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Stocks continued to rebound from the lowest levels in over a year as solid outlooks from retailers bolstered confidence in the economy despite supply-chain snags and inflationary pressures. A slide in US mortgage rates by the most since April 2020 and Broa...

Brian Acker, president, CEO, and chief investment strategist at Acker Finley FOCUS: North American large-cap stocks   MARKET OUTLOOK: Since my last appearance, on April 12, the S&P 500 index has broken or had a negative transit of what we call E...

Have stocks stopped being expensive? Among bulls, hope is coalescing around valuation metrics that could support that view, though with so many caveats they require a big dose of courage to heed.  After falling 15 per cent this year, the S&P 500 is trading...

Bank execs brush off concerns about financial sector’s ability to navigate looming headwinds Executives at Canada’s Big Five banks are acknowledging the economic outlook is becoming cloudier, but took steps during earnings calls this week to assuag...

Port efficiency has taken on a new level of urgency amid pandemic supply disruptions The Port of Vancouver — the main gateway for consumer goods entering Canada from the manufacturing powerhouses in Asia — is among the worst performers, ranking 368...

Stocks climbed after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting gave no signals that officials could turn more hawkish soon to fight inflation. The S&P 500 rebounded from earlier losses, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 outperformed. The dolla...

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. picked up another fan in the analyst community Wednesday, as Wells Fargo initiated coverage of the Montreal-based convenience store operator with the equivalent of a buy recommendation. Analyst Anthony Bonadio launched coverag...

Rick Rule, president and CEO, Rule Investment Media LLC FOCUS: Natural resource stocks   MARKET OUTLOOK: This bearish macro picture masks an ongoing bull market in both precious metals, and industrial materials. The precious metals bull marke...

More than one million Canadians, or about five per cent of the Canadian labour force, could be affected The effects of long COVID — where symptoms of the COVID-19 virus persist beyond four weeks from initial infection — are disrupting our health, o...

Expect interest rates to keep rising until this labour market cools Canadian employers were seeking to fill a record 1.03 million positions in March, led by a surge in openings at restaurants and hotels, Statistics Canada reported on May 26. Here’s...