The Rock

As Canadians we sometimes take for granted Canada’s natural beauty....

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BBQ Season

Here’s another example of a supply chain issue. Last weekend my spouse popped into the grocery store near our cottage and noticed not a single bag of French fries in the freezer section....

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Losing Streak is Over

You have to go back nearly 100 years to 1923 for the last time the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped eight weeks in a row....

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On Deck

Financial companies make up the largest part of the Canadian market representing 36% of the S&P/TSX 60 index with Canadian banks dominating the top 10 - #1 Royal Bank*, #2 TD Bank*, #4 Bank of Nova Scotia* and #6 Bank of Montreal....

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April Showers

Weekly "Focus" and April Showers It’s been a pretty dismal start to spring with lots of rain and gray, overcast skies....

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Keystone

Talk of reviving TC Energy's Keystone XL pipeline project is in the news as the US considers how to stop the importation of oil and other petroleum products from Russia....

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Circle March 2nd

On eight scheduled dates each year, the Bank of Canada issues a press release announcing its decision for the overnight rate target, together with a short explanation of the factors influencing the decision. It didn’t happen this week....

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Smart Carts

The next innovation in grocery shopping has just shown up at my local Sobey’s store. No need to stand in line for a cashier when you can weigh and scan your items as you place them into your grocery cart....

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Lights Out

General Electric Company , or GE was one of the original 12 members brought into the Dow Jones Industrial Average when it was first introduced in 1896....

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Rocky-B

The Rogers family and control of Rogers Communications has been in the news recently....

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Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets’ Chief Investment Strategist, spoke to CNBC about why investors should focus on fundamentals and avoid acting out of fear despite market uncertainty. “We don’t know exactly what’s going to happ...

Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets’ Chief Investment Strategist, spoke to CNBC about why investors should focus on fundamentals and avoid acting out of fear despite market uncertainty. “We don’t know exactly what’s going to happen with respect to the tariffs. You have too much guessing, too much uncertainty, too many models, too many people trying to make the big call on the market.” Full discussion here: http://spr.ly/6049Fwd0D

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