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Stocks had […]
Canadian wholesale trade activity fell in April, takingits biggest drop since August 2003, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
Overall sales fell by 3.1 per cent in April to an estimated $42.8 billion. The drop followed increases of 2.3 per cent and 0.9 per cent in March and February respectively.
Sales in the automotive products sector fell […]
Stocks opened higher on the backs of strong results of Amazon () and Boeing () as the major averages try to bounce back from Tuesday’s nasty decline.
At 10:07 a.m. ET, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow and NYSE composite gained 0.5%.
Market gains cooled somewhat after 10 a.m. headlines showed existing-home […]
The recent call by SEC Chairman Christopher Cox for increased disclosure in the municipal bond market has been applauded by several top muni bond fund managers.
They say more disclosure from issuers will help them figure out where to put their money, and are backing calls for higher standards.
On July 18, Cox said the […]
Canada’s central bank on Thursday bumped up its growth forecast for the economy this year, but also said inflation will run higher than expected.
The Bank of Canada said growth this year is now expected to come in at 2.5 per cent which is up from the 2.2 per cent rate of expansion it predicted […]