Markets & Investment
Oil slips below $61 with dollar climbing and OPEC+ meeting ahead
Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 6:26 AM MDT
Oil fell beneath $61 a barrel in New York, hampered by a stronger dollar, as traders weighed risks to the…
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins
Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 6:20 AM MDT
Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly…
Ending Suez snarl-up still needs work as ship partly refloated
Monday, March 29, 2021, 6:44 AM MDT
A giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal has been partially re-floated, though there’s still significant work ahead to fully…
Oil rises with market eyeing OPEC+ meeting, Suez Canal reopening
Monday, March 29, 2021, 6:31 AM MDT
Oil rose with traders looking ahead to an OPEC+ meeting this week and as salvage teams partially refloated the giant…
'It's silly:' Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy
Monday, March 29, 2021, 6:20 AM MDT
The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a “ludicrous''…
Kenney says Alberta didn't prep carbon tax fallback plan, was hoping to win in court
Monday, March 29, 2021, 6:11 AM MDT
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government didn't prepare a fallback plan on implementing a consumer carbon tax because they…
Oil gains with broader markets while Suez impact limited
Friday, March 26, 2021, 6:44 AM MDT
Oil resumed gains, mirroring sentiment in broader markets, after a volatile few days that that saw prices swing wildly around…
Egypt races to dislodge giant vessel blocking Suez Canal
Friday, March 26, 2021, 6:33 AM MDT
Tugboats and a specialized suction dredger worked Friday to dislodge a giant container ship that has been stuck sideways in…
Saskatchewan to bring in own carbon price on fuel following SCOC decision: premier
Friday, March 26, 2021, 6:23 AM MDT
Saskatchewan, one of the biggest foes of a federal carbon tax, plans to charge one of its own after a…
Supreme Court says the federal carbon price is constitutional
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 7:57 AM MDT
The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal carbon price is entirely constitutional. The split decision upholds a pivotal part…
Energy seen as big winner after disastrous 2020
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 7:28 AM MDT
Energy companies spent the first quarter of 2021 recharging from a draining year. Wall Street expects that growth to continue…
Oil retreats after surge with volatility rising amid Suez mishap
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 6:42 AM MDT
Oil retreated as traders monitored efforts to dislodge a massive ship blocking the Suez Canal, after two wild days that…
