Tag: stock picking

We’re building more houses—and prices are down! On Monday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced housing starts rose from 241,111 units in April to 264,506 units in…

It appears the rising AI tide continues to lift all boats in the U.S. tech sector. Deal-seeking customers power Dollarama It was a quiet week for Canadian earnings…

“The Big Cut” While The Big Short film is a riveting watch, “The Big Cut” may be even more enthralling.  The Bank of Canada (BoC) made the decision…

Corporations, it seems, are just really, really good at making larger-than-ever profits. There are many reasons for fatter margins. It could be innovative new products and services, lower…

How a stock split works A stock split divides existing shares into smaller pieces. So, if you previously had one share of Nvidia worth $1,000, you would now…

Rainey went on to comment on the state of American consumers. While “wallets are still stretched,” it was also the case that “even the low-income consumer seems to…

Buffett not “uncomfortable” with Canada When countries look to attract the attention of big financial funds, they often attempt to brand themselves in a manner that will bring…

Oil sands producers await TMX price bump Diluted bitumen started flowing through the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline on Wednesday (even at a brisk walking pace, it’ll take weeks…

The high interest rates over the last few years have led to the explosive growth of cash holdings, including certificates of deposit (like guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) in…

Anyone in DJT Land listening? Drill baby, drill—but only in the USA, please With so much going on in the world, it might have slipped past some Canadian…

Lower inflation clears runway for rate cuts Canadians dreading their spring and summer mortgage renewals got some good news this week, as Canada’s annualized inflation rate dropped to…

Business textbooks are always teaching the Japanese business concepts of Kaizen, Kanban, Andon and just-in-time production. But despite this, the actual market valuations of Japanese businesses have been…

Nvidia doesn’t have much room left for multiple expansion when it comes to an increased share price for the stock. After accounting for its incredible earnings day, Nvidia…

Retail earnings highlights All numbers below are in U.S. dollars. • Walmart (WMT/NYSE): Earnings per share of $1.80 (versus $1.65 predicted). Revenue of $173.39 billion (versus $170.71 billion predicted).…

Shopify struggles Canada’s second-largest company (or third, depending on the day) had a relatively strong earnings day on Tuesday, but the company’s share price took a beating based…

Disney is back on track Even with all the iconic brands under its corporate umbrella, Disney has struggled the last few years, as its share price is down…