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Canada's main stock index gained a hundred points Thursday led by strength in the energy and base metals sectors, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 100.01 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 19,672.25, with the en...

Zach Curry, director and portfolio manager, Greenrock Capital Partners FOCUS: North American large caps MARKET OUTLOOK: Higher-than-expected inflation over the past two years has caused central banks around the world to raise interest rates, puttin...

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Liberal government's plan to boost immigration is about to collide with a housing affordability crisis TORONTO — Canada’s residential construction activity has slowed in recent months due to a tight labour market and higher borrowing costs, a f...

The cost of some of the world’s most important products is crashing, bringing long-awaited relief for consumers From copper to wheat to natural gas, the cost of some of the world’s most important products is crashing, bringing long-awaited reli...

The world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers below the planet’s surface Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers a...

Geoff Smith says EllisDon has had to shift focus multiple times since the pandemic The outgoing chief executive of one of Canada’s largest construction services companies says his priority during his tenure was hunting for clients, but that his...

Canada's venture capitalists settled into a new normal marked by fewer and more cautious investments last year — and a new report suggests the pattern will continue. Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) said Wednesday that venture capital lending, whi...

Eric Nuttall, partner and senior portfolio manager, Ninepoint Partners FOCUS: Energy stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: Never before has the chasm between narrative and reality been so wide. As investors maniacally fret over a recession, countries like China...

Treasury yields dropped after some Federal Reserve officials signaled a potential pause in interest-rate hikes as early as June. Two-year rates, which are more sensitive to imminent Fed moves, slumped seven basis points to 4.38 per cent. The S&P 500 pared...