My latest articles

How the merger of Teck’s and Anglo’s Chilean copper mines will work – or not work
On paper, operating the two mines as one looks easy. In practice, doing so could turn into a technological and haggling ordeal...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 16 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
Glencore could make or break the dream of a Teck-Anglo American merger
The Swiss company’s share of the Collahuasi copper mine gives it tremendous leverage...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 13 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
With Anglo American at its side, Teck’s mission to become a pure critical metals company takes a hit
Anglo has copper but is also stuffed with coal, iron ore, fertilizer and diamonds...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 11 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
Teck makes best of a bad situation with the Anglo American deal. But it may never happen
The deal is being billed as a ‘merger of equals,’ but Anglo has the upper hand...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 09 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
Teck Resources and Anglo American to announce merger
The deal will create the world’s fourth-largest copper mining company...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 09 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
Trump-style executive capitalism is killing the offshore wind industry and could wreck other businesses
What bank would lend money to a business that could be killed on a whim?...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 06 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
Giorgio Armani’s final bow: A visionary’s death leaves a void in high-end Italian fashion
‘King of fashion’ was also a fiercely independent entrepreneur who refused to sell out to a French firm; his death raises questions about the company’s future...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 04 Sep 2025
Globe and Mail
Buon giorno, American-style tips. Arrivederci, Italian small-tip culture
Big tips are neither necessary nor welcome in Italian restaurants, where workers make a living wage...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 16 Aug 2025
Globe and Mail
Ontario Shipyards partners with province and Italy’s largest builder to ready bid for navy corvettes
Ontario tries to kick-start ambitious shipbuilding program with contract potentially worth billions...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 14 Aug 2025
Globe and Mail
The USMCA agreement may be circling the drain. Time to fill the trade sink elsewhere
Trilateral trade deal is up for review in mid-2026, but talks may not go in favour of Canada or Mexico...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 08 Aug 2025
Globe and Mail
World’s longest suspension bridge to connect Sicily to mainland Italy after decades of false starts
With a span of almost 3.7 kilometres, it will be a crucial tool for the economic development of Italy’s struggling deep south...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 06 Aug 2025
Globe and Mail
The EU’s deal with Trump could blow up at any time
The U.S. President can always find a way to accuse the bloc of breaching the deal and impose punitive tariffs...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 05 Aug 2025
Globe and Mail
The tale of the Agnelli family’s two contrasting car companies, Ferrari and Stellantis
One is thriving, the other suffering from a diluted brand and late arrival to the EV scene...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 07 Jul 2025
Globe and Mail
A fierce wave of Russian attacks threatens to rattle Ukraine’s recovery conference in Rome
Ukraine may struggle to attract Western investment as Russia ramps up its offensives...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 04 Jul 2025
Globe and Mail
Half-baked Europe-U.S. trade deal seems likely next week, but could be changed by Trump
U.S. President isn’t negotiating true trade agreements. Instead, he’s using executive orders to move tariffs up or down, delay them or impose new ones...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 02 Jul 2025
Globe and Mail
Europe scorches in record-breaking heatwave
Heat alerts are in place in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Greece, with England also enduring sweltering temperatures...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 30 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail
Traders called the Israel-Iran war right and bet oil would fall
Aren’t wars in the Middle East supposed to send oil prices soaring?...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 27 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail
Oil drops after Iran and Israel announce ceasefire, but prices may remain volatile amid reports of new Iranian missile launch
Analysts were generally bullish on the market prospects in spite of the apparent violation of the ceasefire...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 24 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail
Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘obliterated’ seems stretched
Questions are being raised about why the trucks that could have been carrying enriched uranium to another underground storage site were not hit as well...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 23 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail
Iran vows to retaliate for U.S. bombing, but options may be limited
Iran calls U.S. strikes an unforgivable violation of international law, but remains isolated with a weakened military due to relentless Israeli attacks...
By Paul Waldie, Eric Reguly
Published on: 22 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail
As Jeff Bezos prepares for a grand Venice wedding, locals are pushing back harder than ever
The Amazon billionaire and the rich and famous are all but taking over one of Europe’s most overcrowded tourist cities...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 21 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail
Ontario pivots to European defence market with car industry under threat
Ontario believes its aerospace sector has the most potential to create defence-related jobs...
By Eric Reguly
Published on: 20 Jun 2025
Globe and Mail