{"id":17697,"date":"2026-04-24T09:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/17697\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:41:06","slug":"who-is-john-ternus-and-whats-his-new-job-take-our-business-and-investing-news-quiz-for-the-week-ending-april-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/17697\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is John Ternus and what\u2019s his new job? Take our business and investing news quiz for the week ending April 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to The Globe and Mail\u2019s business and investing news quiz<\/a>. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know. <\/p>\n

This week: There\u2019s been a couple major job changes in Canada and the U.S. Meanwhile, Agnico Eagle has made some major acquisitions. Where did they take place? Take our quiz and find out.<\/p>\n

1This was a week full of choice quotes. Consider: \u201cHope isn\u2019t a plan and nostalgia is not the strategy.\u201d Who just said that?<\/p>\n

a. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick<\/p>\n

b. Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/p>\n

c. U.S. President Donald Trump<\/p>\n

d. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/p>\n

b. In a 10-minute video message released on YouTube, Mr. Carney declared that the U.S. \u201chas changed and we must respond<\/a>.\u201d The Prime Minister dismissed those who claim the best strategy is to wait and hope that a post-Trump United States will return to its old ways. He argued that Canada has to forge a new path that will make it more independent of Washington.<\/p>\n

2Another key quote: Who just declared it was \u201cnuts\u201d for Ottawa to allow Chinese auto makers to sell electric vehicles in Canada?<\/p>\n

a. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick<\/p>\n

b. U.S. President Donald Trump<\/p>\n

c. Unifor president Lana Payne<\/p>\n

d. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre<\/p>\n

3Who are ShinyHunters and why are they in the news?<\/p>\n

a. They are a criminal group behind a massive data breach<\/p>\n

b. They are a positive-thinking cult popular on Bay Street<\/p>\n

c. They are a recruitment agency for AI experts with seven-figure salaries<\/p>\n

d. They are a group of amateur geologists who have made an enormous gold discovery<\/p>\n

a. ShinyHunters are a criminal group that hacks into corporate data systems with the goal of extorting money. Canada Life has blamed the group for a recent data breach<\/a> that exposed the personal information of up to 70,000 customers. Telus Corp. has also acknowledged that the hackers broke into systems belonging to an affiliate.<\/p>\n

4What will Ontario high-school students soon have to pass before they can graduate?<\/p>\n

a. A credit check<\/p>\n

b. An economics course<\/p>\n

c. A financial literacy test<\/p>\n

d. An entrepreneurial challenge<\/p>\n

c. Ontario high-school students will soon need to pass a financial literacy test in order to graduate<\/a>. Education Minister Paul Calandra says students need practical, real-world skills, including how to manage money and budgets. This is no doubt true \u2013 but sounds a bit odd coming from a provincial government that is not known for frugality. Will the course include sections on buying private jets or building expensive spas on Lake Ontario?<\/p>\n

5Canadian gold miner Agnico Eagle bulked up this week with three acquisitions worth a total of $3.8-billion. Where are the acquisitions located?<\/p>\n

a. South Africa<\/p>\n

b. Finland<\/p>\n

c. Venezuela<\/p>\n

d. Mali<\/p>\n

b. Agnico Eagle is betting big on northern Finland<\/a> It is buying Rupert Resources for up to $2.9-billion in stock and cash, Aurion Resources for $481-million in cash, and B2Gold\u2019s 70-per-cent stake in Fingold Ventures for US$325-million. All three of the new acquisitions operate in Finland\u2019s Lapland region, where Agnico has operated the Kittil\u00e4 mine since 2009.<\/p>\n

6John Ternus has a big new job. What is it?<\/p>\n

a. Head of OpenAI<\/p>\n

b. Parliamentary Budget Officer<\/p>\n

c. Chief executive of Apple<\/p>\n

d. Boss of the Toronto Stock Exchange<\/p>\n

c. Mr. Ternus, a long-time Apple executive, is taking over as the company\u2019s chief executive<\/a> on Sept. 1. He has a tough act to follow. Tim Cook, who is stepping down as CEO, led the iPhone maker to spectacular growth during his 15 years at the helm. The responsibility for maintaining that upward trajectory will now fall to Mr. Ternus, a hardware expert who played a central role in shaping Apple products such as iPads and AirPods.<\/p>\n

7Annette Ryan also has a big new job. What is it?<\/p>\n

a. Head of OpenAI<\/p>\n

b. Parliamentary Budget Officer<\/p>\n

c. Chief executive of Lululemon<\/p>\n

d. Boss of the Toronto Stock Exchange<\/p>\n

b. Ms. Ryan, a veteran of several senior public service positions, was named Canada\u2019s new Parliamentary Budget Officer<\/a>, a post that will be crucial in coming years as the Carney government struggles to balance its big ambitions with fiscal realities. The PBO\u2019s core job is to act as the nation\u2019s fiscal watchdog, providing independent, non-partisan analysis of government spending.<\/p>\n

8In January, the Canadian Real Estate Association predicted that national home sales would climb 5.1 per cent in 2026. This week, it revised that estimate. What is CREA\u2019s new forecast for growth this year?<\/p>\n

a. 1 per cent<\/p>\n

b. 2.5 per cent<\/p>\n

c. 7 per cent<\/p>\n

d. 10 per cent<\/p>\n

9Toronto-based Xanadu has seen its stock price soar in recent days. What does the company do?<\/p>\n

a. It mines rare earths<\/p>\n

b. It builds \u201cagents\u201d that use artificial intelligence to conduct shopping searches<\/p>\n

c. It develops weight-loss drugs<\/p>\n

d. It engineers quantum computers<\/p>\n

d. Xanadu is working on building quantum computers<\/a> that use light as a medium of calculation. If this means nothing to you, that\u2019s okay. Quantum computing, which could be the key to a new generation of super powerful devices, is still confined to the laboratory. However, Xanadu and other quantum-focused companies are booming as a result of recent breakthroughs that suggest the technology could become a commercial reality in the next few years.<\/p>\n

10All four of telecom matriarch Loretta Rogers\u2019s children have challenged an $11-million bill. What was the bill for?<\/p>\n

a. Family counselling<\/p>\n

b. Building a \u201csafe\u201d room in the family\u2019s mansion to act as a refuge from intruders<\/p>\n

c. Winding up their mother\u2019s estate<\/p>\n

d. Setting up a charitable foundation<\/p>\n

c. The trustees of Ms. Rogers\u2019s $250-million estate are seeking $11-million in compensation<\/a> for their services. That bill strikes her kids as excessive. Her son, Edward Rogers, alleges that the compensation represents a rate of nearly $4,000 an hour.<\/p>\n

11Michael Green, the chief executive of Canada Health Infoway, was called before a Parliamentary committee this week to explain why a $250-million digital prescribing program called PrescribeIT flopped. Which of these questions did Mr. Green fail to answer?<\/p>\n

a. What his salary is<\/p>\n

b. Why the program failed<\/p>\n

c. How the $250-million was spent<\/p>\n

d. All the above<\/p>\n

d. Members of Parliament became visibly frustrated with Mr. Green over unresolved questions about why the PrescribeIT program failed<\/a> and how its budget was spent. Canada Health Infoway, a government-funded non-profit, launched PrescribeIT in 2017 as part of \u201caxe the fax\u201d initiatives to replace older technology with digital tools that could transmit prescriptions from doctors\u2019 offices to pharmacies.<\/p>\n

12It\u2019s that time of year when we file our taxes and curse the people who write this country\u2019s convoluted tax rules. Speaking of which, what is the name of that oh-so-cute chatbot developed by Canada Revenue Agency to help us with our tax questions?<\/p>\n

a. Becky<\/p>\n

b. Jean<\/p>\n

c. Buddy<\/p>\n

d. Charlie<\/p>\n

d. If you\u2019ve been on the CRA homepage lately, you\u2019ve likely seen Charlie the Chatbot<\/a>. He\u2019s that little round robot face floating on the bottom-right corner of your screen. Clicking on Charlie initiates a chat in which you can ask tax questions. Oh, such fun! Well, at least for us tax nerds.<\/p>\n

How well did you do?<\/p>\n

Answer all of the questions to see your result<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t your week, but that\u2019s okay! We\u2019ll be back next Friday with another business and investing quiz, subscribe to our weekday Business Brief newsletter<\/a> to prepare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Welcome to The Globe and Mail\u2019s business and investing news quiz. Join us…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[136,902,903,904,9054,3013,111,9053,484,8463,906],"class_list":{"0":"post-17697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mark-carney","8":"tag-appwebview","9":"tag-aud-growth","10":"tag-aud-headline","11":"tag-aud-url","12":"tag-bizquiz","13":"tag-hidenewsletterblock","14":"tag-mark-carney","15":"tag-noapplenews","16":"tag-noastack","17":"tag-yespop","18":"tag-yessnap"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}