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Canada's main stock index extended its broad-based sell-off into a fifth straight day Thursday, as recessionary fears mounted and global commodity prices slumped. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 188.09 points at 19,142.72. In New York, the Dow J...

Jason Mann, co-founder and chief investment officer, EHP Funds FOCUS: North American equities MARKET OUTLOOK: Despite the rally of the lows in July, markets have continued to be volatile across asset classes, and we don’t believe we are out of t...

Strategists at RBC Dominion Securities Inc. added two new names, GFL Environmental Inc. and National Bank of Canada, to their Canadian Focus List on Thursday, while The Bank of Nova Scotia was removed from the list. The bank’s Focus List is comprised of at...

Market optimists, rejoice. Dip buyers haven’t completely abandoned the US stock market, judging by at least one technical lens.  Bank of America Corp.’s so-called sell-side indicator ticked higher in August for the first time since October 2021. The gauge...

US stocks suffered a third weekly loss after jobs data did little to alter views on the Federal Reserve’s next policy move. The S&P 500 contended with its longest weekly losing streak since mid-June, as the central bank’s hawkish chorus grew louder in rece...

Investors bracing for a recession jolt accelerated their retreat from stocks after the Federal Reserve warned it won’t be easily deterred in its fight against inflation, Bank of America Corp. strategists say. Global equity funds had outflows of US$9.4 bill...

Canada's main stock index snapped a five-day losing streak Friday, led by gains in the energy and mining sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 128.13 points at 19,270.85, bringing an end to the sell-off that began last week when Federal Reserve Ch...

Rick Rule, president and CEO, Rule Investment Media LLC FOCUS: Natural resource stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: Resource markets continue to be very soft, providing opportunities for value-oriented resource investors and speculators. Increasing nominal inte...

Bitcoin fell below US$20,000 for a sixth consecutive trading session, the longest stretch of days that it has dipped under that closely-watch level since the crypto market was rocked by turmoil in July.  The largest cryptocurrency by market value declined...

Under pressure from central bankers determined to quash inflation even at the cost of a recession, global bonds slumped into their first bear market in a generation. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index of government and investment-grade corpo...