North American stocks fall on jobless claims, tensions between U.S. and China
The TSX closed down 112.78 points on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 21, 2020 May 21, 2020
- 16:31
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The financial industry will be fundamentally transformed by Covid-19
Rating agency sees long-run implications from crisis
- By: James Langton
- May 21, 2020 May 21, 2020
- 15:02
Will these sectors bounce back from Covid-19?
The pandemic has dealt a blow to the travel, retail and oil industries
- By: Greg Dalgetty
- May 21, 2020 May 21, 2020
- 12:24
Covid-19 starts hitting wholesalers: StatsCan
Wholesale trade declined in March as the pandemic developed
- By: James Langton
- May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020
- 16:21
Canadian insurers tap bond markets: DBRS
Companies taking advantage of low rates, improved market conditions
- By: James Langton
- May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020
- 14:09
The hidden casualties of Covid-19: gig workers
Fallout for freelancers not captured in traditional jobs data, StatsCan study says
- By: James Langton
- May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020
- 12:42
Services sector key to economic recovery
As cities start to ease restrictions, economic recovery will hinge on a resilient services sector, according to a report
- By: Mark Burgess
- May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020
- 12:01
U.S. home construction drops 30.2% in April as virus rages
No region was spared from the deterioration in housing starts
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020
- 10:02
National homes sales at weakest monthly volume in decades
April home sales were down 57.6% from a year earlier, CREA says
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020
- 12:41
Plunge in U.S. retail sales in April
Sales over the past 12 months are down a crippling 21.6%
- By: Josh Boak, The Associated Press
- May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020
- 10:27
Housing market hits pause, not panic button
Federal support is dampening the effects of widespread unemployment, a Scotiabank report says
- By: Mark Burgess
- May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020
- 15:21
Bank of Canada warns of business, household debt
Cash-flow challenges and debt levels increase risk of insolvencies
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020
- 12:32
Wave of businesses filing for creditor protection expected in coming months
Companies already in financial trouble ahead of the pandemic face an insolvency reckoning
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020
- 12:08
Norway’s wealth fund excludes 4 Canadian oil sands producers
The firms produce unacceptable levels of greenhouse gas emissions, Norges Bank Investment Management says
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020
- 10:33
Dividend divergence requires more stock-specific research
Dividend investors must adapt to the pandemic, a report says
- By: Mark Burgess
- May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020
- 15:07
Counting the job losses in financial services
Across all occupations, the hardest-hit sector was retail sales
- By: IE Staff
- May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020
- 13:34
StatsCan will no longer release jobs data early
April job numbers were reported by Bloomberg News ahead of the official release
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020
- 12:44
Cash usage plummets during pandemic
People who pay using cheques have been less likely to ditch the habit
- By: IE Staff
- May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020
- 11:37
TMX Group records Q1 profit amid pandemic
The results differed from analyst projections
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 12, 2020 May 12, 2020
- 10:12
Covid-19 measures give temporary reprieve from growing insolvency, association says
Fewer Canadians filed for insolvency in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter last year
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 11, 2020 May 11, 2020
- 14:44
Sustainable funds outperformed during sell-off, report finds
Almost three-quarters of Canadian sustainable funds placed in the top half of their peers, according to Morningstar
- By: Mark Burgess
- May 11, 2020 May 11, 2020
- 13:20
Post-Covid grocery store sales high but below mid-March peak, StatsCan says
Sales of hand sanitizer were up 345% during the week of April 11
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 11, 2020 May 11, 2020
- 12:03
Are April’s unemployment stats a red herring?
Darcy Briggs of Franklin Templeton Canada isn’t attaching much importance to Friday’s dire economic data
- By: Greg Dalgetty
- May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020
- 14:11