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Wednesday stocks were in a holding pattern until U.S. Fed chief, Jerome Powell, announced mid-afternoon an expected 25-basis point cut to the key interest rate. However, his announcements during the press conference triggered a steep sell-off in both New York […]

Markets in New York and Toronto continued to weaken on Tuesday. The TSX closed 0.54% lower as only two sectors managed gains for the session, particularly health care. Telcos and staples led the remaining sectors down. Making outsized moves were […]

The trading week began with tech driving the Nasdaq to new highs, up 1.24% to nearly 20,200. The S&P advanced 0.38% and the Dow -0.25%. Among the Wall Street influencers were Broadcom, popping 11.21%, Tesla 6.14% and Micron 5.62% However, […]

Talk of tariffs from the White House in 2025 and tax-loss selling filled the air. Friday saw the TSX shed 0.54% and lose 1.6% for the week as only tech managed to gain ground during the session. All other sectors […]

Stocks in New York and Toronto sold off Thursday, a day after rallying. The TSX shed nearly 1% as only consumer discretionary gained. Materials and energy led the laggards. Most-influential were CNQ at -2.26%, Cenovus -1.01% and Telus -2.51%. Other […]

As expected, the Bank of Canada cut the key lending rate by 50 basis points to 3.25%, in the wake of climbing unemployment and other economic data. The TSX gained 0.6% for the session, though sectors were mixed. Strong gains […]

Markets in both New York and Toronto extended Monday’s losses into Tuesday. The major American indices all shed around a third of a percentage point as tech led the way down. Once more, Nvidia was the most active name, at […]

Despite climbing to all-time highs early in the session, the TSX finished in the red Monday along with its Wall Street peers. The Canadian index finished the day -0.26% as sectors were mixed. A strong performance in materials and healthcare […]

The week ended with the S&P and Nasdaq modestly rallying to new highs, the former by 0.23% and the latter at 0.78%. Over the week, they gained nearly 1% and 3.3% respectively. The Dow closed Friday -0.3% and -0.6% for […]

Early in Thursday’s session, Bitcoin topped US$100,000, though ended the day below that milestone. The crypto outperformed the U.S. indices, however. The S&P ended the session -0.2%, the Dow -0.57% and the Nasdaq -0.21%. Major movers included Intel at -5.17%, […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.02% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +1.30% and the Dow -0.01% Some trending stocks for the day include Dollarama Inc. down -5.14%, National Bank of Canada -3.82% and Baytex Energy Corp -5.28%. […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.45% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.40% and the Dow -0.02% Some trending stocks for the day include Bank of Nova Scotia down -3.37%, Enbridge +0.38% and Palantir Technologies +6.88%. The most […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.22% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.97% and the Dow -0.04% Some trending stocks for the day include Super Micro Computer up +28.68%, The Lion Electric Co +58.82% and Intel -0.50%. The […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.41% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.83% and the Dow up +0.42% Some trending stocks for the day include SoundHound AI up +18.15%, Tesla Inc +3.69% and NVIDIA Corporation +2.15%. The most […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.22% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was -0.60% and the Dow up +0.27% Some trending stocks for the day include Shopify Inc. up +0.30%, Rogers Sugar Inc +5.64% and Air Canada +0.77%. The […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.33% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was -0.60% and the Dow up -0.23% Some trending stocks for the day include Symbiotic down -35.86%, Wajax Corp +8.01% and Dollarama Inc. -0.01%. The most active […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.02% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.63% and the Dow up +0.33% Some trending stocks for the day include Bombardier Inc (B) down -9.32%, Dye & Durham +11.35% and GameStop Corp. +2.22%. […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.13% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.27% and the Dow up +0.12% Some trending stocks for the day include CI Financial Corp up +30.03%, BlackBerry +10.33% and Alimentation Couche-Tard -0.98%. The most […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.21% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.16% and the Dow up +0.97% Some trending stocks for the day include SoundHound AI +18.19%, Tesla Inc +3.80% and GameStop Corp. +0.29%. The most active […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +1.41% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.03% and the Dow up +1.08% Some trending stocks for the day include Alphabet Inc down -4.56%, MicroStrategy -16.16% and Snowflake +32.71%. The most active stocks […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.10% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was -0.72% and the Dow up +0.08%. Some trending stocks for the day include: NVIDIA Corporation -0.76%, Snowflake -0.86% and Qualcomm -6.34%. The most active stocks today include Great West Lifeco +0.28%, while Canadian Natural Rsrcs saw +0.36%. Manulife Financial  also saw a […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.14% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +1.04% and the Dow up -0.32% Some trending stocks for the day include C3.ai, Inc. +24-19%, NVIDIA Corporation +4.89 and Super Micro Computer +32.23%. The most active stocks today include Enbridge +0.52%, while Suncor Energy Inc saw +0.02%. Canadian Natural Rsrcs  also saw […]

The week began with Bitcoin jumping 3.25% to remain at highs just under US$92,000. Meanwhile, stocks in Toronto and New York enjoyed a moderate rise. The TSX added 0.33% to nearly return to 25,000. Only three sectors advanced, led by […]

The post-U.S. election rally was definitely over by Friday with all major indices on Wall Street selling sharply. Tech, which rallied the most after the vote, sank the most during the session and week. The Nasdaq closed the day -2.24% […]