Crude awakenings: stabilizing oil unlikely to improve the TSX’s performance in 2018
The S&P/TSX composite index gained about 6% on the year
- By: David Hodges
- January 1, 2018 March 23, 2019
- 11:30
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TSX retreats from record setting pace
Price of oil cruises past US$60 mark
- By: David Hodges
- December 29, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:00
Debt reduction remains high priority for Canadians: survey
The high level of Canadian household debt has been cited by the Bank of Canada for years as one of its top concerns
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 28, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 10:00
Bitcoin goes on wild ride and it may only get crazier
The extraordinarily rapid rise in the price of the cryptocurrency has led many financial experts to call it a speculative bubble that’s waiting to burst
- By: The Associated Press
- December 22, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 16:45
North American markets down moderately ahead of Christmas holiday weekend
Canadian markets will be closed Dec. 25 and Dec. 26; U.S. markets will be closed Dec. 25
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 22, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 16:40
Feds trim long-term deficit projections after year of growth
The improvement is attributed to an overall boost in the fiscal outlook, which comes after the Canadian economy mounted a surprise resurgence
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 22, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 16:25
Financial markets holiday hours
Canadian and American markets will close for Christmas Day and New Years Day
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 22, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 11:30
The flawed, absent-minded, over-confident thinking economists see in all of us
People spend far more time on research on small consumer purchases than on important decisions on retirement savings
- By: Ian Bickis
- December 22, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 11:00
Solactive launches bitcoin futures index
New index tracks the performance of futures listed on CBOE
- By: James Langton
- December 22, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 10:10
TSX hits second consecutive record high
Loonie lifted by inflation data
- By: David Hodges
- December 21, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:10
Fuelled by gasoline prices, annual inflation accelerates to 2.1%
The November inflation reading followed a 1.4% increase in consumer prices in October
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 21, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 11:30
TSX hits record high
Loonie rises; U.S. markets pull back
- By: Aleksandra Sagan
- December 20, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 16:15
CEO equity vesting favours short-term returns over long-term value
Winning academic research papers show that that the structure of CEO compensation effects decisionmaking
- By: James Langton
- December 20, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 14:30
Sweeping U.S. tax plan faces widespread doubts
The bill will mark the most far-reaching rewrite of tax law since 1986
- By: The Associated Press
- December 20, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 14:15
Foreign buyer home purchases declining in key Ontario region
Foreign buyers accounted for 1.9% of sales in the three months ended Nov. 17, down from 3.2% the previous three months
- By: Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
- December 20, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 12:15
TSX, Wall Street muted ahead of U.S. tax vote
Donald Trump’s Republican-sponsored tax bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the Senate expected to vote on it Tuesday night
- By: David Hodges
- December 19, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:30
Positive outlook for banks: DBRS
Generally favourable economic conditions expected in 2018
- By: James Langton
- December 19, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 11:45
TSX hits new intraday high
U.S. markets make record gains
- By: Aleksandra Sagan
- December 18, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:30
Rapid growth of cryptocurrencies highlights need for policy response
The combined market value of cryptocurrencies has soared to almost US$500 billion by mid-December
- By: James Langton
- December 18, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 15:30
Horizons expands portfolio of marijuana-focused ETF
Eleven stocks added to the portfolio of Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF
- By: IE Staff
- December 18, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 11:00
Record foreign investment in Canadian bonds in October
Canadian investors buy U.S. shares
- By: James Langton
- December 18, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 10:00
TSX shows moderate gain in broad-based advance
Wall Street markets reach new highs
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 15, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:05
Markets down amid U.S. tax bill uncertainty
Canadian dollar trades higher
- By: David Hodges
- December 14, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:20
CREA cuts 2017, 2018 home sales forecasts
Lower sales forecast will cost economy $1 billion in lost economic activity, association says
- By: Armina Ligaya
- December 14, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:10
Debt-to-disposable-income ratio hits new high in Q3
Household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income increased to 171.1%, up from 170.1% in Q2
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- December 14, 2017 March 23, 2019
- 17:05