Nortel was well on its way to becoming Canada's most valuable company, accounting for a third of the entire value of the TSX. Now those days are little more than a distant memory. BNN flashes back with Douglas Hunter, author, 'The Bubble and the Bear: How Nortel Burst the Canadian Dream.'
BNN looks back at the worst global economic slowdown since WW2, causing many to fear the nation was entering another depression. BNN chats with Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist, RBC.
It was supposed to be the deal of the decade - a $50 Billion pricetag on Canada's oldest and largest telephone company had shareholders salivating. But the deal was not to be. BNN talks to David Anderson, president, The Anderson Governance Group.
Bernie Madoff shocked the world when he confessed to running the largest Ponzi scheme in American history. BNN looks back with Ron Geffner, former SEC enforcement lawyer and partner, Sadis & Goldberg LLP.
The subprime mortgage meltdown not only moved the markets, but threatened to take them out completely. Canadians also had to deal with the freeze-up of the Asset Backed Commercial Paper market. BNN looks back with Purdy Crawford, chairman, Pan-Canadian Investors Committee.
Canada's best-known media baron went from a life of penthouses and private jets to a tiny cell in a Florida prison. BNN's Jacquie McNish recaps the story.
A slew of foreign takeovers of iconic Canadian brands like Hudson's Bay Company and Inco mining worried investors over a hollowing out of corporate Canada. But Canadian companies were doing some shopping of their own. BNN talks to Ian Russell, president and CEO, Investment Industry Association of Canada.
When it comes to manufacturing and economies of scale, no one does it better than China. BNN explores China's economic miracle with Nicholas Consonery, associate, Eurasia Group.
The high price of crude oil brought Alberta's rich deposits into the spotlight. However, not all the attention was positive. BNN talks to Chris Hopkins, president and CEO, Oilsands Quest.
Halloween was more than just spooky for investors as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty slammed the door on Canadian income trust conversions valued at $200 billion. Michael Kane looks back at the income trust craze. BNN speaks to John A. Brussa, partner, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP.
It was one of the biggest - and the most shocking - stories that BNN covered in its first decade. On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States, killing thousands. The reverberations were felt in every part of the world, and the world continues to deal with its aftermath to this day. BNN's Pat Bolland, Brett Harris, Marty Cej and Frances Horodelski reflect on this tragic event.
After falling to historic lows, the Canadian dollar soared to incredible record highs. The strong loonie is good news for cross-border shoppers, but bad news for Canadian exporters. Eric Lascelles, chief economics and rates strategist, TD Securities, speaks to BNN about the implications of a strong dollar.
Right now, the world is keeping a watchful eye on the H1N1 virus. But it wasn't that long ago when SARS and Mad Cow disease and their impact on health and the economy worried Canadians. BNN speaks to Damien Conover, analyst, Morningstar about how important Big Pharma is when dieases with global implications threaten us physically and financially.
It was supposed to help stop climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And it is the global environmental accord that is still the subject of heated debate. Seven years after signing on to the Kyoto Protocol, Canada is still seeking a way to deal with the environment. BNN looks at the challenges associated with Kyoto and speaks with Joe Minarik, researcher, Committee on Economic Development and Ben Dachis, policy analyst, C.D. Howe Institute.
BNN looks at the long standing Canadian/American softwood lumber dispute. BNN speaks with Gordon Ritchie, chairman of public affairs, Hill and Knowlton Canada.
BNN celebrates its 10th anniversary and looks back at the top business stories of the decade. BNN remembers accounting scandals. BNN speaks to Howard Schilit, author, Financial Shenanigans.
BNN celebrates its 10th anniversary and looks back at the top business stories of the decade. BNN remembers dot.com boom/bust. BNN speaks to Scott Kessler, analyst, Standard & Poor's.
BNN remembers the Y2K hysteria and looks at what we have learned since then. BNN speaks with Adrian Gordon, president and CEO, Canadian Centre For Emergency Preparedness.