Joe O'Connor

Chinese-Canadian Shawn Qu, @elonmusk and @KatieMiller all share something in common: a belief in the power of the sun to transform the United States' energy picture. (Meanwhile, gas prices are spiking...) Financial Post financialpost.com/feature/canadi…

Death of a hedge fund prodigy : This is a story about individual ambition and isolation in a high stakes poker game where a player's sense of self-worth can be reduced to their ability to generate monthly returns. financialpost.com/feature/death-…

Canadians are cancelling their U.S. vacations or else not planning any and costing the American tourism industry billions, and all because they (we) are mighty ticked at Trump. But Americans keep heading north. Why? Walleye season. financialpost.com/feature/fishin…

Canada WANTS you! Canadian expats have been making it big in sectors (tech, medicine, academia, R+D, banking) across the U.S. economy for decades. Trump has some questioning whether now might be the time to come home. financialpost.com/feature/trump-…

The United States is in a housing crisis. The solution? Canadian spruce. The unanswered question: If a tree falls in a Canadian forest, will Donald Trump's America still buy it? #woodisgood financialpost.com/feature/trump-…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to turn Canada into an "energy superpower." Great idea! Here's where the Arctic (could) fit in, and the threat to Canada's sovereignty if left out. financialpost.com/feature/want-c…

Dear America: How would you feel about a world without (as many) French fries? President Trump's tariff threats are an existential threat to food security. We all gotta eat, and Americans eat $billions$ in farmed in Canada foods. financialpost.com/feature/americ…

This is a story, in part, about two prosperous potato farmers, who happen to be best friends. One is Canadian, the other American, a Trump fan — and former state Republican senator for North Dakota. How do the buddies feel about tariffs? financialpost.com/feature/americ…

How to deal with a loyal trade partner turned bully? Find some new friends. How Canadians plan to turn the tide in Donald Trump's tariff war. financialpost.com/feature/how-ca…

This is a story from a border town on the frontlines of Donald Trump's potential trade war with Canada. The president's sabre-rattling over tariffs obscures a hard truth: real people are going to get hurt. financialpost.com/feature/trump-…

On your mark, get set, life! Marc Kielburger, yes, that Kielburger, wants to live forever — and there's a multitrillion-dollar industry helping him get there. How cheating Father Time might be a win for all Canadians. financialpost.com/feature/canada…

Forget the markets. Buy a pro soccer team. (In Europe). “People look at sports investments and say, ‘Oh, is it your hobby, is it something to do for fun?'" #Bundesliga financialpost.com/feature/how-to…

Forget RRSP season. One of the hottest investments these days isn't Amazon stock but buying a chunk of a professional sports franchise. You DON'T need to be uber rich, but you do need to like German beer. And going to Europe. #Münster #Bundesliga financialpost.com/feature/how-to…

Winter is here, Canada (and upstate New York!), and it's showtime for North America's salt barons. Road salt is bad for the environment, eats away at infrastructure and it costs cities big bucks. It also works. #NaCI financialpost.com/feature/salt-i…

Here's a piece of a advice from an internationally renowned Canadian abstract painter: Buy real estate. You can't hang it on a wall, but you can sell it for $24.25-million. financialpost.com/feature/fixing…

Sultans of salt: There is a chance of flurries in Timmins; it is minus-6 in Calgary, and it is snowing in Yellowknife. Good morning, Canada, road salt season is upon us, and North America's salt barons are shaking with anticipation. financialpost.com/feature/salt-i…

Road salt season cometh: Good olde sodium chloride is The Ultimate De-icer. We wondered, where does it come from; why does it work so well; who's getting rich off the stuff; and can a new, billion-plus tonne salt discovery can, er, shake up an industry. financialpost.com/feature/salt-i…

This is the story of a hockey player who grew weary of getting punched in the nose and decided he needed a Plan B. Spoiler alert: the plan worked, and the company an old hockey guy built sold for $1.3 billion. financialpost.com/entrepreneur/h…

Ahoy!! This is the story of a giant cargo sailboat - emphasis on "sailboat" - and the winds of change transforming the high seas. financialpost.com/feature/cargo-…

King Fundy: Inside the race to harness the world's most powerful tides. Get it right, and the planet wins, some entrepreneurs get rich - and Canada's East Coast kicks its coal-burning habit. financialpost.com/feature/nova-s…