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Even though the death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed that of SARS in 2003, markets rallied Monday. They rose tentatively in the morning, but gained speed throughout Monday. The Nasdaq closed the highest of the major indices, climbing 1.13%. […]

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China announced it would slash retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods, totaling US$75 billion. The surprise announcement, intended to smooth China-US trade, lifted North American markets to even fresher highs Thursday. After shrugging off coronavirus fears, markets have been […]

Markets continued to grind higher Wednesday with the the Dow and S&P, in particular, making a new high and closing as much as 1.68% up while the TSX rallied 0.79% to make its own new high at 17,651. Even crude […]

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Chinese markets returned to business after the Lunar New Year. To little surprise, the Shanghai composite plunged 7.72% on its first day back, its sharpest drop in four years. As Chinese authorities race to contain the virus, European markets rose […]

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Markets in New York sold off Thursday on fears of the coronavirus spreading within China and beyond, but rallied late in the session after the WHO (world Health Organization) declared the virus a global emergency. If this sounds counter-intuitive, the […]

Wednesday was crowded with business headlines. Apple hit a new high (up 2.09%) following following blowout earnings, featuring strong demand in iPhones (rising 8% in the holiday quarter) and wearables. Tim Horton’s pulled Beyond Meat sandwiches from its breakfast menus […]

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As more cases of the coronavirus develop in China and beyond, markets around the world sold off on Monday. Falling 1.12%, the Dow erased 2020 gains to date while the S&P suffered its biggest one-day loss since October. Almost every […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Richard Croft including Boeing (A Top Pick Nov 09/18, Up 2%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Markets sold off to end […]

Except for the Dow, the major indices in Toronto and New York edged up Thursday into record territory, with utilities leading the charge on both sides of the border, and semi-conductors rallying in the U.S. In fact, Intel reported an […]

North American markets rebounded Wednesday morning from Tuesday’s moderate sell-off, sparked by the coronavirus pandemic in China, but closed Wednesday only modestly in the green. The TSX, S&P and Nasdaq hung on to finish positive while the Dow finished slightly […]

Asian markets slipped overnight Tuesday, then North American indices shed gains as fears of a new disease from China, the coronavirus, reached investors. The coronavirus could not come at a worse time, with millions of Chinese returning home to celebrate […]

As U.S. markets closed in honour of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, the TSX inched up 0.22% to close just below 17,600 and set another new high. Materials led the charge, followed by industrial and tech stocks. Gold stocks, […]

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Hi All, Please note that today’s edition of the newsletter includes Wednesday’s Top Picks (in addition to Thursday’s) which were added to the site late because of the China Trade Deal press conference. Markets soar in wake of trade deals […]

At last. Phase one of the long-waited U.S.-China trade deal was signed Wednesday after two years of tariffs, tension and angry tweets. As soon as the deal was announced last month, markets baked in the good news and rallied to […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Lorne Steinberg including ING Groep NV (A Top Pick Aug 01/18, Down 33%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. The TSX finished […]

The S&P and Nasdaq closed at record highs Monday as American and Chinese officials prepared to sign phase one of their trade deal later this week. The Nasdaq leapt over 1%, while the S&P rallied 0.7%. Continuing its winning streak, […]

This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Bruce Murray including Royal Caribbean Cruises (A Top Pick Jan 07/19, Up 35%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Though the TSX […]

Wednesday’s rally extended into Thursday with all three New York indices cresting above 0.6% to close at record highs, and the TSX rising a respectable 0.35%. All U.S. sectors gained, led by tech stocks, such as Facebook ( %) and […]

Iran retaliated against the United States by firing missiles at U.S. forces at two Iraqi air bases, but Trump announced that no Americans or Iraqis died. Most politics pundits and investors read that attack as a relatively benign response by […]