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US stocks fell in a volatile day of trading as investors weighed prospects for growth against a backdrop of rising prices and tightening monetary policy. Treasuries held gains amid a steady stream of haven bids. The S&P 500 swung back into the red in the l...

The head of one of North America’s biggest investors in private markets wants to cut its reliance on buyout firms and do more dealmaking on his own. Jo Taylor, chief executive officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, has plans for the $242 billion...

The head of Canada’s largest pension plan said private deals will be hard to complete as sellers resist cutting prices with equity markets tumbling.  “It’s going to be challenging probably for people to close transactions in the near term due to valuation-...

US stock investors are pricing in stronger odds of a recession than are evident from positive macroeconomic indicators, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists. “A recession is not inevitable,” Goldman strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a n...

John Hood, president and portfolio manager, J.C. Hood Investment Counsel FOCUS: Options and ETFs MARKET OUTLOOK: Volatility has re-emerged in the markets due to galloping inflation, expectations as to the Fed’s response through higher rates and nuc...

2022 'very different picture' for freight carrier Cargojet Inc. chief executive Ajay Virmani said fuel prices and labour challenges suggest a recession is looming. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refres...

US stocks posted the biggest daily drop in almost two years as investors assess the impact of higher prices on earnings and prospects for monetary policy tightening on economic growth. The dollar and Treasuries gained amid a pickup in haven bids. The sello...

Kim Bolton, president and portfolio manager of Black Swan Dexteritas FOCUS: Technology stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: Five months into 2022, market participants agree the world’s stock markets are in a bear market, with the broad market indices down either...

Investors are piling into cash as the outlook for global growth plunges to an all-time low and stagflation worries mount, according to a Bank of America Corp. fund manager survey that points to continued stock market declines. Cash levels among investors h...

Elon Musk declared he won’t proceed with his US$44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. unless the social media giant can prove bots make up fewer than 5 per cent of its users, casting yet more uncertainty over the deal. The billionaire tweeted “this deal cann...