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Source: Financialpost May 06, 2023

US Planning More 'Robots at Sea' in Middle East to Combat Iran

The US is trying to convince Middle East allies to add dozens more robot vessels around the Arabian Peninsula to better detect threats from countries like Iran, a move to protect waterways vital to global commerce and oil trade. (Bloomberg) — T...

Economy Source: Financialpost May 06, 2023

Canada gains 41,000 jobs, more than double expectations

The unemployment rate held at 5%, beating economists' forecasts that it would rise to 5.1% Canada’s economy gained 41,000 jobs in April, more than doubling expectations. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to rea...

Economy Source: Financialpost May 06, 2023

Kevin Carmichael: Jobs surge signals higher interest rates for longer — and hikes still on the table

The Bank of Canada wants to see a weaker labour market, but so far it's not happening Get the latest from Kevin Carmichael straight to your inbox Sign Up Canada’s employers defied recession talk for yet another month in April by addin...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

TSX recap: Index finishes lower amid broad-based losses

Canada's main stock index was down more than 100 points Thursday amid broad-based losses, while U.S. markets were also down.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 116.49 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 20,238.19. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Avera...

Company News Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

TD-First Horizon collapse points to merger-arbitrage traders’ biggest fear

Merger arbitrage traders were expecting hiccups in Toronto-Dominion Bank’s proposed takeover of First Horizon Corp., but they were unprepared for what happened Thursday when the US$13.4 billion transaction melted down. The deal spread had been widening in...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

Stan Wong's Top Picks: May 4, 2023

Stan Wong, portfolio manager, Scotia Wealth Management FOCUS: North American large caps and ETFs  MARKET OUTLOOK: Since the October 2022 intraday lows, the MSCI World Index has advanced by more than 20 per cent and the S&P 500 Index has climbed ove...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

Apple beats sales estimates in sign iPhone Is weathering slump

Sales of Apple Inc.’s iPhone rebounded last quarter, helping the world’s most valuable company top earnings estimates and weather an industrywide downturn that has battered much of its product lineup. Overall revenue amounted to US$94.8 billion in the fisc...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

OpenText sees revenues soar more than 40 per cent in third quarter, income dips

Open Text Corp. says its net income was US$57.6 million in the third quarter, down 22.9 per cent from US$74.7 million a year earlier.  The Waterloo-based company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says revenues were US$1.24 billion, up 41.1 per cent from US$8...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

Bearish or bullish on Shopify? Here's what analysts say

Analysts are split on potential upside and downside scenarios for Shopify Inc., following the company’s latest move to reduce staff and offload a significant portion of its logistics business.  On Thursday, the Canadian e-commerce company announced it ente...

Source: BNN Bloomberg May 05, 2023

Air Canada boosts earnings outlook for 2023, citing strong demand and traffic

Air Canada hiked its earnings outlook Thursday, saying it expects earnings to rise due to an improvement in traffic as well as stronger-than-anticipated demand and lower-than-expected fuel prices.  The Montreal-based airline says adjusted earnings before i...