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Buyout firms facing a slower fundraising environment are giving investors much needed respite, according to the head of private equity for Alberta Investment Management Co. “We have seen a slowdown in fundraising a little bit and I think a lot of LPs (inve...

Jordan Zinberg, president and CEO, Bedford Park Capital FOCUS: Canadian small and mid-cap stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: Investors are focused squarely on inflation, interest rates and recession fears. During the recently completed second quarter, equity...

US stocks notched a weekly gain after a strong jobs report alleviated recession fears but cleared the path for the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates to fight inflation.  The S&P 500 closed flat on Friday after struggling for direction througho...

The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped on Friday following the latest Canadian jobs report that showed the labour market tightened in June, providing more support for Bank of Canada interest rate hikes. Canada’s main stock index closed down 40.31 points at 19,...

John Hood, president and portfolio manager, J.C. Hood Investment Counsel FOCUS: Options and ETFs  MARKET OUTLOOK: One Bonfire of the Vanities-the bond traders; part two Tom Wolfe's novel became a best seller as Tom Hanks portrayed a hapless bond...

Energy stocks gave the S&P/TSX Composite Index a lift on Thursday as the price of oil closed back above the US$100-per-barrel mark. The TSX closed 333.51 points or almost two per cent higher at 19,063.17. Crescent Point Energy Corp. was one of the best...

Richard Stuchberry, senior portfolio manager, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth FOCUS: North American large caps and global ADRs MARKET OUTLOOK: The biggest question investors are asking right now is: “Is it over yet?” While the answer is no, we beli...

US stocks rallied for the fourth straight day on optimism that the Federal Reserve will be able to curb inflation without tipping the economy into a recession.  The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose the most in two weeks. Commodities from oil to c...

Bitcoin rode a wave of risk-on momentum Thursday to hit its highest level in more than a week as recent economic data eased trader concerns that inflation will be too hot to tame. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization jumped more than...

Kevin Carmichael: It feels like Canada is entering a new phase of persistently strong demand for workers Canada’s red-hot labour market cooled a little in June. It’s now only historically hot. Here’s what you need to know:...