Financial Insights That Matter Image source: Getty Images Written by Rajiv Nanjapla at The Motley Fool Canada After a weak December, the Canadian equity markets have begun 2025 positively, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index rising 2.4%. However, uncertainties persist over the impact of the proposed tariffs on imports by the United States on global growth. […]
Financial Insights That Matter * Brookfield Reinsurance to acquire Argo Group in $1.1 bln deal * BOC policy meeting minutes awaited * S&P/TSX composite index flat By Shristi Achar A and Shashwat Chauhan Feb 8 (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index was nearly flat on Wednesday, with gains in industrial stocks offsetting losses in healthcare […]
Financial Insights That Matter Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked down to 1.8 per cent in December. Canada’s inflation rate dropped to 1.8 per cent in December from 1.9 per cent a month earlier, as the impact from a temporary GST/HST break introduced by the federal government tamped down price pressures, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. […]
Financial Insights That Matter When Alina McLeod decided to turn her YouTube travel channel into a full-time job as a content creator, it opened the world to her — literally. McLeod, a 33-year-old digital nomad from Calgary, has worked abroad in Europe, Southeast Asia and South America over the last five years. As a digital […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Canadian Press on January 20, 2025. MONTEBELLO, Que. — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Donald Trump’s suggestion that he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1 is “nothing new,” and insists Canada has plans ready for several possible scenarios. LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly stepped out […]
Financial Insights That Matter Trump’s threat to impose an up to 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods casts uncertainty over the long-term trend for gas prices. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) · ASSOCIATED PRESS Gas prices fell on average across most Canadian cities over the past week, dropping 1.8 cents per litre of regular fuel, according […]
Financial Insights That Matter We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Investors are Watching Closely. In this article, we are going to take a look at where DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DOCN) stands against other AI stocks investors are watching closely. President Donald Trump has only recently announced the Stargate initiative, claiming it to […]
Financial Insights That Matter More than half of people surveyed by the RBC Financial Flexibility Poll described themselves as “financially paralyzed.” (Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The stubbornly high cost of living has many Canadians feeling anxious, stuck, and struggling to make ends meet, according to a new poll released today by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). […]
Financial Insights That Matter Chrystia Freeland, who resigned as Canada’s finance minister last month, announced her bid to lead the Liberal Party and become Canada’s next prime minister. Freeland, a former journalist and longtime ally of outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, declared her candidacy on Friday in a post on X and promised to officially […]
Financial Insights That Matter The Manitoba government and officials at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro would not reveal the potential impact of tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump at a legislature committee hearing Friday. Trump, who is to be sworn in Monday, has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if the […]