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As the largest credit card company in the world, Visa is a solid choice for any Canadian wanting the assurance of wide card acceptance both at home and abroad—Visa cards are accepted in more than 200 countries and territories. But which Visa should you choose? This guide to the best Visa cards in Canada will help you decide. 

Best cards by categoryHighlightsDetailsEligibility requirementsFEATUREDCIBC Dividend Visa InfiniteGO TO SITEAward: Best cash back VisaBest feature: Between 2% and 4% cash back across five major spending categories, plus easy redemptionsAnnual fee: $120Rewards: 1% to 4% cash backInterest rates: 20…

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Canadian bank earnings reportsThe Big Six banks in Canada reported on their earnings this week. Here are the takeaways, including revenue, prices and dividends.

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CIBC

National Bank

RBC

Scotiabank

TD

BMO posts big miss on earnings expectations as bad loans weigh

BMO Financial Group (BMO/TSX) significantly missed analyst earnings expectations as the money it set aside for potential loan losses jumped. The bank reported on Thursday a fourth-quarter profit of $2.30 billion, up from last year thanks to a $1.18 billion pre-tax boost from the reversal of a legal judgment related to a Ponzi scheme in the United States. Adjusted earnings that excluded the one-time gain showed a net income of $1.54 billion, down from $2.24 billion in the same quarter last year. 

The earnings drop came as its provisions for credit losses surged to $1.52 billion from $446 million a year earlier.

“Our overall results were impacted by elevated provisions for credit losses,” said BMO chief executive Darryl White in a statement…

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Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time this week as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.)

The cryptocurrency officially to rose six figures Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bitcoin has soared since Trump won the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5. The asset climbed from $69,374 on Election Day, hitting as high as $103,713 Wednesday, according to CoinDesk. And the latest all-time high arrives just two years after bitcoin dropped below $17,000 following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

Bitcoin fell back below the $100,000 by Thursday afternoon, sitting just above $99,000 by 3 p.m. ET. Even amid a massive rally that has more than doubled the value of bitcoin this year, some experts continue to warn of investment risks around the asset, which has quite a volatile history…

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‘Throwing in the towel’: TD stock sinks as bank suspends guidance amid review  Yahoo Canada FinanceTD’s future growth crimped by anti-money laundering issues, profit misses estimates  The Globe and Mail’Everything is on the table:’ TD Bank suspends financial targets as it reviews strategies in wake of U.S. sanctions  Financial PostTD and BMO stumble while CIBC rises to cap big bank earnings season  Global News TorontoPortfolio manager says ‘steer clear’ of TD for now after bank cuts guidance  BNN Bloomberg

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