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Making sense of the markets this week: October 4, 2021 Oct 1st
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Will the energy crunch turn into an energy crisis?
The energy story is dominating headlines these days, described as a crunch or even an energy crisis .... More »
Enbridge, TransCanada shares recover from steep dive following U.S. tax ruling + MORE Mar 17th
CALGARY _ Shares in Canadian pipeline companies Enbridge Inc. and TransCanada Corp. are recovering from a steep sell-off Thursday after the U.S. eliminated a tax break for owners of certain interstate pipelines.
Both Calgary-based companies hold such pipelines in the United States through master lim.... More »
Fairfax weighs in on Tembec takeover vote + MORE Jul 21st
Fairfax Financial says it won’t vote on proposed takeover of forestry product company
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Stock news for investors: Canopy Growth to acquire MTL Cannabis in $125-million deal + MORE Dec 19th
Here’s a round-up of news for Canadian investors this week.
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Blackberry
Transat
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TSX, US stocks lower - Business News - Castanet.net Feb 7th
TSX, US stocks lower - Business News Castanet.netCanada's main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by the energy sector which fell as the price of oil moved lower..... More »
People walk past new homes that are for sale in Oakville, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteOTTAWA — Feel like a house in your city is unaffordable? Apparently, you’re not alone.
A new poll suggests that just over two in five Canadians believe housing in this country is not affordable for them, a finding that cuts almost evenly across income levels.
The poll by EKOS Research appears even more bleak in some of Canada’s hottest housing markets, where only a small sliver of respondents said they believe homes are affordable.
The data closely lines up with more formal benchmarks the federal government uses to measure affordability, as well as other data about the cost of housing, whether purchased or rented.
READ: How Canada completely lost its mind over real estate
The Trudeau government has promised a national housing strategy to help Canadians find and afford suitable housing, part of a larger strategy to reduce poverty. But the poll suggests the government is also dealing with public fears about affordability…
Oil major Total marks return to Iran with gas field deal
– theglobeandmail.com
Deal marks first major Western energy investment since sanctions against Tehran were lifted
Barclays and four of its former executives, including the ex-CEO, appeared in court in Britain on Monday on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud connected with efforts to raise funds from Qatar and avoid a bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.
At the open: Bank stocks lead broad rally as third-quarter begins on Wall Street
– theglobeandmail.com
All 11 major S&P sectors were higher, topped by the financial index’s 0.78 per cent gain
