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Gold Miners Pull Back on TSX as Inflation Fears and Iran Progress Cool Bullion's Shine

Oil Tops $100 as Red Sea Attacks Widen Middle East Conflict, But Broader Selloff Overwhelms Energy Gains

Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canadian energy stocks found themselves in an unusual position Thursday: benefiting directly from one of the sharpest oil price jumps in weeks, yet unable to prevent the broader TSX Composite from posting…

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Ceasefire Hopes and Trade Talk Progress Lift Sentiment as Canada Navigates a Pivotal Stretch

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 economic backdrop showed genuine signs of improvement this week, with developments on two of the most significant fronts weighing on markets: the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict driving oil prices, and the broader…

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Growth Stocks Rally as Shopify Expands Global Commerce and Celestica Rides AI Hardware Demand

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 growth stock landscape had a genuinely eventful week, with names spanning commerce technology, AI hardware manufacturing, and satellite services all drawing fresh attention. After weeks of volatility tied primarily to macro…

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Understanding the S&P/TSX Composite: Why Banks, Energy and Gold Miners Drive Canada’s Market

Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Understanding what actually moves the S&P/TSX Composite starts with understanding its composition, and Canada’s benchmark index looks quite different from its U.S. counterparts. Rather than being dominated by technology companies, the TSX…

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Shopify vs. Canadian National Railway: Two Very Different Ways to Own Canada’s Biggest Companies

Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Shopify and Canadian National Railway sit among the handful of companies large enough to meaningfully move the S&P/TSX Composite on any given day, yet they represent almost opposite ends of the investing…

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AI and Chip Stocks Face a Reckoning as Moonshot AI’s New Model Adds to a Rough Week for Semiconductors

Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canadian growth and technology stocks are heading into a pivotal week following one of the roughest stretches for global semiconductor names in recent months. What began as sentiment-driven volatility tied to oil…

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Oil Tops $90 as Renewed U.S.-Iran Strikes Report Casualties, Extending Canadian Energy Stocks’ Rally

Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canadian energy stocks enter this week having already captured a meaningful rally from an oil market that has moved through several distinct escalation phases over the past ten days. This morning’s news,…

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