IPO News: Anthropic Updates Nasdaq Filing With US$17 Billion in Quarterly Sales as Valuation Debate Builds and Canada’s Pipeline Awaits Budget Clarity
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context A strong market is the best friend of an initial public offering. Companies tend to list when stocks are rising, volatility is low and investors are willing to pay for growth, and…
Healthcare Stocks: Johnson & Johnson Gains 3.8% as Bausch Health Stays in Focus After Last Week’s 26% Jump and Edwards Lifesciences Reports
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Healthcare is often treated as a defensive sector, because demand for medicines and procedures does not swing much with the economy. That reputation matters in weeks like this one, when investors are…
Resources Stocks: Gold Miners Soar as Agnico Jumps 9.4% and Wheaton 11.7% While Oil’s 8% Plunge Hits Canadian Natural and Suncor
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s resource sector has rarely looked as divided as it did on Wednesday. For most of 2026, oil and gold have often moved in the same direction, both supported by geopolitical tension…
TSX Surges 2.3% to 36,341 as Democrats Win Congress, Gold Jumps and Oil Plunges 8%, Leaving the Index About 2% From Its Record
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context For the better part of a week, Canadian stocks had been moving sideways under a cloud of uncertainty. A sharp selloff on October 30, a modest rebound on Monday and another decline…
Shopify Rebounds 6% to C$212.71 After an 8% Post-Earnings Plunge as AI Costs and Slower GMV Growth Keep Investors Cautious
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Few Canadian stocks swing as hard around earnings as Shopify. The Ottawa-based commerce platform is the TSX’s largest technology company, it trades at a premium valuation, and it is closely tied to…
Canada’s Economy: Macklem Says Fiscal and Monetary Policy Not at Odds as Budget Looms With a Deficit Near 2% of GDP and Rates at 2.50%
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economy is entering a delicate stretch. Inflation is running at 3.1%, partly because of high energy prices, while growth appears to be softening. The central bank has raised its policy rate…
Canadian Growth Stocks: Shopify Plunges 8% on Slower GMV Growth and Rising AI Costs, Thomson Reuters Falls 9%
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Growth stocks are priced for execution. When a company is expected to keep compounding revenue at high rates, even a small shortfall in one metric can trigger a sharp reaction, because the…
Investor Report: TSX Falls 0.75% to 35,532 as Shopify Plunges 8% and Miners Reverse, With U.S. Midterm Results and the Federal Budget Ahead
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canadian investors begin Wednesday with several decisive events lined up and a market that is still above its year-ago level but visibly tired. The S&P/TSX Composite is about 19% higher than a…
Canadian Dividend Stocks: Big Banks Edge Lower and Enbridge Slips 0.35% as Bond Yields Tick Up Ahead of Thursday’s Federal Budget
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Dividend stocks reward patience, but they are not immune to the bond market. When government yields rise, the cash flows from banks, pipelines and utilities look relatively less attractive, and when they…
Canadian Energy Stocks: Producers Tread Water After Monday’s 7% Oil Plunge as Brent Holds Near US$104 and Topaz Falls 4%
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context After a violent reversal on Monday, when crude fell more than 7% on hopes for U.S.-Iran talks, Tuesday was a quieter test of whether the move had any staying power. Energy has…
TSX Venture Penny Stocks: Gold, Silver and Copper Slip While Agnico Falls 1.8%, Leaving Junior Miners Exposed to a Fed Hike Debate
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Penny stocks are less a category of equity than a category of risk. Companies with small market values, thin trading and uncertain cash flows can rise or fall sharply on a single…
US Market News: Dow Gains 0.4% While S&P 500 Slips 0.5% and Nasdaq Falls 1.1% as Oil Plunges and Tech Selling Resumes Ahead of Midterms
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Wall Street entered election week with a bruise. On Friday the S&P 500 fell 1.82% to 7,580.07 and the Nasdaq dropped 2.86%, as technology stocks faced heavy selling and traders priced a…
Gold and Silver Stocks: Agnico Eagle Gains 3.3% as Gold Rebounds 1.8% From One-Year Lows and Silver Jumps 3.6% Despite Fed Hike Worries
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Precious metals have had a punishing autumn. Gold slipped below US$4,000 an ounce on Friday for a second consecutive monthly loss, pressured by firm U.S. inflation data and rising bets on a…
Global Stock Market: Europe, China and India Rally as Oil Falls Over 7% on Iran Talks, While Tech Weakness Weighs on U.S. and Japanese Shares
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context For eight months, a war in the Middle East has influenced almost everything in global markets, from fuel prices and inflation to central bank decisions and equity valuations. When the story changes,…
Financial Technology: Visa Jumps 2.9% and Banks Edge Higher as Shopify Slips 1.2% and Bitcoin Drops Near US$76,700
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Financial technology companies do not all behave alike. Payment networks earn fees on transaction volume and tend to be steady, commerce platforms depend on merchant growth and consumer spending, and digital lenders…
