There may be defensive opportunities in parts of the real estate sector and in integrated oil stocks if oil prices stabilize soon
StatsCan's latest report on corporate Canada reveals that insurance carriers' net income rose by 59% vs the same quarter in 2013
The U.S. is one of the brighter spots among world economies. But with a sharply rising currency and markets nervous over the effects of plummeting oil prices, much may depend on how the Fed fine tunes interest rates in the year ahead
Six stocks in particular are leading the charge, as they have closed above their six-month average prices
Stocks in the energy sector have been pummelled recently - and there are some indications that this may continue
Big money is moving into these stocks - and their prices should continue to rise despite major turbulence in the stock market
Despite growth in dividend payments, a late bull market phenomenon is punishing the price of dividend-paying stocks
Although the retailing sector has been in a funk since the market hit bottom in 2009, there are some elements worth analyzing
Earnings of both financial and non-financial companies flattened in 2013, but the stock market seems unconcerned
The TSX and S&P have introduced 15 indices since 2010, but only three have beat the benchmark S&P/TSX composite index