News and Politics

A look at how China's problems affect Canada, both fudged numbers and liquidity crunch, and the looming financial disaster that's bigger than subprime.

How the Flooding in Alberta Happened: Claire Martin explains how the flooding in Alberta unfolded so quickly and unexpectedly.

PBOC Moves to Relieve China's Cash Crunch: Scarlet Fu displays the cash squeeze in China as the overnight lending rate surged to a record Thursday.

Bloomberg's Sara Eisen reports that unrest in Brazil and Brazil protests continues as the most violent night yet claimed the first life lost in the protests.

China’s manufacturing contraction deepens and is shrinking at a faster pace this month, after interbank borrowing costs surged to the highest in seven years

Pimco Co-Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross reacts to Ben Bernanke's news conference and Fed statement on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart."

Uranium is set to rebound from its worst slump in seven years as Japan starts reactors after safety requirements are put into effect next month.

Bilderberg Conference is the super secret conference hosting the world's most powerful and influential people from politics, financial, and business leaders

Proof the Largest Canadian banks are Taking Over, the Gold Market Outlook, Gold Stocks from a Technical Perspective, and Proof the stock market is rigged

In this video, the guys at Storm Clouds Gathering try to prove that World War 3 has already begun. Make of it what you will, but the facts are real.

A video on Chinese Hackers' Latest Target: Defense Contractors. Immunity CEO and Founder Dave Aitel discusses cyber security and defense contractor hacking.

Iran Hacks Energy Firms, U.S. Says: Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. corporations.

Kuroda's Unintended Consequences : Citigroup Global Head of International Economics Nathan Sheets and Bloomberg's Adam Johnson look at Japanese markets.

Strategas Research Partners Chief Investment Jason Trennert and Bloomberg's Adam Johnson look asks, "Where Did the Long-Term Investors Go?"

Harper on Senate scandal: Canadians have been waiting for the Prime Minister to say something about the secret deal that forced his Chief of Staff to quit

Scarlet Fu examines how the biggest winners on the S&P 500 in 2013 are also the companies with the largest debt and least amount in their cash piles.

The massive devaluation of Venezuelan currency has led to scarcity of items required for daily living; including toilet paper. Venezuela has no toilet paper

Christie's Art Sale Smashes Records: Records were smashed for Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and auctions themselves as Christie's sold $495 million of contemporary art last night in New York.