Financial Insights That Matter Source: Getty Images Written by Nicholas Dobroruka at The Motley Fool Canada After Canadian investors enjoyed another growth-filled year in 2024, things got off to a rocky start in 2025. But over the past two weeks, the S&P/TSX Composite Index has rebounded impressively well and is now up about 2% on […]
TSX follows Wall Street decline as investors fret over Chinese AI model #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter By Ragini Mathur and Promit Mukherjee (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index on Monday surrendered some of its stellar 3% gain of this year as investors dumped shares in technology companies on fears that a Chinese artificial intelligence model could shake the valuations of U.S. firms. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX […]
Trump Is Threatening Allies to Send Signal to China, Canada’s Freeland Says #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Canada can work with US President Donald Trump’s administration to reshape global trade and weaken China’s dominance of supply chains, according to Chrystia Freeland, the Canadian politician who’s vying to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Most Read from Bloomberg Freeland said she believes Trump is very smart, has […]
Walmart Canada announces landmark $6.5 billion investment in its store and supply chain footprint, announcing dozens of new stores to be built across Canada over the next five years #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter First five new Supercentres will open in Alberta and Ontario by 2027. New Vaughan Distribution Centre, the retailer’s most advanced facility in Canadawill open in Spring 2025. Mississauga, is, Jan. 30, 2025 /CNW/ – Walmart Canada is excited to announce a landmark $6.5 billion investment over the next five years as the […]
S&P/TSX composite gains more than 300 points, U.S. stock markets also rise #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose 1.3 per cent Thursday in a broad-based rally with strong gains in technology and base metal stocks, while U.S. stocks saw a more muted rise. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 334.95 points at 25,808.25. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was […]
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country’s North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies. The Republican president posted on […]
Canada to take legal action against US for tariffs #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will take legal action under the relevant international bodies to challenge the 25% tariffs imposed by the United States on most Canadian goods, a senior government official said on Sunday, calling the tariffs illegal and unjustified. The comments come a day after Prime Minister […]
Which industries will feel the pinch of Trump’s tariffs the hardest? #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday to impose tariffs of 10 per cent on Canadian energy and 25 per cent on everything else beginning on Feb. 4. Statistics Canada says the value of Canadian exports to the United States in 2023 exceeded $594 billion. More than 43 […]
Canada to ‘stand firm’ in trade battle with Trump, ambassador tells ABC #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter (Reuters) – Canada hopes hefty tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump will not take effect on Tuesday but the Canadian public expects the government to stand firm in a trade dispute with Washington, the Canadian ambassador told ABC News on Sunday. Canada on Saturday quickly announced tariffs on hundreds of […]
Canada to launch program to relieve businesses of tariff hit #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canadian officials announced Sunday they will provide a mechanism for Canadian businesses to obtain relief from retaliatory tariffs set to take effect against the United States in the coming days. Under the so-called “remission process,” Canadian businesses could apply for tariff relief or refunds, provided they meet certain […]