresh offer from Air Canada
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Trade war escalation comes at inopportune moment for global economy
When companies across the world lose confidence or certainty about global trade policies, they tend to postpone plans to invest, expand and hire
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Pace of housing slows in July but still beats economists’ expectations
The decline was smaller than expected
