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Stocks end lower as blowout job data stokes inflation fears

Posted by January 10, 2025

U.S. and Canadian stocks sold off on Friday, with the S&P 500 erasing its 2025 gains, after an upbeat American jobs report stoked fresh inflation fears, rei

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At the open: North American stock markets start lower as…

Posted by October 31, 2024

Canada’s main stock index opened lower on Thursday due to losses led by mining stocks, as uninspiring earnings from Wall Street tech giants dampened sentiment

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At midday: TSX surges to record high after strong U.S.…

Posted by October 4, 2024

Canada’s main stock index hit a record high in early trading on Friday, led by gains in technology stocks, after a sharp increase in U.S. payrolls data raised

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At the open: North American stock markets decline with U.S.…

Posted by October 3, 2024

Canada’s main stock index opened lower on Thursday due to a fall in mining stocks, as investors assessed U.S. jobs data, while markets remained concerned abou

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At the open: Tech rally leads North American stock markets…

Posted by August 7, 2024

Canada’s main stock index opened higher on Wednesday with technology shares leading gains after Shopify beat quarterly revenue estimates, while the index look

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TSX, global markets plummet as fears for U.S. economy send…

Posted by August 2, 2024

Weak U.S. data reaffirmed investor worries on Friday, fueling a sell-off in global equities and pressuring U.S. Treasury yields to multi-month lows.Canada’s m

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At the open: North American stock markets slide as megacap…

Posted by July 17, 2024

Canada’s main stock index opened lower on Wednesday, dragged down by a technology sector rout on Wall Street, though gains in gold and oil shares helped limit

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At the open: North American stocks markets start lower as…

Posted by July 2, 2024

Canada’s main stock index slipped on Tuesday amid broader losses, as bond yields surge to a one-month high, while investors parse the domestic economic data a

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At midday: North American stock markets slide after hot U.S.…

Posted by June 7, 2024

Canada’s main stock index fell on Friday, with materials shares leading the sectoral losses, after stronger-than-expected jobs data in the United States pushe

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At midday: North American stock markets rise on early rate-cut…

Posted by May 3, 2024

Canada’s main stock index jumped on Friday, led by gains in healthcare shares, while the slowing U.S. jobs growth in April raised hopes of early interest rate

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