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Source: Financialpost July 05, 2023

Nearly 2,000 Air Canada flights delayed, cancelled over long weekend

Roughly half of all trips were disrupted Saturday through Monday Air Canada Inc. delayed or cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the Canada Day long weekend in a potential taste of more trouble ahead for passengers. THIS CONTENT IS RESER...

Source: Financialpost July 04, 2023

Stop bashing housing investors. Canada desperately needs them

If not the investors, who will pay to maintain and own housing for millions of Canadians? Canada’s population grew by a million people last year, an increase in magnitude and pace that is unprecedented, and one that will place more demand for e...

Source: Financialpost July 03, 2023

Going to the movies cheaper now than in the '70s

Watch: Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob talks about the box office forecast for movies this summer Ellis Jacob, chief executive of Cineplex Inc., talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the box office forecast for movies this summer and why...

Source: Financialpost July 03, 2023

Stuck in the middle: Coping with the crushing reality of the sandwich generation

Five tools to manage stress when it hits Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. There is a perception that m...

Source: Financialpost July 02, 2023

Howard Levitt: Criminalization of wage fixing raises the stakes when it comes to employee retention

Changes to competition laws mean wage-fixing and non-poaching agreements are now illegal With Ontario legislation rendering most noncompetition clauses for new employment contracts unenforceable and other provinces considering doing the same, s...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2023

TSX recap: Index finishes 1.22% higher amid gains in U.S. markets

Canada's main stock index closed out the first half of the year on a buoyant note, posting triple-digit gains heading into the three-day weekend while U.S. stock markets also moved higher.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 242.12 points, 1.22 per cent, a...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2023

Top Picks Panel: June 30, 2023

John Zechner, chairman and founder, J. Zechner Associates  Market Outlook:  We have maintained a more defensive bias this year after the sharp gains we saw in January. We lightened up on some of our tech stocks as they have continued to rally but we s...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2023

AI boom drives historic US$5T Nasdaq 100 run

The surge in tech megacaps gained further traction, with the Nasdaq 100 poised to notch a historic first-half of a year and Apple Inc. hitting the US$3 trillion milestone. Stock traders decided to look at the glass half full on Friday after data signaled i...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2023

The Week Ahead: Canadian employment report; FOMC minutes

Monday, July 3 Canadian markets closed in observance of Canada Day U.S. Stock markets close at 1300 ahead of Independence Day U.S. S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (June F) U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI (June) U.S. Construction Spending (May) Tues...

Source: Bankofcanada July 01, 2023

Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—Second Quarter of 2023

Results of the second-quarter survey | Vol. 4.2 | June 30, 2023 This survey took place between May 8 and May 15, 2023. Follow-up interviews took place...