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Canada's main stock index made small but broad-based gains Thursday on a slow day for the markets amid a holiday south of the border.  Sign up to get breaking news email alerts sent directly to your inbox The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 61.81 po...

Asset owners representing more than US$11 trillion are warning private equity firms and other alternative managers handling unlisted assets to make sure they don't fall behind the rest of the investment industry in reducing financed emissions. The United N...

James Telfser, partner and portfolio manager, Aventine Investment Counsel FOCUS: North American stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: While we are encouraged that central banks have begun to soften their language and that we might be past peak hawkishness, what...

Crop failure in California is wake-up call for Canada to figure out how to grow more here At this point, Gordon Dean isn’t in a position to negotiate on lettuce. It’s so hard to come by that if a few cases show up at his family’s chain of five...

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But tools that stave off trouble in the short term may have longer-term consequences Canadian banks are attempting to ease the burden on homeowners who can’t keep up with the rapid rise in interest rates by extending mortgage amortizations and,...

Real health-care reform will require big policy and governance changes Last week, Alberta Minister of Health Jason Copping dismissed me and other members of the board of Alberta Health Services, the provincial health agency tasked with deliveri...

U.S. stocks ended Wednesday’s session higher after the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes showed most officials backing slowing the pace of interest-rate hikes soon.  Sign up to get breaking news email alerts sent directly to your inbox The S...

Strength in the technology sector helped offset losses in energy stocks to leave Canada's main stock index with gains Wednesday alongside U.S. markets. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 62.25 points, 0.31 per cent, at 20,282.26. Sign up to get br...

Stan Wong, portfolio manager at Scotia Wealth Management FOCUS: North American large caps and ETFs MARKET OUTLOOK: The fourth-quarter rally for equity markets has been robust with the S&P 500 Index up nearly 15 per cent from the October lows. At Th...