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Tackling infrastructure investment, part two

A look at which sectors to invest in and watch.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |February 14, 2017

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Focus shifts from NAFTA to Canada-EU trade outcome

Business leaders were relieved following U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about the future of U.S. trade with Canada.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 14, 2017

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NAFTA, the U.S. trade success story

Technology, not NAFTA, has cut manufacturing jobs. Read: Is Canadian business confidence on shaky ground? In fact, manufacturing’s share of U.S. GDP has been stable for decades, reveals a Scotiabank economics report. Despite President Trump’s talk of trade imbalances and job losses, NAFTA is a trade success story, having tripled the continent’s trade and ensured […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 13, 2017

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EY’s Canadian mining index soars 61% in 2016

An Ernst & Young Canadian mining index declined 13% in the last quarter of 2016, largely due to weakness in gold and nickel prices, offset partly by gains in copper and zinc prices. (Copper increased 14% in anticipation of infrastructure spending in the U.S.) Read: Oil leads positive outlook for commodities The Mining Eye index […]

By Staff |February 13, 2017

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