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Investors fled every major asset class in the past week, with US equities and Treasuries a rare exception to the massive exodus, amid concerns that tightening monetary policy will push major economies into a recession. Equity funds had US$5.2 billion outfl...

A two-year run in stocks that began at the depths of the coronavirus panic and became one of most powerful bull markets on record is on the brink of extinction. The S&P 500 slipped more than two per cent on Friday, pushing it 20 per cent below its record c...

U.S. stocks continued their slide toward a bear market, with the S&P 500 dipping 20 per cent below its Jan. 3 closing record. Treasuries and the dollar gained as havens caught bids. The benchmark lost 1.7 per cent in afternoon trading. A close at that leve...

Darren Sissons, vice-president and partner at Campbell, Lee & Ross FOCUS: Global and technology stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: The markets have deteriorated throughout 2022. Central banks across the globe are coordinating efforts to lower inflation through...

US stocks fell in a volatile day of trading as investors weighed prospects for growth against a backdrop of rising prices and tightening monetary policy. Treasuries held gains amid a steady stream of haven bids. The S&P 500 swung back into the red in the l...

The head of one of North America’s biggest investors in private markets wants to cut its reliance on buyout firms and do more dealmaking on his own. Jo Taylor, chief executive officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, has plans for the $242 billion...

The head of Canada’s largest pension plan said private deals will be hard to complete as sellers resist cutting prices with equity markets tumbling.  “It’s going to be challenging probably for people to close transactions in the near term due to valuation-...

US stock investors are pricing in stronger odds of a recession than are evident from positive macroeconomic indicators, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists. “A recession is not inevitable,” Goldman strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a n...

John Hood, president and portfolio manager, J.C. Hood Investment Counsel FOCUS: Options and ETFs MARKET OUTLOOK: Volatility has re-emerged in the markets due to galloping inflation, expectations as to the Fed’s response through higher rates and nuc...

2022 'very different picture' for freight carrier Cargojet Inc. chief executive Ajay Virmani said fuel prices and labour challenges suggest a recession is looming. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refres...