7 h. ago Albertans frustrated with stock market losses: ‘It’s a manufactured situation’

It's almost a universal feeling — the anxiety and despair you might experience while looking at your investments right now.

Economics

8 h. ago BAD MEDICINE: Trump’s tariffs wipe out $7 trillion as he watches golf

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says Donald Trump’s tariff have now wiped out $7 trillion and has the stock market in a continual free fall with people, small businesses and large corporations losing everything. And while the world’s economy burns, Trump fiddles about watching the LIV Golf tournament at the Trump National Doral G.C. over […]

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19 h. ago Posthaste: Investors warned against catching ‘a falling knife’ as Trump’s tariffs fuel market meltdown

Market forecasts slashed as stock selloff shows no signs of abating

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30 h. ago European Stock Futures Drop After Worst Week Since March 2020

European stock futures slid, extending losses following the regional market’s worst week since March 2020 on the back of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.

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3 d. ago Keep calm and heed Warren Buffett — history shows market meltdowns are short

Ted Rechtshaffen: The market will settle where it should and big swings are simply opportunities along the way

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3 d. ago Global markets continue sharp losses as China retaliates for U.S. tariffs

Stock markets worldwide, including Bay and Wall Streets, as well as commodities like oil and gold continued a sell-off after China retaliated for U.S tariffs.

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3 d. ago Trump hits the golf course as the stock market plummets for a second straight day over tariffs

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two days after sending the economy reeling by announcing widespread tariffs, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never change as he remained ensconced in a bubble of wealth and power in Florida. He woke up on Friday morning at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, and […]

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3 d. ago Options Volatility Spike Shows Stock Market Slide Turning Messy

The once-orderly market selloff has gotten messier, with traders scrambling for cover sending options market volatility to the highest since the early August shock.

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4 d. ago Trump says things are ’going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it’s going very well.” “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said when asked about the market as he left […]

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4 d. ago Toronto Wants to Woo Foreign Listings Despite Trump Market Chaos

The head of the Toronto Stock Exchange is counting on recent market volatility to sway some companies towards listing in Canada this year, even as tariff-fueled uncertainty dries up risk appetite across the globe.

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4 d. ago ‘Unscathed’ From Tariffs, Mexico Stocks Jump Most in the World

Mexico’s stock market soared the most in the world on Thursday as investors piled in following the news that the country was excluded from President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on trading partners.

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6 d. ago Gold prices could keep climbing as Trump’s trade policies rock markets

Gold prices have been spiking as President Donald Trump's tariff policies have started an international trade war that's roiled financial markets.

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7 d. ago US Stocks Swoon as Trump Sows Economic Fear Across Wall Street

The US stock market rout intensified on Monday on fears that President Donald Trump’s next tariff rollout will deliver a shock to the global economy, with rising recession concerns leaving the S&P 500 Index on track for its worst quarter compared to the rest of the world since the 1980s.

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7 d. ago Wall Street Wants to Buy Stock Market’s Dips, Question Is When

The US stock market is about to conclude its worst quarter compared to the rest of the world since the 1980s.

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1 week ago Stock market today: Asian stocks skid as investors await more Trump tariffs

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday as investors mulled uncertainties brought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 sank 2.2% to 36,952.34 on renewed heavy selling of auto-related shares following Trump’s announcement he plans to impose 25% tariffs on auto imports. Toyota Motor Corp. shares lost 2.7% […]

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1 week ago Trump’s auto tariffs hit stock market as GM, Ford fall while Tesla rises

General Motors sank 6.8 per cent for one of the market's sharper losses after Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars. Ford Motor dropped 2.2 per cent.

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1 week ago Stock market today: Asian markets make modest advance after a slow day on Wall Street

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets opened higher on Wednesday after a quiet session on Wall Street as buying slowed after a broad rally the day before fueled by hopes that President Donald Trump’s tariffs may not be as sweeping as earlier feared. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.2% higher to 23,396.49, while the Shanghai Composite […]

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2 w. ago Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St edges lower on US policy uncertainty

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday after Wall Street retreated as investors were rattled by uncertainties brought by U.S. President Donald Trump. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged and oil prices advanced. Chinese markets declined for a second day. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng tumbled 2% to 23,733.02 after China kept its key […]

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2 w. ago Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of Fed announcement

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are rising Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.8% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 262 points, or 0.6%, as of 12:33 […]

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2 w. ago Investors should take stock of the shift in market volatility

It was only a matter of time before mixed signals on policy in the United States would translate into higher volatility

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