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16 hours ago | financialpost.com | George Lei |Anya Andrianova

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1 day ago | financialpost.com | Murtaza Haider |Stephen Moranis

With Canadians heading to the polls in the federal election in less than a week, the persistent challenges of housing affordability stand as a central issue for voters. The political choices made today will not only shape their own financial prospects but also significantly impact their children’s ability to one day own a home. It turns out the same can be said for the housing choices parents make, as a recent study by Statistics Canada shows.

1 day ago | financialpost.com | Fiona MacDonald |Mirette Magdy

(Bloomberg) — Kuwait is in advanced discussions to convert $4 billion of deposits held in Egypt’s central bank into investments in the country, another boost for the Middle East’s most populous nation as it rebounds from the worst economic crisis in decades.

2 days ago | financialpost.com | Akshat Rathi

Electra hadn’t secured any US government funding, so policy changes won’t directly impact the startup, said Nijhawan. Trump’s baseline tariffs on China and other countries are likely to make securing equipment and clean power more expensive, while the uncertainty about the level of tariffs and how long they’ll remain in place will lead to a purchasing decision slowdown. Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel should incentivize domestic production — in theory.

2 days ago | financialpost.com | Maya Averbuch |Eric Martin |Josh Wingrove |Keith Laing

One measure would spare automobiles and parts already subject to tariffs from facing additional duties from levies on steel and aluminum imports, according to people familiar with the matter. That would eliminate so-called “stacking” of levies. Another option being studied would fully exempt auto parts that comply with the US-Mexico-Canada trade pact, known as the USMCA, some of the people said.