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U.S. equities traded higher Thursday, as the latest readings on jobs and factory-gate inflation were slightly softer than expected, a boost for those hoping the Federal Reserve may be approaching the end point of an era of aggressive interest rate hikes. T...

James Telfser, partner and portfolio manager, Aventine Investment Counsel FOCUS: North American stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK:  We find ourselves in a period where near-term growth and earnings expectations continue to decelerate for both the economy and...

FP editor-in-chief Kevin Carmichael answers your questions on the Bank of Canada, interest rates, inflation and the economy Get the latest from Kevin Carmichael straight to your inbox Sign Up The Bank of Canada kept interest rates on...

Three observations that shed light on the central bank's thinking Get the latest from Kevin Carmichael straight to your inbox Sign Up Once a quarter, the Bank of Canada simultaneously updates its policy, releases a new quarterly econo...

Shopify shares rose 1.2 per cent Wednesday, paring some gains from earlier in the day, after winning over one more analyst. JMP Securities upgraded the e-commerce company to market outperform from market perform and set a US$65 price target. The target imp...

Canada's main stock index eked out a gain Wednesday, while U.S. markets slumped later in the day to post small losses on the heels of fresh inflation data.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 32.47 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 20,454.32. In New York, th...

U.S. stocks limped into the final minutes of the afternoon session after jumping at the open on data that showed inflation moderated, but was likely not enough to forestall the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates one more time this year. The S&P 50...

Greg Newman, senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager, Newman Group, ScotiaMcLeod FOCUS: North American stocks and protection strategies  MARKET OUTLOOK: Many continue to call for caution while believing a recession to be around the corner. Yet,...

Rewarding corporate executives for good performance resonates with employees and investors The pay raise Loblaw gave CEO Galen Weston in 2022 has been roundly condemned, by everyone from NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (of course) to the Toronto Sun’s...

Challenges trends in climate simulations An important new study on climate change came out recently. I’m not talking about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Synthesis Report with its nonsensical headline “Urgent climate actio...