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Markets rallied Monday on good news from Moderna which reported that its Covid vaccine is 94.5% effective. This follows Pfizer’s vaccine news exactly a week ago. Both companies have reported initial results, and will release full results that outside scientists […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Hap (Robert) Sneddon including Premium Brands Holdings Corp (A Top Pick Jun 07/19, Down 4%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Covid cases […]

The short-lived rotation into cyclical stocks has halted for now as the rising number of Covid cases, particularly in the United States which leads the world, pressured markets Wednesday. The S&P and Dow shed 1% while the Nasdaq sustained a […]

Investors returned to the familiar playbook of piling into big tech, pumping the Nasdaq 2% on Wednesday, though the S&P gained 0.77% and the Dow shed a few points to stay essentially flat. Amazon popped 3.37% and Apple regained 3% […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Teal Linde including Air Lease (A Top Pick Dec 10/18, Up 27%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Monday’s big vaccine rally faded […]

Investors woke Monday morning to a changed world. Over the weekend, Democrat Joe Biden was finally declared winner of the presidential election after days of ballot counting. That alone would have triggered a Monday rally, but an hour before the […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Ryan Modesto including Andrew Peller (A Top Pick Nov 18/18, Down 8%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Markets closed flat Friday as […]

At the Thursday close, the U.S. was still counting votes in battleground states, though Democratic remained closer to winning the election. A winner may be declared literally at any moment. However, markets were behaving as if Biden had won, though […]

As of the Wednesday close, the U.S. election remained too close to call with votes still being counted in several battleground states. Literally seconds after the closing bell, it was confirmed the Democrats’ Joe Biden had won Wisconsin, and moments […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Richard Croft including Apple (A Top Pick Nov 09/18, Up 19%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Markets around the world surged ahead […]

Though volumes were light, Monday’s trading saw markets across the board (except FAANG) rebound from last week’s drubbing, on the eve of the U.S. presidential vote. The Dow rallied 1.6%, the S&P 1.23% and the Nasdaq 0.42%, though the latter […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Stephen Takacsy including Velan Inc (A Top Pick Dec 03/18, Down 21%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. After a flurry of earnings […]

On Thursday, stocks across the board regained some of the ground they lost in the recent sharp sell-off. The Dow and TSX both gained half-a-percent while the S&P rose 1.19% and the Nasdaq popped 1.64%. However, the big news came […]

After European markets slid 3-4% overnight, North American ones sold off heavily on Wednesday due to rising Covid cases in Europe and talks of lockdown measures. America is also seeing an increase in cases while Canadian numbers are concerning. Unsurprisingly, […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Bryden Teich including Onex Corp (A Top Pick Oct 19/18, Down 8%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. A day after Monday’s sell-off, […]

The lack of a stimulus package amid rising Covid cases across Europe and North America pressured investors to sell on Monday. The selling was across the board as the Dow plunged 2.29%, the S&P by 1.86 and the Nasdaq by […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Varun Anand including Comcast Corp (A Top Pick Jul 08/19, Up 8%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. The markets had another see-saw […]

Markets inched up Thursday though remained choppy as investors continue to wait for a stimulus package from Washington. The S&P and Dow gained over half-a-percent while the Nasdaq trailed at 0.19%. Helping maintain investor sentiment was news that U.S. initial […]

Wednesday’s markets bounced around and closed negative as investors waited for an announcement about a stimulus package from Washington. Wall Street’s main indices closed between -0.22% and -0.35%. On the Dow, industrials and healthcare bore the brunt of the selling, […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Robert McWhirter including Quebecor Inc (B) (A Top Pick Dec 28/18, Up 8%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. As the Democrats and […]

Markets fell Monday on Wall Street as a stimulus deadline loomed. U.S. House Speaker and Democrat Nancy Pelosi set the end of Tuesday to agree with the Republicans on a much-anticipated stimulus bill. If a deal isn’t reached then, stimulus […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Lorne Steinberg including Goldman Sachs (A Top Pick Oct 02/18, Down 7%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Even though the U.S. election […]

The ongoing lack of a stimulus aid package from Washington, coupled with the rising number of Covid cases worldwide pressured markets Thursday. However the morning sell-off turned into an afternoon rally with the TSX closing positive at 0.28%, and the […]

Wall Street sold off for a second-straight day Wednesday when America’s big banks delivered very mixed results. Goldman Sachs beat earnings and revenues and blew away estimates in EPS. Despite that, the bank stock rose only 0.2%. It was a […]