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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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American stocks surged to begin the week, led by the mega-cap tech names. Apple soared 6.35% (a day before unveiling its new iPhone) while Amazon spiked 4.75% ahead of Prime Day on Tuesday and Wednesday. Facebook didn’t fare too badly […]

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Though gains were less dramatic than the day before, Thursday’s markets ground higher as markets continued to hope for fresh U.S. stimulus measures. The catalyst came from Trump in a sudden, puzzling about-face. Two days after halting talks, Trump on […]

A day after Trump halted stimulus talks in Washington, he tweeted suggestions for a “stand alone bill” for “stimulus checks” which lifted the hopes of investors Wednesday, but failed to inspire lawmakers. The Democrats’ Nancy Pelosi called Trump’s original decision […]

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Reports that Trump was improving faster than expected and would be discharged from hospital ahead of time and ongoing hopes for a new stimulus package from Washington propelled Monday markets. The S&P rallied 1.8%, the Dow 1.68% and the Nasdaq […]

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First, the good news. Canadian manufacturing data, the PMI, rose from 55.1 to 65 in September, beating the expected 54.1. The TSX rose 0.39% and powered by tech real estate and, to a lesser exent, materials. The only weakness came […]

⛏ Data showed that the Canadian economy expanded in July, though the pace of growth slowed over the summer. Real GDP climbed 3% in July which matches the street’s expectations. Despite oil inventories unexpectedly falling instead of rising, the TSX […]

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Indices on Wall Street sharply rose to begin the week, propelled by hopes that both sides of the aisle in Washington will agree on a long-awaited stimulus package. On Sunday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the Democrats would […]

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Thursday’s session was volatile driven by several headlines: higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims in the States, the looming U.S. election, and promising news that the Democracts and Republicans will resume talks to reach another stimulus bill. Further, St. Louis’ Fed President […]

With Washington deadlocked and unable to release the next fiscal stimulus package and America still unable to control its Covid cases, investors on Wall Street sold off on Wednesday. Megacap tech stocks took the biggest hit as the Nasdaq slid […]

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World markets tumbled to start the week, sparked by fears of rise on Covid-19 cases and a report that the world’s banks moved over $2 trillion as money laundering and other criminal activity. The report was based on documentsthat  banks […]

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