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Source: Financialpost September 11, 2023

Housing market gets relief with Bank of Canada hold

Watch: Re/Max Canada's Chris Alexander discusses what to expect from Canada's real estate market Chris Alexander, president of Re/Max Canada, talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about what to expect from Canada’s real estate market aft...

Source: Financialpost September 10, 2023

Matthew Lau: Canadian schools are failing on math instruction

If you can't do math, you can't understand much of the world or what's in it As school re-starts this week, the one thing parents must absolutely do: make sure their children get a proper math education, which public schools increasingly fail t...

Source: Financialpost September 10, 2023

Howard Levitt: $1.5-million punitive damages award in disability case sets new record

A game-changer for disabled employees By Howard Levitt and Rob Lilly We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Howard Levitt: $1.5-milli...

Source: BNN Bloomberg September 09, 2023

TSX recap: Index dips 0.29% on losses in metals, tech

Canada's main stock index posted a small loss Friday, with broad-based weakness led by metals and tech, while U.S. markets eked out slim gains. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 57.43 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 20,074.65. In New York, the Dow Jo...

Source: BNN Bloomberg September 09, 2023

The Week Ahead: Earnings from Empire Co., Roots, Transat

Monday, September 11 Notable earnings: Oracle Corp. Tuesday, September 12 Notable data: U.S. NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey Notable earnings: Roots Corp., WildBrain Wednesday, September 13 Notable data: National Balan...

Source: BNN Bloomberg September 09, 2023

Dollar bulls vindicated in longest run since 2005

A seemingly unstoppable rally drove the dollar to a record streak of weekly gains amid bets the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index barely budged Friday, while notching its eighth straight up week — t...

Source: BNN Bloomberg September 09, 2023

Just eight exchanges handle 90% of all crypto trading volume

In cryptocurrency markets, liquidity is uber-concentrated and has become more so over time, with nearly all of it found on just eight exchanges. The top eight platforms account for nearly 92 per cent of depth — a measure of all bids and asks within 10 per...

Source: Financialpost September 09, 2023

FP Answers: Should I allocate a $75,000 inheritance to my RRSP or my TFSA?

Goals are key to indicating which investment to choose and often the type of account to choose By Julie Cazzin with Janet Gray We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see...

Source: Financialpost September 09, 2023

Successive governments have taken Canada's economic security for granted, businesses say

Canada needs a new national security policy based on economic security, report says Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up It may seem on first blush that Canada has taken a number of steps to protect its busi...

Source: Financialpost September 09, 2023

'It's gonna get worse': Banks are bracing for bad loans, but the trouble is only getting started

Big Six recorded $3.54 billion in loan loss provisions in most recent quarter and analysts expect that figure to climb Loan loss provisions piled up at Canada’s big banks in their most recent quarter. Now the question is, ‘How high can they go?...