A week that saw one of the fiercest sell-offs all year enjoyed a surprise soft landing with a positive, but still mixed, U.S. jobs report Friday. September’s non-farm payroll number was lower than expected, but August’s was revised sharply higher. […]
North American markets gained on Thursday, stopping this week’s sell-off…for now. American American indices, the Nasdaq recovered the most, finishing up 1.12% at 7,872. In contrast, the TSX modestly rose 0.36% to 16,309. Notable gainers showing resilience during this week’s […]
Sideways. Flat. Don’t buy. Hold. Range-bound. Sell. No, I’m not talking about oil stocks. I’m talking about banks, both Canadian and American. Nobody has said anything, but the banks have crept up this month. Royal Bank, for instance, has just […]
With interest rates slipping and expected to remain low, investors are scouring the traditional bond proxies for yield: utilities, telcos and REITs. Feel free to research names like Algonquin Energy, BCE and CAR.UN-T on Stockchcase, but this story focuses on […]
Hungry for restaurant stocks? With markets late in the cycle, are restaurant stocks still worth sampling? Any upside? Here’s the menu: Restaurant Brands International (QSR-T) Restaurant Brands International (QSR-T) remains the king of Canadian resto stocks, holding Timmy’s, Popeye’s and […]
The S&P just broke 3,000, the Dow made a new all-time high, and the TSX is flirting with its own. So, why worry about a recession? All analysts agree that the world economy is now late in the cycle and […]