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Watch Benjamin Tal of CIBC talk about why he thinks the central bank will go slowly on trimming back ratesBenjamin Tal, deputy chief economist at CIBC Capital Markets, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about where interest rates might end up with th...

Wall Street kicked off the week with losses, with both stocks and bonds down in a signal that traders’ aggressive pricing of Federal Reserve rate cuts may have gone too far. A slew of key jobs readings over the next few days will be closely watched for clu...

Canada's main stock index gained more than 200 points Friday on broad-based strength led by base metals, industrials and telecom stocks, while U.S. markets also rose.  The first day of December began on a positive note after a “remarkable” month of Novembe...

Hap Sneddon, president and chief portfolio manager, Castlemoore FOCUS: Technical analysis  MARKET OUTLOOK: Markets are in the strongest part of the year – the late October to April period – and accordingly, investors should be fully invested. Th...

Canada’s biggest banks reported a mixed bag of fourth quarter results last week, and experts are pessimistic about their earnings growth potential in 2024 amid the high interest rate environment. TD Bank, Scotiabank and Bank of Montreal missed earnings est...

Jefferies Financial Group is starting an investment-banking unit in Canada as part of an international expansion of its core Wall Street operations.  The company will offer investment-banking and capital-markets services to its corporate, institutional and...

Canada's main stock index moved lower on Monday, dragged down by losses in energy and base metals, while U.S. markets also ended the day in the red, led by weakness on the Nasdaq.   After a strong November as rate hike pressures eased, with some of the big...

The latest business news as it happensTop headlines We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Top headlines: Canadian banks have never had job cut 'carnage' like this...

'Instead of the Grinch, it could be mortgage renewals that steal Christmas this year' We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Canadians brace for mortgage...

Economic indicators paint a stark contrast to the Liberal government's rosy assessmentCanada remains a chronic underachiever. Our economy contracted by 1.06 per cent quarter-over-quarter in the third quarter, while the United States economy grew by 5.2 per c...