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Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% since 2019, says StatsCan
The average asking price of rent in Montreal has shot up nearly 71 per cent since 2019, according to a rent report released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday.Since 2019, asking rent in the country's second-largest city has grown from…
Two ETFs that have beaten value stock indexes with this simple approach
These funds steer clear of typical value metrics that are based on price ratios.
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Alberta’s oilsands to hit record production high in 2025
Another year, another record for Alberta's oil industry.Oilsands production is on pace to reach an all-time high this year as production in northern Alberta is expected to grow by five per cent in 2025 compared to last year.The latest…
Forget the ‘Magnificent Seven’ — these 7 cheap tech and AI stocks are
This mutual-fund manager stays calm through uncertainty — and significantly outperforms the stock market.
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What is the Strait of Hormuz and what could happen to oil prices if Iran
It's called the world's most critical oil choke point — and Iran holds the power.Washington's strikes on Iran stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman through which around…
Fed interest-rate cut in July gains support. What does Powell think?
Is the Federal Reserve suddenly open to cutting U.S. interest rates as early as July? That’s what Wall Street investors want to know when Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before Congress this week.
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Retail sales inched up in April from sales gains at car dealers, but likely
Retail sales rose 0.3 per cent to $70.1 billion in April, helped by gains in sales at new and used car dealers, according to Statistics Canada.For April, six of nine sub-sectors were up, as sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers gained…
Carnival Cruise Line’s new loyalty program angers some customers. ‘One of
The cruise company is making changes that will put greater emphasis on how much its guests spend, rather than how many days they sail.
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Canada is facing a housing crisis. Could it take a page from Europe?
Slavica Salihbegovic's family was growing. So she did what anyone living in Vienna would do: She asked the city for a bigger apartment."At that time, I was pregnant with my first kid," she said. "I lived in a two-room apartment … it was…
Investors brace for ‘unpredictable spillovers’ in markets after Trump
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday the U.S. had joined Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, putting the country in the middle of a Middle Eastern war and setting up a potentially volatile market reaction.
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