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Ross Healy, chairman of Strategic Analysis Corporation and portfolio manager at MacNicol and Associates Asset Management FOCUS: North American large cap stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: On February 17, I stated on BNN Bloomberg that we had no indication at a...

U.S. equities and bonds fell as traders weighed hawkish Federal Reserve commentary and a new round of potential sanctions on Russia, ratcheting up global tensions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The S&P 500 declined, led by losses in technology and cons...

Andrew Pyle, investment advisor and portfolio manager, CIBC Wood Gundy FOCUS: North American equities MARKET OUTLOOK: We can’t compare the current environment to two years ago, but in some respects, investors are facing a similar level of anxiety w...

A difficult start to 2022 that’s been mired in uncertainty doesn’t mean an ugly outcome is waiting for Wall Street at the end of the year. It just means that investors may need to rebalance their portfolios toward value. That’s the word from Tony DeSpirito...

Stocks and long-dated Treasuries maintained losses after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed officials were laser focused on tamping down inflation. The S&P 500 ended trading 1 per cent lower while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 shed 2.2 per...

Money-market traders are betting the Federal Reserve is heading for its most aggressive monetary-policy tightening in almost three decades as it fights a commodity-driven inflation spike. They are pricing in a further 225 basis points of interest-rate hike...

Wealthsimple is aiming to bring the world of venture capital and growth equity to retail investors. The financial services company announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Washington, D.C.-based alternative asset firm Accolade Partners on the new...

Suncor Energy Inc., once Canada’s most valuable oil producer, is now seeing rivals outrun it in the stock market on the heels of the oil-price boom. Over the past year, Suncor shares have risen 56 per cent. That’s less than half the gain for competitor Cen...

Lorne Steinberg, president, Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management FOCUS: Global value stocks and high yield bonds MARKET OUTLOOK: The war in Ukraine and the accompanying sanctions by most western countries will result in higher inflation and slower gr...

Canaccord Genuity Corp. analysts lowered their recommendations and price targets on several real estate investment trusts (REITs) as they assess the impact of rising interest rates on their expected future returns. The TSX Capped REIT Index posted a return...