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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 »
Profit growth set to return for Canadian companies + MORE Oct 24th
The consensus forecast for third-quarter earnings is for year-over-year profit growth of nearly 5 per cent for S&P/TSX companies
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What new bare trust tax filing rules mean for Canadians + MORE Mar 29th
Wondering if you need to file a trust tax return for a bare trust for your 2023 taxes? No, you don’t, according to the Canada Revenue Agency. The CRA announced on March 28, 2024, that bare trusts are exempt from trust reporting requirements for 2023. However, if you share assets with someone, this.... More »
Canadian print media poised to get financial aid in next federal budget + MORE Jan 26th
All signs point to print media getting a much-needed financial assist from the federal government
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Carrick on money: Six reasons to tap your emergency fund
– theglobeandmail.com
The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Across financial markets, the next four days are fraught with risk
– theglobeandmail.com
Poloz, Fed and Scottish referendum all in focus
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Will Stephen Poloz finally ‘talk down’ the loonie?
– macleans.ca
Top of the Morning
Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews writes that investors’ enthusiasm for M&A has been excessive and bucks the historical trend:
Cognizant Technology Solutions may have good reasons for buying health care IT provider TriZetto. But promises of revenue synergies mixed with published materials full of jargon should provoke investor skepticism, not an immediate pop in the buyer’s shares. It’s just one symptom of simmering M&A exuberance…
Just over two-thirds of U.S. acquirers in deals worth at least $1-billion [this year] have seen their shares rise. That’s much more encouraging for deal-making executives than the norm: From 2008 to 2012, the majority of buyers experienced a decline in their stock prices when they announced acquisitions…
Meanwhile, hostile bids have become unusually common this year, often a sign that a merger wave is becoming toppy.
On the Homefront
TSX 60 futures are moving lower ahead of the open after the composite index gave back ground on Monday…
5.5 year – 2.60%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-07-12. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
