Financial Insights That Matter As a crucial moment for President Trump’s agenda approaches, markets are bracing for the potential fallout from tariffs. But the Trump administration may also be bracing for the potential fallout from the stock market — a favorite scoreboard of Trump’s — as it weighs its options. On a new episode of […]
New Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China set to start Tuesday #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter President Donald Trump moved forward Saturday with his plans for tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, ending a guessing game about how aggressively he would move to penalize America’s three largest trading partners. The tariffs — as Trump has promised since after his election win — will be 25% duties on […]
CABC Statement on US Tariffs on Canada #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2025 /CNW/ – Today, Beth BurkeCEO of the Canadian American Business Council released the following statement: Canadian American Business Council Logo (CNW Group/Canadian American Business Council) “The Canadian American Business Council strongly opposes the Trump Administration’s imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods. This action will harm jobs, businesses, […]
Returns On Capital At ForFarmers (AMS:FFARM) Have Stalled #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key financial metrics. Typically, we’ll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. Put simply, […]
New repayable funding from the Government of Canada #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter Ottawa, is, Jan. 24, 2025 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada has informed Canada Post that it intends to make repayable funding of up to $1.034 billion available to the Corporation through the 2025-26 fiscal year. This short-term financing liability, which is within the regulations of the Canada Post Corporation Act, […]
Canada Post gets $1-billion loan from federal government amid financial struggles #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter OTTAWA — The federal government is providing a $1-billion loan to Canada Post to help the Crown corporation continue operating amid “significant financial challenges.” Canada Post says it was notified it will receive the $1.034 billion in repayable funding through the 2025-26 fiscal year. Canada Post says that while the funding […]
Is Bank of Nova Scotia Stock a Buy While it’s Below $75? #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter Image source: Getty Images Written by Andrew Walker at The Motley Fool Canada Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) is working through a strategy shift with the goal of improving returns for shareholders. Contrarian investors are wondering if BNS stock is undervalued and good to buy for a self-directed Tax-Free Savings Account […]
Ben & Jerry’s accuses Unilever of muzzling it because of Trump #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter By Jessica DiNapoli and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ben & Jerry’s ratcheted up its censorship lawsuit against Unilever on Friday, accusing its parent company of suppressing a social policy statement the U.S. ice cream maker wanted to release because it mentioned President Donald Trump. The allegation came in an amended […]
1 Magnificent Canadian Dividend Stock Down 39% to Buy and Hold for Decades #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter Source: Getty Images Written by Puja Tayal at The Motley Fool Canada How do you define a dividend stock as magnificent? A company that has stable free cash flow after servicing debt and reinvesting in the company’s growth. A company that has a Plan B when things go south. These companies […]
Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie #CanadaFinance
Financial Insights That Matter BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards on Saturday continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice […]