Bloomberg Canada’s economy may be returning to health after an oil shock, but keeping up that momentum could hinge on whether manufacturers show more resilience. Gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent in November after a surprise 0.2 percent contraction the prior month, Statistics Canada said, and advances in exports and jobs have economists projecting fourth-quarter growth at a 1.6 ...

  Bloomberg France’s election is making Europe’s markets nervous. Traders, already wearied from the 2016 gyrations that followed Brexit, Donald Trump’s victory and Italy’s referendum, are pricing in a surge in volatility for April, when the first round of French voting will occur. The scandal threatening to unhinge Republican candidate Francois Fillon’s run for the presidency has raised concerns that ...

  Bloomberg Changes from the Trump administration on work visas will be a boost to Canadian information technology provider CGI Group Inc., a major US government contractor that briefly gained notoriety a few years ago for its role in the Obamacare rollout. The Montreal-based company, which employs more than 11,000 people south of the border, said it’s less exposed than ...