June 22, 2025
Intangible Assets

Mnangagwa shields Murwira in UZ-HIT intellectual property battle

A prolonged battle between University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) over ownership of various innovation patents has indefinitely forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa (then) to swap ministerial portfolios for Professor Amon Murwira and Frederick Shava last year, with the former (Murwira) promptly features in innovation dishonesty by stifling academic integrity of other

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Financial Assets

IA Financial has a war chest for more acquisitions after flurry of deals led to a boom in assets under management

Open this photo in gallery: IA Financial Group President and CEO Denis Ricard, who has spent his entire 40-year career with iA, has been laser-focused on expanding the company.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail IA Financial IAG-T chief executive Denis Ricard is on the hunt for more acquisitions with $1.4-billion of capital at the ready, as

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Operating Assets

OMERS reports 8.3-per-cent gain propelled by strong U.S. dollar as tariff threat looms

A weakened Canadian dollar helped propel Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System to an 8.3-per-cent annual gain on its investments, as tariff threats and a buoyant American economy boosted the relative value of U.S. dollar assets. OMERS has 53 per cent of its $138-billion of assets in the U.S. and pays pensions in Canadian dollars. About

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Fixed Assets

Astonishing new footage shows Delta Air Lines plane crash land before flipping over and exploding in fireball – US News

Home > News > US News Updated 13:41 18 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 13:29 18 Feb 2025 GMT The plane crashed at the Toronto airport and ended up upside-down New footage of the Delta Air Lines plane which crash landed at Toronto’s Pearson Airport shows the aircraft coming down to the ground before flipping over and

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Financial Assets

Opinion: Just what can stop the all-powerful Donald Trump? The stock market, our last hope

Open this photo in gallery: A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Jan. 2.Seth Wenig/The Associated Press John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires

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Financial Assets

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near a record after yawning at Trump’s latest tariff threat

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record Thursday after more companies reported fatter profits than expected. Wall Street mostly yawned, again, at the latest announcement on tariffs by President Donald Trump, which may not take full effect for at least several weeks. The S&P 500 climbed 1% to pull

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Gold Investing

Canadian investors add gold, uranium stocks as trade war risk grows

As the threat of a trade war grows, Canadian investors are seeking protection in gold and in shares of companies producing goods with few substitutes, such as uranium, while looking to take advantage of a weaker loonie and expected volatility. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to implement a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports

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Financial Assets

Stock market today: Dow Jones Industrial Average inches up to another record high in mixed trading

Wall Street notched another record high Tuesday, even as major stock indexes barely budged after a listless day of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9 points, or less than 0.1%, which was good enough for its second all-time high in two days. The index is on an eight-day winning streak. The benchmark S&P

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Fixed Assets

US agrees to sell $52.8 million worth of anti-submarine warfare equipment to India

New Delhi: In the middle of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s US visit, the Joe Biden Administration has approved a $52.8 million sale of sonobuoys for anti-submarine warfare for MH-60R helicopters operated by the Indian Navy. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has delivered the certification for the possible sale to Congress, and the final commercial agreement

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Gold Investing

The price of gold is at a record high. Here’s why

A gold rush is here. The precious metal hit an all time high this week. The spot price for gold closed Tuesday above $2,514, according to data from FactSet. That’s the highest closing price recorded for the commodity to date. Here’s what you need to know. What is the price of gold today? The spot

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