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Early estimate sees 1% growth in second quarter OTTAWA — Statistics Canada say the Canadian economy grew by 0.3 per cent May. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Ca...

What the economists say about the latest GDP numbers Canada’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter after a strong start to the year, data from Statistics Canada showed Friday. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscr...

When Imad Ansari wanted to start investing around 15 years ago, his options were limited. As a practicing Muslim, Ansari wanted to make sure his investments were halal, meaning that they followed Islamic rules. But there was little on offer that adhered to...

Market participants do not have a clear way of assessing how extreme weather could hurt a business they are looking to invest in – but researchers at an Ontario university have proposed a new tool to fill that gap.   A report published this week by the Intac...

Stan Wong, portfolio manager, Scotia Wealth Management FOCUS: North American large caps and ETFs  MARKET OUTLOOK: Despite facing challenges such as a banking crisis, rising interest rates and lingering recession worries, equity markets have demonst...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. framed its first quarter following a major merger as a tough one, as demand for container shipments and some bulk goods fell across the rail sector. “No doubt it's a challenging quarter as we dealt with a softer demand env...

U.S. stocks rose as data signaled the world’s largest economy remains strong despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening campaign, bolstering the case for a so-called soft landing. Major equity benchmarks gained as a report showed gross domestic pr...

Artificial intelligence has caught the imagination of investors and the attention of numerous companies that could use it to grow tremendously, one investment professional says.    Speaking with BNN Bloomberg’s Amber Kanwar on Thursday, Francisco Bido, senio...

Canada's main stock index was down almost 200 points Thursday amid broad-based weakness led by telecom and utilities stocks, while U.S. markets also moved lower. Markets held in throughout the morning before sliding downward throughout the afternoon. Th...

Nearly 250,000 small businesses who received CEBA loans are in danger of shutting down, says CFIB Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up Business in the last year has been worse than it was during the pandemic...