Punitive tariffs more about political leverage than trade

Published: 15 August 2025

On August 1, a 35 per cent US tariff on Canadian goods came into effect. But these tariffs are less about trade and more about political leverage, says Vivek Astvansh, associate professor of...

Clarity is key when passing control of a family business to the next generation

Published: 13 June 2025

Even the most successful family businesses often don鈥檛 withstand the march of time. Just because one generation had what the right skills and temperament to run a business doesn鈥檛 mean their...

Lego has built next-level brand loyalty

Published: 23 July 2025

When people an affinity for a brand, they can feel as though it鈥檚 their friend. And Lego has a powerful brand. For many, the mere mention of the Denmark-headquartered maker of plastic building...

Luxembourg Finance Minister Gilles Roth visits 91黑料网 to mark milestone partnership

Published: 23 October 2025

Luxembourg鈥檚 Finance Minister Gilles Roth visited 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management to celebrate a milestone partnership and the launch of the 91黑料网 Centre for Finance in Luxembourg聽and the...

Cash-strapped governments should resist telling pension funds how to invest

Published: 14 November 2025

Stock markets continue to hit record highs, yet many governments聽remain聽strapped for cash鈥攁nd some are eyeing pension funds to cover fiscal shortfalls....

Leedana is bringing agriculture to the desert--and it got its start at Desautels

Published: 5 June 2025

Egypt鈥檚 Nile River Valley has some of the most fertile land in the world. But most of the country is a barren desert where few plants can grow. Hassan Elrakhawy (BCom鈥24) wants to change that. The...

Wide adoption of stablecoins could cause problems for Canadian banks

Published: 10 July 2025

For Canadian banks, stablecoins could be, well, destabilizing. These value of these cryptocurrency assets is tied to the value of a traditional currency, which makes them more practical to use than...

Infrastructure bank model can encourage investment in infrastructure projects

Published: 7 August 2025

Private market developers face an 鈥渋nvestment catch-22鈥 in getting infrastructure projects off the ground, Professor Sebastien Betermier wrote in a recent report for the C.D. Howe Institute....

Despite rapid rise of AI chatbots in customer service, customers prefer human agents

Published: 29 August 2025

If it feels like customer service chatbots are everywhere, it鈥檚 because they are. The worldwide chatbot market has grown from US$370 million in 2017 to about US$2.2 billion in 2024. But customers...

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