24 h. ago Canadian and U.S. stock markets soar in early trading after Trump comments

Markets also reacted to comments from the U.S. Treasury Secretary who said the ongoing tariffs showdown with China is unsustainable

Economics

27 h. ago Canadian and U.S. stock markets soar in trading after Trump comments

Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. soared in early trading after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve. Trump said Tuesday he had no intention of firing Jerome Powell. The U.S. president had previously insinuated otherwise as he said he could fire Powell if […]

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2 w. ago Canadian and U.S. stock markets fell at the start of trading

TORONTO — Canadian and U.S. stock markets fell at the start of trading, giving up some of the gains made Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s partial tariff pullback The S&P/TSX composite index was down 571.79 points at 23,155.24. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 700.78 points at 39,907.67. The S&P […]

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2 w. ago Canadian, U.S. stock markets shoot higher at start of trading

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. shot higher in early trading as they looked to regain some of the ground lost following U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement last week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up more than 400 points just after the open, while the Dow Jones industrial average gained more […]

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2 w. ago S&P/TSX composite up more than 300 points, U.S. stock markets also climb

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. shot higher in early trading as they looked to regain some of the ground lost following U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement last week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 353.38 points at 23,212.84 shortly after markets opened In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average […]

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2 w. ago TSX down almost 1,000 points, U.S. markets sink for second day

Canadian and U.S. stock markets continue to be roiled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans as they plunged for a second day Friday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down close to 1,000 points, or four per cent, in late-morning trading after also closing down four per cent Thursday. In New York, the Dow Jones […]

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