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Inverted yield curve is flagging high recession risk while stock market rally never had the necessary underlying fundamentals No matter how you slice and dice it, one thing is clear: the reflexive stock market rally that began last October (and...

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Yet many think we're about to enter a recession or are in one already, survey says We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste:...

OSFI chief Peter Routledge says he's confident Canada's financial system can weather a recession if one hits The head of Canada’s banking watchdog says the economy has been more resilient in the face of higher interest rates and debt service co...

U.S. stocks sank Tuesday as confidence in the economy waned and investors contemplated a protracted period of high interest rates. The dollar extended its winning streak for a fifth day.  An equity selloff deepened in the afternoon session with the S&P 500...

Canada's main stock index closed down almost 250 points Tuesday with broad-based losses led by the telecom, utilities and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also tumbled. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 244.46 points at 19,556.15. In N...

Brian Acker, president, chief executive officer and chief investment strategist, Acker Finley FOCUS: North American large-cap stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: As I have been saying for the last year or so, this is a “macro” market. What I mean is, before in...

Consumer demand for soft drinks remains strong, especially for healthy alternatives to energy drinks, according to one analyst. Gerald Pascarelli, equity research analyst covering beverages at Wedbush, told BNN Bloomberg that one company he’s watching disr...

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is in talks to sell a stake in SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. to investment firm Wren House Infrastructure, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The pension fund, which took the cargo-equipment company private in...

Curbing production over declining European demand and shrinking government subsidies Volkswagen AG is curbing the production of electric vehicle models at two German plants due to declining European demand and shrinking government subsidies....