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Stronger growth supports case for Bank of Canada to hold interest rates steady until June Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up The Canadian economy has dodged a recession as gross domestic product edged up in the fourth quar...

Grows one per cent in final quarter of 2023The Canadian economy hung tough in the final quarter of last year, expanding one per cent on annualized basis after contracting in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Feb. 29. We apologize, but this...

Parkland Corp. says it earned $86 million in its fourth quarter, up from $69 million a year earlier. The Calgary-based company says earnings per diluted share were 48 cents, up from 39 cents during the same quarter the year before.  Sales and operating...

Economic uncertainty is weighing on the sentiment of Canadian investors, with most saying they are concerned about their investments, a new survey found.  Results from the Scotia Global Asset Management Investor Sentiment survey, released Wednesday, found...

Jeff Parent, chief investment officer at Castlemoore FOCUS: Technical analysis  MARKET OUTLOOK: There are a lot of worrisome technical indicators flashing now. The markets are looking very overbought after about a 25-per-cent rally from October. Vo...

Canada's main index moved lower Wednesday, led by weakness in base metals, while U.S. markets also continued to move down from last week's highs.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 75.13 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 21,243.77. In New York, the Dow...

Salesforce Inc. provided an outlook for annual sales that fell short of estimates, suggesting new artificial intelligence features for its software have yet to spur growth. The shares declined about 4 per cent in extended trading. Revenue will increase abo...

Wall Street traders bracing for key inflation data waded through mixed economic figures and remarks from Federal Reserve speakers for clues on the interest-rate outlook. Equities saw small losses after a report showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slower...

First-quarter earnings season for Canada’s largest banks continued on Wednesday, with the Royal Bank of Canada and National Bank each beating analyst expectations, as an expert says the results bode well for the financial sector. Nate Thooft, chief investm...

Spin Master Corp. reported a loss of US$30.1 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of US$13.8 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based toy and entertainment company says revenues rose to US$502.6 million, up from $465.8 million during the sa...