Canada’s green bond debut sees $12.3 billion in demand

The investor demand is enough to cover the $5 billion transaction more than twice, sources say Author of the article: Bloomberg News Esteban Duarte Solar panels near the Shepard Landfill site in southeast Calgary. Photo by Jim Wells/Postmedia files Canada racked up over $12.3 billion in orders for its first green bond sale, allowing the… Continue reading Canada’s green bond debut sees $12.3 billion in demand

David Rosenberg: How to invest in equities based on signals from the bond market

Investors can add significant alpha by going long defensives and underweighting/shorting cyclicals A monitor with stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg files By David Rosenberg and Brendan Livingstone Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. We have had three… Continue reading David Rosenberg: How to invest in equities based on signals from the bond market

TSX hits record high on banks rally

The benchmark index has gained for five straight sessions, adding nearly four per cent thanks to broad-based gains Author of the article: Bank buildings in Toronto’s financial district. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin files Canada’s main stock index scaled another record peak on Tuesday as a banks rally on prospects of higher interest rates… Continue reading TSX hits record high on banks rally

Smart Money Watch: Tech billionaires rally around nuclear as energy crisis looms

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Lizette Chapman An employee works with General Fusion’s P13 plasma injector, the world’s most powerful plasma injector, at the company’s Vancouver lab. The company is backed by Jeff Bezos and others. Photo by General Fusion Inc. In recent weeks, some of Silicon Valley’s most famous technologists have hailed a… Continue reading Smart Money Watch: Tech billionaires rally around nuclear as energy crisis looms

Apple shares fall below key level after Foxconn closes China plant amid lockdown

Shares slid 2.7 per cent and are down about 17 per cent off a peak hit in early January Author of the article: Bloomberg News Ryan Vlastelica In a photo taken on Feb. 22, 2013, a young man walks past a Foxconn recruitment point in Shenzhen. Photo by STR/AFP/Getty Images Apple Inc. shares fell on… Continue reading Apple shares fall below key level after Foxconn closes China plant amid lockdown

Navigating the battle between old and new, good and evil

Martin Pelletier: There can be tremendous merit in deploying active portfolio management during such turbulent times Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg files I recently stumbled upon the American Gods television series, a brilliantly written show reflecting upon how technology has replaced… Continue reading Navigating the battle between old and new, good and evil

Five things to be positive about amidst the market doom and gloom

Your U.S. investments are not down as much as you think, in Canadian-dollar terms The Toronto Stock Exchange in the financial district of Toronto. Photo by Cole Burston/Bloomberg files After my last, somewhat depressing column about how hard the market is this year — the start of the year is the second-worst in 122 years,… Continue reading Five things to be positive about amidst the market doom and gloom

Energy firms pay record prices to buy own shares as oil booms

At least 21 large U.S. and Canadian energy companies have bought back their own stock in the last quarter Author of the article: Bloomberg News Geoffrey Morgan A gas tanker truck driver refills the Petro-Canada gas tanks in Prince Edward County. Photo by ALEX FILIPE/SunMedia Energy stocks are on a roll as soaring oil prices… Continue reading Energy firms pay record prices to buy own shares as oil booms