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Stan Wong, portfolio manager, Scotia Wealth Management FOCUS: North American large caps and ETFs  MARKET OUTLOOK: Unquestionably, 2022 presented a very challenging environment as a perfect storm (Russia-Ukraine war, soaring inflation, hawkish centr...

Treasury yields slumped as inflation showed signs of easing, which could make the case for the Federal Reserve to slow its pace of rate hikes to prevent a harsher economic downturn. Stocks saw mild gains. Wall Street looked past its initial disappointment...

The short-selling investor best known in Canada for exposing one of the country’s largest corporate fraud cases has now turned his attention to what he calls the “delusion” in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Carson Block, founder and...

With 37,000 locations the sandwich chain is bigger than McDonald's Subway is exploring a potential sale that could value the sandwich chain at more than US$10 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. We...

Rate of jobs growth more than three times greater than in private sector We often talk about Canada’s poor productivity and low per capita income growth. What we don’t discuss is productivity in the public sector. The goal of governments may be...

Loblaws deal led to Neal Brothers merger with rival distributor Jonluca Enterprises About this time last year, Neal Brothers Foods caught a break. Its biggest customer, and the largest grocery chain in Canada, Loblaw Cos. Ltd., squared off agai...

Jamie Golombek: Three CRA reviews found taxpayer couldn't claim CRB based on income from an Airbnb rental Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases...

Wall Street traders betting that further inflation softening could bolster the case for a Federal Reserve downshift drove a rally in both stocks and bonds. Investors looked beyond the drumbeat of hawkish Fedspeak, a potentially miserable stretch of earning...

Canada's main stock index closed higher in broad gains as commodities rose, while U.S. stock markets also ended up a day before the release of key inflation data.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended up 126.19 points, 0.63 per cent, at 20,025.05.  In New...

Gordon Reid, president and chief executive officer, Goodreid Investment Counsel    FOCUS: U.S. equities   MARKET OUTLOOK: Investors worldwide were bloodied in 2022, the result of central bankers raising interest rates in an effort to tame inflation...