Author name: Beth Orozco

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Tuesday as Wall Street viewed President Trump’s comments and first-day actions around international trade as a bit softer than initially feared. The 30-stock index leaped 259.57 points to 43,747.40 The S&P 500 took on 23.90 points to 6,020.56 The NASDAQ Composite tacked on 13.71 points, or 1.5%, to […]

Canada’s main index opened higher on Tuesday, even as falling energy shares overshadowed gains in technology stocks, while uncertainties over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies kept investors on edge. The TSX gained 72.76 points to begin Tuesday at 25,244.34 The Canadian dollar descended 0.05 cents at 69.37 cents U.S. Trump did not immediately impose

Shares of Apple (AAPL), the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, have received a rare “sell” rating from a prominent Wall Street firm. Concerns over weak iPhone sales have led analysts at Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) to downgrade Apple’s stock to a sell-equivalent “underperform” rating. Previously, Jefferies had a “hold” rating on Apple’s

Consumer goods company 3M (MMM) has reported fourth-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street forecasts across the board. The company known for its office products such as Post-it Notes and Scotch tape announced earnings per share (EPS) of $1.68 U.S., which was ahead of the $1.66 U.S. expected among analysts. Revenue in the final three

U.S. President Donald Trump has not made good on his promise to impose blanket 25% tariffs on America’s major trade partners, much to the relief of neighbouring Canada and Mexico. Trump had threatened to impose the tariffs on his first day in office Jan. 20. However, the incoming president appears to have backed down on

SuperCom (NASDAQ: SPCB) shares began Tuesday in a plus position. The Tel Aviv-based company, a global provider of secured solutions for the e-Government, IoT, and Cybersecurity sectors, is pleased to announce it secured a new contract with a U.S. multi-state electronic monitoring service provider. This collaboration marks a valuable milestone in SuperCom’s U.S. expansion strategy.

Advertisment Stock futures advanced on Tuesday as Donald Trump’s second term as president began with a flurry of executive orders and comments on tariffs targeting goods coming from key trade partners. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials jumped 167 points, or 0.4%, to 43,862. Futures for the S&P 500 Index improved 24 points, or 0.4%,

Futures for Canada’s main stock index fell on Tuesday amid uncertainties over tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump, while investors awaited domestic inflation numbers. The TSX gained 103.66 points to finish Monday at 25,171.58. March futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.1% Monday. The Canadian dollar swooned 0.07 cents to 69.23 cents U.S. Tuesday.

“Oil is no longer an energy security challenge – it’s going to be gas, electricity, predominantly minerals,” Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said this month. From a certain perspective, this sounds like a death knell for oil as we know it—the commodity that drives the global economy. On the other hand, it’s an admission we have