U.S. markets close with slight gains
TSX, Dow post triple-digit losses
Expanding trade deficit hampers Wall Street
U.S. markets end lower
Fed rate hike lifts U.S. markets
Oil prices drag U.S. markets lower
North American markets fell Friday, as economic news on both sides of the border had investors feeling bearish.The S&P/TSX composite index finished down 76.20, or 0.72%, to 10,550.51.Volume was 198 million shares.Statistics Canada reported the unemployment rate edged up 0.1% to 6.8% in July. There were 5,900 jobs created in July, below economists’ expectations of […]