A wave of uncertainty: Decent yields are like sunken treasure as liquidity sinks
With the quality of debt deteriorating, investors are going to have search harder to find satisfactory return-risk propositions
View ArticleU.S. employment numbers drag on Monday markets
Markets were falling at midday Monday as investors responded to U.S. employment figures released on Good Friday when the markets were closed
View ArticleOpening Bell: Indecisive start for markets as China, eurozone weigh
Stock markets posted an indecisive start on Tuesday, with worrying data out of China and rising yields in Spain and Italy weighing on investor minds
View ArticleMarkets continue to tumble
Markets continued to fall on Tuesday as worry seemed to beget worry among investors
View ArticleTSX up modestly in early trading
Stocks in North American and Europe saw some rebound early Wednesday from recent days’ losses
View ArticleTSX rises for first time in six sessions
Canada’s benchmark stock index rose Wednesday for the first time in six sessions, after Alcoa kicked off U.S. earnings season on a high note, and remarks by a member of the European Central Bank...
View ArticleMarkets rise despite mixed economic data
North American markets continued to build on the previous day’s gains Thursday despite fairly mixed economic news
View ArticleTSX down as Chinese economic growth slows
Stock markets in Canada and elsewhere were in retreat early Friday after data showed the Chinese economy growing at a slower rate than economists thought
View ArticleChina woes send TSX on track for seventh weekly loss
The S&P/TSX composite index was headed for its seventh straight weekly loss Friday as concerns over slowing growth in China sent global stocks on a broad retreat
View ArticleSometimes you need to guide your investment advisor
The role we ask investment advisors to play is similar to that of professional limo drivers: Design and execute a plan to achieve our prescribed objective. Review the plan on a regular basis. Make...
View ArticleWeek ahead: Stocks to track earnings with eye on Europe
After suffering their worst two weeks of the year, stocks will look to quarterly earnings to determine whether the recent pullback has been exhausted or more losses are justified.
View ArticleCiti earnings miss estimates as accounting costs climb
Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. bank, said profit fell 2.3%, missing analysts’ estimates on a bigger-than-projected accounting cost. Trading revenue rebounded from the fourth quarter
View ArticleStocks rise on upbeat U.S. retail data
North American stocks rose early Monday on better-than-expected U.S. retail sales and higher oil prices.
View ArticleTSX clings to slim gains at midday
Canada’s benchmark index retreated from an earlier advance but was clinging to slim gains at midday Monday as slumping metals stocks held back modest gains in financial, telecom and energy issues
View ArticleDenison Mines looks very attractive to suitors these days
Uranium miner Denison Mines Corp. may have sold its U.S. assets for cheaper than many analysts expected recently, but the sale now makes the company an attractive takeover prospect
View ArticleTSX rises as oil prices surge
The Toronto Stock Exchange was up early Tuesday as oil prices rose and the Bank of Canada said the economy is almost strong enough to raise interest rates
View ArticleIMF forecast fuels stock market gains
The Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday was moving toward its first gain in three trading days, boosted by a rising oil prices and an improved economic outlook for Canada and the rest of the world
View ArticleStocks fall in early trading
Stocks fell, paring gains from the biggest European rally since December, as Intel Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. disappointed investors with their quarterly results and bad loans...
View ArticleTSX rises in early trading
The Toronto Stock Exchange rose in early trading Thursday although the trend of the market remained hard to gauge, as it has in recent days
View ArticleWhy Dr. Copper may be wrong
The recent decline in copper prices has some strategists and technicians thinking both the economy and the market are in for trouble
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