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The cost of commuting is forcing some Ontario residents who moved outside the GTA during the pandemic to reconsider their place of residence as employers call workers back to the office. LARS HAGBERG/THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press Getting caught up on a week that got away? Here’s your weekly digest of The Globe’s most essential business and investing stories, with insights and analysis from the pros, stock tips, portfolio strategies and more. Is the cost of long work commutes worth it? When remote work took off during the pandemic, housing markets surrounding the Greater Toronto Area became increasingly popular for homebuyers priced out of the region. But as workers are being called back to the office – even just for a few days a week – those who moved out of town are learning that their commutes are increasingly long and expensive. As Salmaan Farooqui reports, one woman who bought a home in Belleville now spends $600 a month to travel to her Toronto-based finance job three ti...

As the holiday season gets underway in the Big Apple, there's nothing like taking a shopping trip to the city's iconic department stores as they unveil their holiday windows. And if you're working for Barbara Corcoran, you might actually get to leave with something. The Shark Tank star took her staff on a shopping spree this week, first to Saks Fifth Avenue and then to Tiffany & Co. "Showing my team how much I appreciate them!" Corcoran captioned the Instagram post. "I'm taking my office out today, and our first stop is Saks!" Corcoran says. In the video, Corcoran says her employees can pick out any shoe they want. "Hope it's expensive!" she added. Commenters praised Santa Corcoran and wished their bosses did the same. "This is awesome!!! Showing appreciation for those you work with goes a long way. I wish more bosses did things like this," one commenter said. "Leadership at its best! Appreciation goes ...

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSmart Financial Inc. is seeking to enforce a takeover by Toronto-based competitor Coinsquare Ltd., which last week said it wouldn’t carry through with the acquisition. In late September last year, Coinsquare announced it would buy NEO Exchange-listed CoinSmart for about $29-million in cash and shares. The deal was expected to be finalized by the end of 2022, but Coinsquare announced it was pulling out of the agreement this month, which CoinSmart said took its board and management by surprise. On Tuesday, CoinSmart said it will “vigorously contest” Coinsquare’s move to terminate the deal, saying its notice “is invalid and without merit.” In an interview, CoinSmart chief executive officer Justin Hartzman said his company is prepared to take legal action to force Coinsquare to fulfill the agreement. “The reasons that Coinsquare is giving for walking away are completely bogus,” Mr. Hartzman said. “They were giving us assurances of the deal right up...