Japan Display Inc.’s (JDI) decision to cut staff, reduce pay and take more write-offs was the inevitable result of management’s shortsighted strategy. A planned bailout by a consortium of new backers is unlikely to solve its core problems unless key changes are made. I argued in February that the company needs new leadership. On Wednesday it announced just that: President ...

In May, the Toronto Star launched an in-depth series on climate change in Canada, with a straightforward title: “Undeniable.” It’s an apt description of the evidence within the reporting and elsewhere in publicly available data. “Undeniable” might be a useful descriptor, but let’s frame climate change differently: how this reality manifests itself within the human experience, and how politics are ...

Bloomberg US equity futures drifted on Monday while European stocks edged lower following a mixed session in Asia as a big week for central-bank policy gets underway. Treasuries fell and the dollar was steady. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq 100 gauges struggled for traction, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped. Deutsche Bank boosted ...