Market Insights

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Industry

Show discernment with dividends

When assessing companies, also look at total shareholder yield

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |September 28, 2017

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Industry

When infrastructure doesn’t diversify

Infrastructure is a good diversifier only under certain conditions

By Melissa Shin |September 26, 2017

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Market Insights

Follow the money to find best industrials, tech picks

Innovation provides plenty of investing opportunities in industrials and technology. Choosing the best companies often means following the money. The sector has seen sales growth, and that bodes well for capital spending, which tends to lag sales, says Chris Kerlow, CFA, in a Richardson GMP market report. He cites consultancy-services company WSP as a stock […]

By Staff |September 25, 2017

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Economic Indicators

From the loonie to the euro: currency update

The Federal Reserve’s firm statement last week that a December rate hike remains on the table wasn’t good news for the loonie, which had reached US$0.83 after two hikes by the Bank of Canada. Read: Why there’s too much love for the loonie Loss of loonie steam can also be attributed to remarks from the […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |September 25, 2017

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