14 h. ago Stocks are plunging and that may only be the start of the pain for Canadian consumers

'This is the biggest realignment in global trade ever'

Economics

46 h. ago BREAKING: Stock markets in Canada and U.S. tumble after tariff announcement

Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. plunged at the start of trading following the announcement of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff plan. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 616.25 points at 24,690.93. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 1,105.78 points at 41,119.54. The S&P 500 index was down 181.56 […]

Economics

58 h. ago Stocks Drop, Bonds Jump as Trump Tariffs Sap Risk: Markets Wrap

Global financial markets were hit by a sweeping selloff after President Donald Trump’s bid to remake the world trading order proved more aggressive than expected. Stocks plunged, Treasuries rallied and the yen gained as alarmed investors searched for havens.

Economics

61 h. ago US Stock Futures Tumble as Trump Upends Global Trading Order

US stock futures plunged more than 3% after President Donald Trump outlined a slate of tariffs on US trading that raises the likelihood of a full-blown trade war that could plunge the US economy into a recession.

Economics

3 d. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Carney should embrace harm reduction for smokers

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is out to prove he’s a centrist. By ending unpopular Trudeau-era policies like the capital gains tax hike and the consumer carbon tax, Carney is clearly making a play for the political middle.  If Carney really wants Canadian consumers to believe he’s moved to the middle, it’s time for the Liberals […]

Transport

9 d. ago Nelson: Canadians have been high rollers when it comes to spending on American goods

Last year, each Canadian consumed an average of $8,500 worth of American goods, while every U.S. citizen’s consumption of our products was $1,208

Other

2 w. ago Fraser Thomson: A tariff tactic that minimizes harm to Canada and sends a message to Trump

Opinion: Targeting American thermal coal is strategic because it simply passes through B.C. ports on its way to foreign buyers. Canadian consumers will not be directly impacted

Economics

2 w. ago AGAR: Canadian consumers paying to wage tariff war against Trump

Who in Canada is responsible for fighting Donald Trump on tariffs? All 41.5 million of us? At the federal level, the newly installed leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, is in Europe to lobby for closer trade and security. At the provincial level, every premier has weighed in with Ontario’s Doug Ford taking the lead as […]

Economics

3 w. ago Explainer: What’s a recession and why is rising anxiety about it roiling markets?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down their estimates for growth this year, with some even seeing rising odds of a recession. It’s a sharp shift from just a month ago, when stock indices were at record highs and consumer […]

Other

3 w. ago Trump says he’s buying a Tesla to support Musk after stock price plunges

Trump also said 'radical left lunatics' are 'illegally and collusively' boycotting Tesla, 'in order to attack and do harm to Elon, and everything he stands for.'

Economics

3 w. ago Companies jumping on 'buy Canadian' bandwagon, but the patriotic wave can backfire

Canadian consumers are making concerted efforts to alter their shopping habits, which is why marketing experts are advising companies to think strategically before diving into the trend

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