Ben Cousins
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 18
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Financial Post
- Top 100K sites
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Posthaste: Canada has all the ingredients to be a data centre superpower, says report (opens the original)
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Canada has all the ingredients to be a leading player in the world’s growing need for vast data centres if it wants to be, says one consulting firm. It has the untapped land, affordable electricity, cool climate, abundant water and a quick permitting process to make data centre construction attractive, RSM Canada LLP said in its Real Economy Canada report. “Canada appears ideally positioned to capitalize on the demand for data centres, but it must approach this opportunity with intentionality, e
Costco uses US$184 million in tariff refunds to lower prices (opens the original)
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Costco Wholesale Corp. is using refunds from U.S. tariffs to lower prices at its stores. The company said it received US$184 million in refunds in its fourth quarter after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act back in February. The items receiving the discounts include produce, meat, beverages and non-food items. “We view that as really very much as giving value back to our members for the tariff refunds that we received,” Costco chief f
Posthaste: More Canadian investors are moving their money out of U.S., into Canada (opens the original)
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While it’s still early days, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for Canadian asset managers to invest at home may already be paying dividends. More than half of Canada’s asset managers plan to reduce their U.S. equity allocations within the next year, according to Marsh People and Investments Canada’s 2026 Global Asset Owner Barometer — the largest pullback from the U.S. among all of the regions surveyed. Meanwhile, Canadian investors sold $31 billion in U.S. shares in July, a record tally accord
Posthaste: Gen Z embraces side-hustle entrepreneurship (opens the original)
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Younger Canadians are embracing entrepreneurship more than older generations, even if it means working on their own projects around their full-time jobs. Nearly half of gen-Zers are operating a side hustle along with their primary job, while another 32 per cent aspire to start their own business as a second job, according to Royal Bank of Canada’s Small Business Poll. “Small businesses are the backbone of Canada’s economy, and the next generation of entrepreneurs will help shape its future,” Amy
Posthaste: Despite trade war, ‘Elbows up’ has its limits (opens the original)
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Canadians are facing a difficult push-and-pull between supporting the country through its trade war with the United States and facing the drawbacks of an economic downturn. Three quarters of them support the federal government’s decision to push back on U.S. tariffs, but 68 per cent call the increased risk of job loss as part of its measures unacceptable, according to a survey by Build Canada. Meanwhile, 60 per cent also reject higher taxes of $500 or more and 69 per cent reject retirement losse
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