After the close with Allan
The week began with Nasdaq returning to the 10,000 club, rising 1.11% and Apple and Microsoft making new all-time highs. Those tech giants rallied 2.75% (to $359.19) and 2.74% ($200.48), respectively, while American tech names as a whole increased 1.93%. […]
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Most of the major indices closed in the positive after a see-saw Thursday that rallied in the closing minutes. The S&P barely finished in the green while the Dow faintly dipped into the red. Performing better was the Nasdaq, up […]
A day after several positive headlines, Wednesday markets were choppy, with stocks fading in the final hour of trading. The S&P, Dow and TSX declined by around 0.5% while only the Nasdaq closed positive at 0.15%. There wasn’t a single […]
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On Monday, the bulls and bears slugged it out in a volatile session. After nearly two months of no new Covid-19 cases, Beijing reported new ones. Meanwhile, states in the American south, such as Florida and Alabama, reported their own […]
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Pessimism infected markets Thursday as investors digested the sobering economic forecast of U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell made late the day before. Powell warned of a “long road” to recovery for the U.S. but vowed to keep interest rates near […]
Though U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell assured markets that he’ll keep interest rates at historic lows through 2022, markets on both sides of the border continued Tuesday’s selling into Wednesday. The Dow shed 1.04% and the S&P lost 0.53%. In […]
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The Nasdaq climbed 1.13% to make a new, all-time high of 9,924 on Monday to highlight Wall Street’s continuing rally. In fact, the Nasdaq lagged New York’s main indices as the Dow closed up 1.71% to mark a six-day winning […]
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After a strong rally earlier this week, markets sold modestly Thursday. The TSX closed -0.3%, the Nasdaq -0.69%, the S&P -0.34%, though the Dow inched up 0.05%. Oil, the Canadian dollar and gold were basically flat. In Toronto, real estate […]
Despite mixed economic data, ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China, and racial turmoil on American streets, markets continued to rally Wednesday. The TSX rose 1.17% and the Dow climbed 2.05%, returning to levels last seen on March 5. As […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Robert Lauzon including Amazon.com (A Top Pick Aug 21/19, Up 32%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Markets around the world continued […]
After a rocky start, markets rallied modestly to begin the trading week Monday. Since last weekend, the U.S. has been gripped by violent demonstrations across the country to protest the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis […]
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Markets on Thursday ended on session lows and dipped into the red as renewed US-China tensions arose. In this election year, Trump has been sabre-rattling at China over that country’s pandemic response. Trump announced he will address this issue on […]
Market optimism from continuing reopenings across the world inspired North American markets to rise on Wednesday. The TSX rose 0.82% while the Dow surged 2.21% and the S&P 1.48%. The Nasdaq trailed with a 0.77% increase, but that may reflect […]
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The trading week began muted with Wall Street closed for Memorial Day, but the TSX rose 1% on hopes for an eventual recovery. Areas in North America, Europe and Japan continue to lift lockdown restrictions. In Montreal, for example, shops […]
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Thursday’s session opened positively, but soon traded in the red as investors took a cautious approach. Losses were moderate, with the Dow -0.41% and the Nasdaq, the best performer on Wall Street during this pandemic, shedding 0.97%. (The Nasdaq is […]
On Wednesday, the S&P and Nasdaq erased Tuesday’s losses as markets in New York and Toronto were lifted by general optimism over economies gradually reopening. Al 11 sectors of the S&P traded higher with the S&P closing about 12% from […]
This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Teal Linde including Alibaba Group Holding (A Top Pick May 28/18, Down 18%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. Tuesday saw two […]
