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Inflation may be cooling, but burden of high interest rates still weighing on homeownersInflation may be cooling, but the burden of high interest rates is still weighing on homeowners. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing yo...

Loblaw, Walmart express worries code will increase food prices Get the latest from Jake Edmiston straight to your inbox Sign Up The fate of Canada’s first-ever grocery code of conduct appears to be in doubt, with two of the country’s largest retailers...

A slide in big tech sent the stock market to its lowest since May after another round of disappointing earnings. In late trading, Amazon.com Inc. climbed as sales beat estimates.   The S&P 500 dropped 1.2 per cent, edging closer to a “correction” — with...

As an experiment, Kelley Keehn asked ChatGPT to suggest a financial plan for a small Canadian family.  She prompted the artificial intelligence software to craft a plan for a couple in their 30s who have two young children and want to save for a house. The...

The Bank of Canada decided not to hike interest rates any further this week, and two prominent experts predict economic weakness ahead will prompt aggressive rate cuts that the market is overlooking.   While the central bank has not indicated when it will st...

Canada's main stock index moved lower Thursday amid weakness in industrials, technology and battery metals, while U.S. markets also fell, led by losses in technology.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 72.54 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 18,875.31....

Brian Madden, chief investment officer, First Avenue Investment Counsel FOCUS: North American equities  MARKET OUTLOOK: With third-quarter earnings releases in full swing, particularly in the U.S., results are beating forecasts and ever-so-slightly...

Stocks tumbled, with Nasdaq index futures losing about 1 per cent, as investors punished companies reporting weaker-than-expected earnings.  Meta Inc. sank four per cent in U.S. pre-market trading after saying it's at the whim of an uncertain economic envi...

There will likely be a record number of new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available to investors this year, according to a research expert who has identified the names he is most bullish on.    Aniket Ullal, head of ETF data and analytics at CFRA Research, to...

Markets are coming around to the idea that the Bank of Canada will be forced to start cutting rates by late next year, shifting their bets a day after Governor Tiff Macklem and his officials downgraded the growth outlook. Overnight swap markets are pricing...