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Robert McLister: Putting discretionary income towards a mortgage is often not the winning playOnce upon a time, racing to become mortgage free was akin to a national sport. For many, it’s still the Canadian dream. We apologize, but this video has fail...

Deficit for 2023-2024 fiscal year is at $25.7 billion so farCanadian government spending is growing faster than revenue, and interest payments are continuing to climb, as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland prepares to deliver her budget next month. We...

The PM has brought in new social programs, paid for with debt and taxes, but Canadian incomes are at West Virginian levels and decliningThis is a weekend in which prime ministers past and present are likely to be considering their legacies. We apologi...

Why wait until the summer to cut interest rates, when the next meeting is just weeks away?It’s time for the Bank of Canada to stop being scared of its own shadow. The central bank made a mistake in one direction (as did most central banks) when it was late o...

The relentless rally in stocks powered ahead on optimism the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing, which would bolster the outlook for corporate earnings. A fresh bout of risk-taking drove the S&P 500 to its 20th record this year, led by...

As Reddit securities began trading, one analyst says the company won’t be able to please everyone.  Michael James, senior vice president of equity trading at Wedbush Securities, said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg on Thursday that some are worried Redd...

Canada’s equities benchmark index closed at a new all-time high Thursday on the backs of bank stocks, surging commodity prices and a rally in the country’s growing tech sector. The S&P/TSX Composite Index climbed to 22,087.26, setting its first record sinc...

Reddit Inc. shares eased back from highs Thursday after jumping as much as 67 per cent above their initial public offering price, a day after the social media company and its shareholders raised US$748 million. The San Francisco-based company’s shares trad...

Christine Poole, CEO and managing director, GlobeInvest Capital Management FOCUS: North American large-cap stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: Inflation is moderating; however, recent reports indicate it is receding at a slower pace than many had anticipated a...

Canada's main stock index rose Thursday to scrape out a new all-time closing high, while U.S. markets continued to set their own records.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 41.55 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 22,087.26. In New York, the Dow Jones Ind...