S&P 500 ekes out all-time closing high as Fed minutes eyed
The S&P 500 squeaked past its previous record closing high on Tuesday at the top of a holiday-shortened week, with earnings ...
S&P 500, European shares end at record highs as markets digest earnings, tariffs
Global equity markets rose on Tuesday, with both the S&P 500 and European shares ending at record highs, as markets digested strong U.S. earnings, trade tariffs and a big European defence spending ...
Stock market today: Wall Street rises to a record following a small gain for the S&P 500
Helping to support the fervor has been strong profit reports from Entergy and other big U.S. businesses. Companies in the S&P ...
Markets trim bets on Bank of Canada interest rate cut after inflation ticks back up
Rising energy costs pushed Canada’s inflation rate up to 1.9 per cent in January despite a national GST holiday, Statistics ...
Energy stocks help boost S&P/TSX composite index, U.S. stocks eke out gains
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Tuesday, helped by strength in the energy sector as the prices for oil and natural gas climbed, while U.S. stock markets eked out gains. The S&P/TSX composite ...
Stock market today: S&P 500 notches record close with late-session leap
Stocks tipped higher to start a holiday-shortened week of trading highlighted by Fed minutes and Walmart earnings.
Borrowing costs rise again as UK inflation fears cast doubt over interest rate cuts
In a potential setback for Rachel Reeves (pictured), official figures tare set to show inflation accelerated last month ...
B.C. inflation cools to 2.2% in January, diverging from national trend
Inflation on the West Coast cooled to 2.2 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday. That’s ...
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American inflation looks increasingly worrying
Since Mr Trump’s election, that figure has surged by 1.7 percentage points—the joint-largest three-month rise since 1979, ...
UK Pay Growth and Employment Rise in Defiance of Labour Tax Hike
UK pay growth picked up to its highest level in eight months and employment unexpectedly rose, as the jobs market appeared ...
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Economic stress erodes profits for most listed firms
Most listed companies saw their profits erode in the October-December period last year compared to the corresponding quarter ...
Bank of Canada could skip March rate cut: Economists on the latest inflation numbers
Excluding the effects of taxes, CPI-trim and CPI-median, the Bank of Canada’s preferred inflation measures, rose to 2.7 per cent year over year, though she said they were “more in line” with Bank of ...