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U.S. stocks fell for the third straight day as a global bond market selloff intensified and tamped down enthusiasm for growth-oriented tech giants.   The Nasdaq 100 fell 3.2 per cent in its worst three-day slide since February. Investors are losing faith t...

Gordon Reid, president and chief executive officer, Goodreid Investment Counsel FOCUS: U.S. equities  MARKET OUTLOOK: After a spirited start to the year, equity markets have bogged down into a lower-volume sluggish pattern, with a notable rotation...

Strength in energy stocks Thursday wasn't enough to keep Canada's main stock index from posting a loss amid weakness in tech and other sectors, while U.S. markets also declined.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 86.84 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 19,81...

The U.K. stock market has underperformed the U.S. and Canadian markets over the past year, but one market expert says there are many investment opportunities to be had despite the pullback.    Jason Del Vicario, portfolio manager with Hillside Wealth Managem...

Ryan Bushell, president and portfolio manager, Newhaven Asset Management FOCUS: Canadian dividend stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: The trade-in August has turned more cautious as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields have spiked higher, taking out the previous high...

Greg Newman, senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager, ScotiaMcLeod FOCUS: North American stocks and protection strategies  MARKET OUTLOOK: Rising bond yields, an anemic China, seasonality, higher valuations, more downgrades on the U.S. banks an...

Growing concern over China's economy has one currency expert looking for safety in commodities and currency markets.    Speaking with BNN Bloomberg’s Amber Kanwar on Thursday, Kathy Lien, managing director at BKForex, said commodities such as gold and curren...

Megacap tech stocks slumped for a third straight week — the longest such streak in 2023 — as fears of higher global interest rates weighed on sentiment while bonds bounced off multiyear lows.  Stocks ground higher in the final minutes of the session in mov...

Monday, August 21 Notable data: New Housing Price Index Tuesday, August 22 Notable data: U.S. Existing Home Sales Notable earnings: Lowe’s Cos, Medtronic, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Macy’s, Toll Brothers, La-Z-Boy Inc. Wednesday, August 23...

But filling those jobs might prove to be challenging in Canada's tight labour market A $5-billion electric-vehicle (EV) battery plant being constructed in Windsor, Ont., by a company backed by Netherlands-based automaker Stellantis NV and South...