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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 […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Gordon Reid including Anthem Inc. (A Top Pick Jun 07/18, Up 22%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Friday markets ended up […]
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 […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by David Fingold including Keysight Technologies Inc. (A Top Pick Apr 10/18, Up 40%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Wall Street returned […]
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 […]
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Thursday’s session opened positively, but soon traded in the red as investors took a cautious approach. Losses were moderate, with the Dow -0.41% and the Nasdaq, the best performer on Wall Street during this pandemic, shedding 0.97%. (The Nasdaq is […]
On Wednesday, the S&P and Nasdaq erased Tuesday’s losses as markets in New York and Toronto were lifted by general optimism over economies gradually reopening. Al 11 sectors of the S&P traded higher with the S&P closing about 12% from […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Teal Linde including Alibaba Group Holding (A Top Pick May 28/18, Down 18%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Tuesday saw two […]
As the TSX closed for Victoria Day, American markets soared on news from pharma, Moderna, that phase 1 test results of its Covid-19 vaccine were positive. In these early tests, the vaccine triggered in human subjects antibodies to halt the […]
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What started as a sell-off Thursday in New York and Toronto ended in a rally against a backdrop of hope, fear and uncertainty as economies continue to gradually reopen.The Dow gained 1.62%, lifted by tech, financials and healthcare, and led […]
Following Dr. Fauci’s warnings about reopening too soon the day before, markets on Wednesday sold off further after U.S. Chair Jerome Powell delivered sober warnings about the risk of a “prolonged recession and weak recovery.” Powell vowed he would do […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Jason Mann including Methanex Corp (A Top Pick Apr 05/18, Down 19%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Perhaps it was jitters, […]
Consumer staples and tech lifted the TSX up 1% past over 15,000 points. Food producer, Premium Brands Holdings, announced their Q1 revenue YOY soared 20% and investors rewarded the stock with a 12.57% spike. Shopify continued to march upward, rallying […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Brooke Thackray including SPDR Energy ETF (A Top Pick Apr 12/18, Up 27%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. As economies continue […]
Energy and materials climbed on the TSX, but lacklustre staples and telcos kept the TSX barely positive in Thursday trading. However a barrel of WCS fell nearly 10% to below $18 while WTI slipped nearly 2.5%. Early in the session […]
Wednesday’s session saw mixed closes in Toronto, up 0.13%, and in New York with the Nasdaq up 0.51& though the S&P closed -0.7% and the Dow -0.91%. Utilities, energy and financials dragged the TSX down, but communications and tech rallied. […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Rick Stuchberry including Royal Bank (A Top Pick Apr 12/18, Up 27%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Tuesday markets continued the rally […]
The trading week began with Friday’s lingering worries of Trump reigniting a tariff war with China (universally slammed by investors for risking a depression). However, tech propelled a gradual comeback through Monday until the Nasdaq closed 1.23% higher while the […]
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Volatility returned to markets Thursday, triggered by the latest U.S. jobless numbers. Markets didn’t expect 3.8 million Americans would file for unemployment insurance last week. The jobless total now surpasses 30 million, or one in six Americans. Similar grim news […]
Markets rallied Wednesday after hearing news of positive test results of Gilead‘s remdesivir‘s drug treatment COVID-19 patients. Though more testing is needed before remdesivir can be used anywhere, the hopeful news lifted markets. Gildea stock spiked 5.7%. In fact, indices […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by James Hodgins including Cipher Pharmeuticals (A Top Pick Nov 27/18, Down 42%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. The TSX gained 1% […]
