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After a see-saw trade most of Thursday, the bulls charged in the final hour to close indices higher. The optimism broke this week’s sell-off which was triggered by a spike in new COVID-19 cases across the American sunbelt; it suggests […]

Investors sold off stocks Wednesday, worried over the continuing rise in new COVID-19 cases in some U.S. states. In particular, Florida, Texas, California and Arizona are seeing a spike as America and other nations open up. On Wednesday, for instance, […]

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The week began with Nasdaq returning to the 10,000 club, rising 1.11% and Apple and Microsoft making new all-time highs. Those tech giants rallied 2.75% (to $359.19) and 2.74% ($200.48), respectively, while American tech names as a whole increased 1.93%. […]

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Most of the major indices closed in the positive after a see-saw Thursday that rallied in the closing minutes. The S&P barely finished in the green while the Dow faintly dipped into the red. Performing better was the Nasdaq, up […]

A day after several positive headlines, Wednesday markets were choppy, with stocks fading in the final hour of trading. The S&P, Dow and TSX declined by around 0.5% while only the Nasdaq closed positive at 0.15%. There wasn’t a single […]

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On Monday, the bulls and bears slugged it out in a volatile session. After nearly two months of no new Covid-19 cases, Beijing reported new ones. Meanwhile, states in the American south, such as Florida and Alabama, reported their own […]

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Pessimism infected markets Thursday as investors digested the sobering economic forecast of U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell made late the day before. Powell warned of a “long road” to recovery for the U.S. but vowed to keep interest rates near […]

Though U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell assured markets that he’ll keep interest rates at historic lows through 2022, markets on both sides of the border continued Tuesday’s selling into Wednesday. The Dow shed 1.04% and the S&P lost 0.53%. In […]

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The Nasdaq climbed 1.13% to make a new, all-time high of 9,924 on Monday to highlight Wall Street’s continuing rally. In fact, the Nasdaq lagged New York’s main indices as the Dow closed up 1.71% to mark a six-day winning […]

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After a strong rally earlier this week, markets sold modestly Thursday. The TSX closed -0.3%, the Nasdaq -0.69%, the S&P -0.34%, though the Dow inched up 0.05%. Oil, the Canadian dollar and gold were basically flat. In Toronto, real estate […]

Despite mixed economic data, ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China, and racial turmoil on American streets, markets continued to rally Wednesday. The TSX rose 1.17% and the Dow climbed 2.05%, returning to levels last seen on March 5. As […]

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After a rocky start, markets rallied modestly to begin the trading week Monday. Since last weekend, the U.S. has been gripped by violent demonstrations across the country to protest the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis […]

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Markets on Thursday ended on session lows and dipped into the red as renewed US-China tensions arose. In this election year, Trump has been sabre-rattling at China over that country’s pandemic response. Trump announced he will address this issue on […]

Market optimism from continuing reopenings across the world inspired North American markets to rise on Wednesday. The TSX rose 0.82% while the Dow surged 2.21% and the S&P 1.48%. The Nasdaq trailed with a 0.77% increase, but that may reflect […]

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The trading week began muted with Wall Street closed for Memorial Day, but the TSX rose 1% on hopes for an eventual recovery. Areas in North America, Europe and Japan continue to lift lockdown restrictions. In Montreal, for example, shops […]