Hamburger chain Jack in the Box says it is exploring a sale, as first reported last month by @ReutersJF and Harry Brumpton investors.jackinthebox.com/news-releases/… $JACK

Rio Tinto is preparing for the IPO of its Canadian iron ore unit in early 2019, sources tell us. The mining giant plans to dual-list the $4B business in New York and Toronto. | Reuters reut.rs/2PVGeDT | with @ReutersJF Barbara Lewis Clara Denina

Canadian M&A activity is seen rising this year after hitting a 12-year high of $275.2 billion in 2018, top bankers and lawyers tell us. | Reuters reut.rs/2C4iQin | w/ Matt Scuffham

Citigroup names new head of Canada energy banking -memo reut.rs/2QJlzDx David French John Tilak

A Closer Look: Despite 60 percent support, Canada's Husky scrapped MEG oil merger | Reuters reut.rs/2CCuKAw | with Rod Nickel David French

Kinder Morgan plans to at least double the number of barges at its Argo docks and add additional storage capacity at its rail yard. Sources tell me the full plan has not been approved by the company's board but it's expected. reut.rs/2ts7jWv

Fund managers tell us that Berkshire's move to return to Suncor is a validation of the company's integrated business model. The investment's value is up 23 percent so far. | Reuters reut.rs/2NhPVga | w/ Fergal Smith Rod Nickel & Jon Stempel | $BRKB $SU

Canada's auto union boss says #GM has "a lot of power, but they don't scare me" reut.rs/2Nk5G6f $GM #cdnpoli #Canada #Ontario #AutomotiveIndustry #ElectricVehicles #economy #Unifor General Motors @JerryDias #SaveOshawaGM Unifor @GMCanada #onpoli #canlab #Mexico

.Susan Taylor captures the dilemma Canada’s auto union faces in its battle with General Motors over a plant closure in Oshawa. It's a great read. Canadian auto union faces Catch-22 in General Motors fight | Reuters reut.rs/2NiuoE8

My latest: The PE owners of Permian producer DoublePoint Energy are exploring a potential $5 billion sale of the company later this year reut.rs/2NkVk63

A very rare sight in M&A world - Warren Buffett as a seller! Berkshire Hathaway in advanced talks to sell workers compensation unit Applied Underwriters reut.rs/2tzM98L

.@BarrickGold CEO defends $18 billion hostile @Newmont bid as logical tie-up reut.rs/2EvOlVc $AVX $NEM #gold #mining #mergers

The Platinum fraud trial starts today in Brooklyn 👀 reut.rs/2Nu60j5

Exclusive: Canadian regulator failed to make checks on risky mortgage brokers reuters.com/article/us-can…

Dispatches from #SuperReturn in 🇩🇪#PrivateEquity investors fret about managers overpaying for deals reut.rs/2EEPlq0

Conflicting cultures and management styles are overshadowing Barrick Gold's $18 billion bid for rival Newmont Mining, threatening to move the debate away from deal logic. Read more here: reut.rs/2Vp5Qfw. W/ Ernest Scheyder Liana B. Baker Susan Taylor

Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma considering filing for #bankruptcy as litigation mounts #OpioidCrisis w/Mike Spector Nate Raymond reuters.com/article/us-pur…

China blocks canola shipments from Canada's Richardson: customs document. reut.rs/2NJh0Jf

Suits and ties now optional, Goldman Sachs hedges dress code reut.rs/2EQUMCB

"Creating a JV seems a lot simpler than mashing these two huge companies together" -->Top @BarrickGold shareholder urges joint venture in Nevada with @Newmont reut.rs/2EN9MRV story w/Liana B. Baker #mining #gold #barrick #newmont #nevada #deals