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Source: Financialpost May 31, 2024

Mortgage discounts fail to lure borrowers away from shorter-terms as rate cuts near

CMHC says residential mortgage debt growing at slowest rate in more than two decadesAmid ongoing uncertainty over the direction of interest rates, Canada’s mortgage market has seen a significant shift in borrower and lender behaviours. Anticipating a potenti...

Source: Financialpost May 31, 2024

RBC hikes dividend, promises buy-backs after profit boost beats expectations

Royal Bank best banking performer of the quarter, says analystTORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada says it’s rewarding shareholders as its second-quarter profit rose from last year and it successfully closed its HSBC Canada acquisition. We apologize, but this...

Source: Financialpost May 31, 2024

Posthaste: Why the Bank of Canada just might hold interest rates again

This economist says Canadians may have to wait a bit longer for rate relief We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Why the Bank of Canada just might hold in...

Source: Financialpost May 31, 2024

CRA wins against two more taxpayers fighting pandemic aid repayment

Four years after COVID-19, courts continue to hear cases challenging eligibility for CERB and other benefitsReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made throu...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 30, 2024

Markets today: Stocks slide as weak treasury sale lifts U.S. yields

    A slide in bonds dragged down stocks as another weak sale of Treasuries raised concern about swelling supply that could keep driving yields up at a time when the Federal Reserve is in no rush to cut rates. The U.S. sold US$44 billion of seven-yea...

Company News Source: BNN Bloomberg May 30, 2024

WeWork rival’s CEO sells US$87M of shares to pay bank loan

IWG Plc Chief Executive Officer Mark Dixon sold more than 10 per cent of his stake in the world’s biggest operator of serviced offices to pay off a personal loan, sending the stock to its biggest decline in almost two years. Dixon sold 35 million shares in...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 30, 2024

Hedge funds' exposure to Magnificent 7 at record high as Nvidia soars

Hedge funds’ exposure to U.S. technology behemoths hit a record high following Nvidia Corp.’s estimate-thumping earnings report last week, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s prime brokerage. The so-called Magnificent Seven companies — Nvidia, Apple In...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg May 30, 2024

Hap Sneddon's Top Picks: May 29, 2024

Hap Sneddon, president and chief portfolio manager, Castlemoore FOCUS: Technical analysis MARKET OUTLOOK: Corporate earnings are decent, with analysts raising their first-quarter consensus to six per cent from 5.7 per cent, their second quarter and...

Source: Bankofcanada May 30, 2024

Future-proofing our payments systems

Executive Director of Payments, Supervision and Oversight Ron Morrow talks about how payments have evolved in Canada and why it’s important to modernize our paymen...

Source: Financialpost May 30, 2024

Howard Levitt: Recent rulings mean terminated employees may not need proof of distress for damages claims

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 Workday Workday Employers should be extra cautiou...