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Stocks mixed as Wall Street braces for Fed meeting: Stock market news today - Yahoo Finance Sep 18th
Stocks mixed as Wall Street braces for Fed meeting: Stock market news today Yahoo FinanceNot a good look for equities ahead of US trading ForexLive5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday CNBCStock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed meeting as.... More »
Erin Bury on quitting a stable job for a risky paycheque, investing in her 20s and more May 12th
Value and planning ahead are important for Erin Bury—as you will read in the interview below. It is what drives her as an entrepreneur (a former PR pro, she is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Willful, an online will platform making estate planning accessible to Canadians). Read on to.... More »
Calgary 20 something engineers revive investment club concept to talk stocks + MORE Nov 10th
Some see it as a throwback to another era, but a group of 20-something Calgary engineers say they heartily recommend membership in an investment club after running one for three years.
A well-worn copy of a Canadian Investment Institute book called “How to Start and Run an Investment Club for .... More »
Market jitters lead to more declines as investors face growing risks Oct 23rd
North American benchmark stock indexes saw more big declines on Tuesday — an occurrence that's becoming all too familiar — and analysts say the list of risks facing investors is growing..... More »
Encana profit slips 7 per cent as production falls Nov 8th
Third-quarter earnings fall to $294-million from $317-million, a year earlier
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The Toronto Stock Exchange fell flat Tuesday, as crude oil retreated from its highest level in more than a year and Wall Street slid on disappointing corporate news that put a damper to the start of earnings season.
Closed US restaurants, damaged homes: Matthew may cost $10B
– canadianbusiness.com
Hurricane Matthew impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from Florida to North Carolina to close and put thousands temporarily out of work.
Goldman Sachs estimates the storm probably caused $10 billion in damage overall. Insurance companies will likely be liable for about $4 billion to $6 billion of that total, according to an estimate Saturday by CoreLogic, a real estate data provider.
In many affected areas, small-business owners were still assessing the damage, but figures suggest Matthew’s effect on the broader national economy will be minimal.
Though damage estimates are usually revised higher after more comprehensive assessments, the current figures would still make Matthew the 22nd-worst storm since World War II.
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Goldman Sachs estimates the storm probably caused $10 billion in damage overall. Insurance companies will likely be liable for about $4 billion to $6 billion of that total, according to an estimate Saturday by CoreLogic, a real estate data provider.
In many affected areas, small-business owners were still assessing the damage, but figures suggest Matthew’s effect on the broader national economy will be minimal.
Though damage estimates are usually revised higher after more comprehensive assessments, the current figures would still make Matthew the 22nd-worst storm since World War II.
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Clinton proposes closing real estate loophole, not Trump
– canadianbusiness.com
SANTA FE, N.M. – Donald Trump’s wealth has helped define the 2016 presidential race and it is also shaping the campaign’s tax debate.
Trump contends he has the expertise to fix the tax code and close loopholes like the ones that may have let him go nearly two decades without paying federal income taxes. Hillary Clinton, he said in the last debate, won’t. “She complains that Donald Trump took advantage of the tax code,” Trump said. “Well, why didn’t she change it?”
But Clinton now is proposing changes to the tax code that would bite into the developer-turned-presidential candidate’s bottom line and that of his family, including limiting one provision that many in Trump’s industry use. Trump, meanwhile, is proposing changes that would benefit wealthy families like his — as well as the Clintons.
A new analysis from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center found that Clinton would dramatically raise taxes for the wealthy — the average member of the top 0…
Trump contends he has the expertise to fix the tax code and close loopholes like the ones that may have let him go nearly two decades without paying federal income taxes. Hillary Clinton, he said in the last debate, won’t. “She complains that Donald Trump took advantage of the tax code,” Trump said. “Well, why didn’t she change it?”
But Clinton now is proposing changes to the tax code that would bite into the developer-turned-presidential candidate’s bottom line and that of his family, including limiting one provision that many in Trump’s industry use. Trump, meanwhile, is proposing changes that would benefit wealthy families like his — as well as the Clintons.
A new analysis from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center found that Clinton would dramatically raise taxes for the wealthy — the average member of the top 0…
Ericsson shares plummet after it warns on profit and outlook
– canadianbusiness.com
STOCKHOLM – Mobile networks company Ericsson saw its share price plummet by almost a fifth on Wednesday after saying that its third quarter earnings this year will be “significantly lower” than expectations and it predicts no improvement anytime soon.
The Swedish company said its sales fell 14 per cent in the period compared to a year earlier due to weaker demand for broadband networks.
Ericsson CEO Jan Frykhammar says “current trends are expected to continue short-term.” He said that the Stockholm-based company “will continue to drive the ongoing cost program and implement further reductions in cost of sales to meet the lower sales volumes.”
After the announcement, Ericsson shares were down nearly 17 per cent to 51.40 kronor in early Stockholm trading.
Last week, Ericsson announced 3,000 job cuts in Sweden, or nearly 20 per cent of its local workforce, and said it will downsize operations at several plants as part of its global plan to cut costs by 9 billion kronor ($1 billion) in 2017…
The Swedish company said its sales fell 14 per cent in the period compared to a year earlier due to weaker demand for broadband networks.
Ericsson CEO Jan Frykhammar says “current trends are expected to continue short-term.” He said that the Stockholm-based company “will continue to drive the ongoing cost program and implement further reductions in cost of sales to meet the lower sales volumes.”
After the announcement, Ericsson shares were down nearly 17 per cent to 51.40 kronor in early Stockholm trading.
Last week, Ericsson announced 3,000 job cuts in Sweden, or nearly 20 per cent of its local workforce, and said it will downsize operations at several plants as part of its global plan to cut costs by 9 billion kronor ($1 billion) in 2017…
Global stocks dip taking cue from Wall Street, doubts on oil
– canadianbusiness.com
TOKYO – Global markets fell Wednesday, after a dismal day on Wall Street marked by disappointing earnings news and lingering doubts about the direction of oil prices.
KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.4 per cent to 4,452.86 in early trading, and Germany’s DAX fell 0.1 per cent to 10,563.61. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.5 per cent at 7,034.92. U.S. shares were also set to drift lower with Dow futures down 0.1 per cent to 18,044. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.2 per cent to 2,131,20.
THE QUOTE: “After resisting the sell-off in bonds and rising yields for nearly two weeks, U.S. equity markets finally bowed to pressure last night, dropping below the recent trading range,” Ric Spooner, chief market analyst for CMC Markets, said in a commentary. “Stock markets are becoming nervous about the prospect of rising interest rates against a background of moderate profit growth and relatively high valuations, particularly in the U.S.”
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS: Shares in Samsung, which plunged 8 per cent the day before, lost 0…
KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.4 per cent to 4,452.86 in early trading, and Germany’s DAX fell 0.1 per cent to 10,563.61. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.5 per cent at 7,034.92. U.S. shares were also set to drift lower with Dow futures down 0.1 per cent to 18,044. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.2 per cent to 2,131,20.
THE QUOTE: “After resisting the sell-off in bonds and rising yields for nearly two weeks, U.S. equity markets finally bowed to pressure last night, dropping below the recent trading range,” Ric Spooner, chief market analyst for CMC Markets, said in a commentary. “Stock markets are becoming nervous about the prospect of rising interest rates against a background of moderate profit growth and relatively high valuations, particularly in the U.S.”
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS: Shares in Samsung, which plunged 8 per cent the day before, lost 0…
