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Pent-up demand is expected to drive both sales and prices higherWhen the Bank of Canada cut its overnight lending rate by 25 basis points last week, the response from housing experts largely fell into two camps: those who believe that relaxing interest rates...

FP Video talks to a leading economist and mortgage expert about what this means for CanadiansThe Bank of Canada was the first in the G7 to cut interest rates on Wednesday. FP Video talks to a leading economist and mortgage expert about what this means for th...

Falling Canadian dollar could stoke inflation, but central bank says those concerns are a long way off Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up The Bank of Canada trimmed its policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent this week, b...

GameStop Corp. shares fell after the retailer unexpectedly released earnings and a plan to sell up to 75 million additional shares hours before Keith Gill’s highly anticipated return to YouTube drew in speculators. The stock sank as much as 22 per cent to...

The world’s biggest bond market got hammered as a solid U.S. jobs report made traders dial back their bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts. A selloff in Treasuries drove yields up over 10 basis points, with swaps no longer pricing in a Fed reduction before De...

Walmart Inc. said it expects to generate profits in its U.S. e-commerce business within the next two years.  The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is working toward e-commerce profitability in a year or two, including its advertising and consumer data b...

  Monday, June 10 Earnings: Enghouse Systems, Autodesk Tuesday, June 11 8:30 a.m. Canada Building Permits (April) U.S. FOMC Meeting begins  Earnings: Oracle Corp. Wednesday, June 12 2:00 p.m. U.S. FOMC Announcement and Summa...

Health-care payments software maker Waystar Holding Corp. priced its initial public offering at the midpoint of a marketed range to raise US$968 million in one of 2024’s biggest listings. Waystar, whose backers include EQT AB and Canada Pension Plan Invest...

Barry Schwartz, chief investment officer and portfolio manager, Baskin Wealth Management FOCUS: North American large-cap stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: Synchronized global rate cuts have begun with Canada and the European Central Bank (ECB) reducing rates t...

Canada's main stock index fell one per cent Friday, led by industrials, utilities and base metals, while U.S. markets retreated as both countries released new information about their job markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 222.10 points at 22,...