Financial Post Big Picture Podcast

With less than a month to go before the launch of its PlayBook tablet, RIM has put out a weaker-than-expected forecast for its first quarter. We explain whether it's time to be dumping RIM shares — or buying them. nothing better than an election to wipe out the winter blues. FP reporter Paul Vieira was in Ottawa for budget day on Tuesday and has all the details on what Canadians have to look forward to in a likely spring campaign

Stock markets have been on a roller coaster ride as Japan struggles to tackle the aftermath of last week's earthquake. Richard Jenkins of Black Creek Investment Management talks about what it all means for your portfolio./The spiraling nuclear crisis in Japan has reignited the debate on nuclear energy. Adam Fremeth, public policy professor with Richard Ivey School of Business, discusses the issues facing policymakers

Thomas Lee, JPMorgan's chief U.S. equity strategist, explains what we can expect from stocks in the coming months —including a prediction of a correction coming as early as late-March./The Bay is going British, bringing trendy UK fashion retailers Topshop and Topman to Canada. FP reporter Hollie Shaw has more

March is the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the current stock market rally. But is this just a cyclical trend about to go bust? Or does this rally still have legs? FP's David Pett gives his thoughts. Also, everybody circle your calendars — it's PDAC time again. Our very own Peter Koven previews the biggest mining convention of the year

Reporter Barbara Shecter breaks down the many political hurdles standing in the way of a TMX-LSE tie-up, and how the companies will try and overcome them/Of the 33 movies sitting in top spot at the box office last year, Apple products appeared in a third of them. FP reporter Matt Hartley takes a look at why product placement is still relevant

A new report shows an increasing trend among Canadian travellers: flying from U.S. airports instead of Canadian ones. FP reporter Scott Deveau sits down with us this week to explain what the big attraction is. Also, we explore what a new government in Egypt will mean for the country's economic future.

This week, we break down what the merger of the TMX Group and the London Stock Exchange Group means for investors, and more importantly, for the future of stock trading. Also, FP mining reporter Peter Koven explains whether the ongoing boom in commodity prices has legs in 2011.

Netflix lashed out ISPs and the CRTC over bandwidth usage caps this week. FP reporter Jamie Sturgeon has more/It was a busy week for stock markets as a slew of economic news and corporate earnings kept traders busy. CMC Market's Colin Cieszynski explains what you need to know.

This week, columnist Garry Marr talks about what he discovered in his credit rating report, and we get FP reporter Carrie Tait to explain what higher oil prices mean for Canada’s economy this year.

Financial Post speaks with Centerra Gold CEO Stephen Lang about his company’s stellar performance in 2010.

Alert, cheap chic shoppers everywhere: Target is coming to Canada. FP retail reporter Hollie Shaw has the all the details on the newest competitor on the shopping landscape./They're the two acronyms that force you to make one big investment decision. This week we sit down with FP's personal finance columnist, Jonathan Chevreau, to talk about the best way to make use of these investment options.

It's the biggest techie event of the year, full of tablets, 3D TVs, blinky lights and nerds, and FP's Matt Hartley is right in the thick of it calling in from the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for a special edition of the FP Big Picture Podcast.

Most of us are busy coming up with shopping lists right now for family and friends, but what about the barbers, babysitters, maids and teachers in our lives? Garry Marr, owner of the Dusty Wallet, wades into the debate over when, why, and most importantly how much to tip this holiday season. Also this week, we talk about what China is up to exactly with its latest interest rate announcement. Chief economist for High Frequency Economics, Carl Weinberg, explains why the Chinese central bank gave some analysts an unexpected surprise last weekend

TMX Group, the company behind the Toronto Stock Exchange, has hit the road trying to drum up business in far flung countries such as China, Brazil, Israel and Colombia. FP reporter Karen Mazurkewich talks about the steep revenue challenges TMX is facing from alternative exchanges. Also this week, we share how you can survive the Christmas shopping crowds using some handy apps. The Financial Post's very own intern, Julia Johnson, explains the technological tools you need to get in and out quickly this holiday season.

Five of Canada's six major banks announced their earnings this week, and only one revealed it was boosting its dividend. FP banking reporter John Greenwood reveals the winners, the losers, and explains why National Bank investors were the only ones treated to a dividend hike/Financial Post mining reporter Peter Koven recently spent five weeks in China and Mongolia investigating the prospects for Canadian investment there, and joins the podcast to preview the conclusion of his series in Saturday's edition