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Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg March 07, 2023

Keith Richards' Top Picks: March 6, 2023

Keith Richards, president and chief portfolio manager, ValueTrend Wealth Management FOCUS: Technical analysis  MARKET OUTLOOK: Major indices have crossed through their 2000-day moving averages. That’s the good news. However, the indices (SPX, TSX)...

Source: Financialpost March 07, 2023

Private mortgage risk flagged by regulators amid growth in shadow banking

Canadians are taking on riskier loans and holding them for longer Private non-bank mortgage loans that often come with higher lender fees and interest-only payment options are taking a growing share of residential real estate lending in Canada,...

Source: Financialpost March 07, 2023

Jim Hinton: Why we must abandon Canada's uniquely troubling approaches to innovation

Canada’s innovation approaches have not been serious Canada’s innovation approaches have not been serious. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited on...

Source: Financialpost March 07, 2023

Real estate inventory levels 'shockingly low': Re/Max Canada

Watch: President Chris Alexander says there's also a 'stalemate' between buyers and sellers on price Chris Alexander, president of Re/Max Canada, talks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the low levels of housing for sale, a phenome...

Source: Financialpost March 07, 2023

Diane Francis: We've only scratched the surface of foreign interference and espionage

Canadian public kept in the dark about espionage scandal inside their own country With the spotlight on China’s interference in Canadian elections, the case of Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP spy master who was charged in 2019 with violating the...

Source: Financialpost March 07, 2023

3 factors affecting our currency that will hurt Canadians for years to come

Canadians will have to get used to a weaker, range-bound loonie for some time A friend of mine was telling me about his family’s trip to Hawaii a few weeks ago. He was shocked at paying US$72 for four acai breakfast bowls, and US$200 for family...

Source: Financialpost March 06, 2023

Ottawa can balance the budget, but will it?

This section is Presented This section was produced by the editorial department. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. by HSBC HSBC Watch: C.D. Howe...

Source: Financialpost March 05, 2023

Nordstrom joins the exodus of U.S. retailers from Canada: What you need to know

13 Canadian brick-and-mortar stores to close by late June Nordstrom Inc. announced on March 2 that it will close the Canadian arm of its upscale department store business due to financial losses after almost a decade in the country, the latest...

Source: BNN Bloomberg March 04, 2023

TSX recap: Index finishes 1.2% higher amid broad-based gains

Canada's main stock index rose almost 250 points in a broad-based rally Friday, ending the week on an upswing as Wall Street stocks also posted strong gains. The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 244.37 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 20,581.58. In New York, t...

Source: BNN Bloomberg March 04, 2023

Investing in sustainable infrastructure: Three hot picks from Rob Lauzon

As industry titans call for more support in the green transition, one financial expert says investors should capitalize on this trend by looking for opportunities in the sustainable infrastructure space.   Speaking with BNN Bloomberg's Amber Kanwar on Frid...