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Making sense of the markets this week: November 3, 2024

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Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.

Apple, Nvidia growth—no cap

Depending on the day you ask, it’s either Apple or Nvidia as the answer to the classic question: “What is the most valuable company in the world?” Both are worth somewhere around $3.5 trillion. (All figures in this section are in American currency.)

To put that in perspective, each company is worth more than the entire Canadian stock market. Add up all of our banks, railways, energy companies, telecoms, REITs (real estate investment trusts), pipelines, grocery stores, insurance companies, utilities, gold miners and anything else you can find, but Apple or Nvidia are each worth more than the totality of companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

So, when either reports earnings, it’s a big deal.

Big tech earnings highlights
Here are what the tech companies shared this week…

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