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The Toronto stock market could be in for a seventhstraight week of gains as investors take comfort from moves by the Chinese government to boost its economy and look ahead to the latest readings on American and Canadian economic growth.
The Toronto stock market closed higher Friday, with commodity prices and resource companies advancing amid signs that central banks are prepared to step up efforts to keep the fragile global economic recovery going.
Real estate may not exactly be the Rodney Dangerfield of equities, but it hasn't always been accorded the respect it deserves, despite being one of the fastest-growing segments on global stock markets in the past 15 years.
Canada's budget watchdog says the federal books could be balanced one
It seems there's a day of acknowledgment for almost everything and everyone. This month includes Bathtub Day, Curious Events Day and Yorkshire Pudding Day. (We can only imagine the potential for scratch-'n'-sniff greeting cards on the last one).
North American stock markets registered sharp, triple-digit losses Tuesday as economic worries centred around Asia and Europe added to worries about a global economic slowdown.
The Toronto stock market added to a string of sharp losses Monday as traders continued to opt for caution amid Chinese economic data that kept concerns elevated about global economic strength and the timing of U.S. rate hikes.
Is the Montney spawning a new bubble in the Canadian oil and gas sector, inflated by optimism surrounding the country's fledgling liquefied natural gas industry?
Canada's largest bank is downgrading its forecast for Saskatchewan economic growth in 2014 to 1.3 per cent from 1.4 per cent earlier this year, largely due to the slowdown in agricultural production from last year's record crop. It was the second forecast downgrade this year by RBC, which projected 2.0 per cent real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in March, lowering that to 1.4 per cent in June.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. may not be out of the woods yet, but an improving product flow into its stores, coupled with signs of better inventory and markdown management online, should provide some relief for investors.
Finance Minister Joe Oliver is pressing credit-card companies and banks to accept lower transaction fees paid by retailers, which the government claims are among the highest in the world, according to two people familiar with the talks.
Falling resource stocks left the Toronto stock market with a minor loss Tuesday amid mixed manufacturing data and tumbling oil and gold prices.
Saskatchewan's housing affordability improved in the second quarter of 2014 thanks to a rebound in the market following poor weather that stifled activity this past winter, according to RBC Economics Research's latest housing affordability report.
For Canadian oilsands pipeline companies, operating under the radar pays.
House prices keep going up in most parts of the country, but affordability improved last quarter, according to one of the country's major banks.
The Toronto stock market chalked up a minor loss Wednesday as traders continued to digest earnings reports from the Canadian banking sector, in this case a solid report from National Bank of Canada.
As investors like to chase recent performance, Canadian equities are getting a bit of attention this year thanks to their year-to-date 16% gain compared to 10% for the U.S., 8% for emerging markets and European stocks that are slightly down, 2% on the whole.
The Toronto stock market closed at a record high Monday amid a potential merger involving one of Canada's most iconic companies.
It's the great paradox of Canada's auto industry: vehicle sales are at a record high but our share of North American auto production has fallen to a record low.
Canadian oil companies are ruthlessly enforcing capital discipline as project costs creep up and shareholders pressure management to focus on the most profitable ventures.


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March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Jones, owner of U.K. camera chain Jessops and entrepreneur of "Dragon's Den" television fame, talks about shop openings, the possible potential of "click and collect" and sales demonstrations.
He speaks from London with Francine Lacqua and Guy Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse." (Source: Bloomberg)
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