Spotlight for NBA Players
07/30/2021 6:25 AMUS politicians are calling out endorsement deals with apparel manufacturers in China who are using slave labour. Maybe the forced labour on Chinese solar panels is...
read moreCanadian Home Building Costs Make The Largest Jump On Record: Stat Can
07/29/2021 9:52 AMCanadian home builders have faced soaring labor and material costs, and now there’s confirmation. The Statistics Canada (Stat Can) building construction price index made a record climb in the second quarter of 2021. Costs jumped significantly higher for homebuilders,...
read moreOil Majors Are Primed For A Massive Earnings Season
07/29/2021 9:40 AMEarnings season is here with us once again, with a quarter of S&P 500 companies having reported second-quarter 2021 earnings. According to FactSet data, 88% of S&P 500 companies have reported a positive EPS surprise, while 86% have reported a positive revenue...
read moreGoodbye to Balanced Budgets
07/29/2021 6:11 AMParliamentary Budget Officer says Federal Budget may not be balanced til 2070. But do we care - it's our children's...
read moreSchachter’s Eye on Energy – July 28th
07/28/2021 11:26 AMEach week Josef Schachter will give you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold (SER) newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
read moreTilray Surges On Reporting First Results Since Merger With Rival Aphria, Reveals $33.6M Profit In Q4
07/28/2021 8:14 AMCanadian cannabis giant Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY) (TSX:TLRY) posted its latest financial earnings report Wednesday, touting a spike in both fourth quarter and full fiscal 2021 revenue and a proclamation from CEO Irwin D. Simon that Tilray is "leading the global...
read moreStarbucks earnings beat, fueled by strong U.S. cold beverage sales, but its shares drop on weak China outlook
07/28/2021 7:54 AMStarbucks on Tuesday reported soaring cold drink sales in the United States, fueling an earnings and revenue beat for the company. But the coffee chain also warned of a slower recovery in China, its second-largest market. It lowered its full-year forecast for the...
read moreLevy: It’s the Economy Stupid
07/28/2021 6:50 AMAccording to a recent Nanos poll that is what a large percentage of Canadians care most about. But does the government really care about the long term effects of their...
read moreInvesting in EdTech – A New Canadian Opportunity
07/27/2021 12:59 PMEdTech is the catch phrase often used to describe the ever-increasing use of technology, educational theories, online delivery platforms and virtual classrooms to facilitate student learning. The EdTech industry is a diverse and rapidly growing market which includes...
read moreNew rules have China private education firms bracing for a hit
07/27/2021 9:48 AMChanges sent shockwaves across China’s $120bn private tutoring sector, leading to a huge sell-off in listed firms. China’s private education firms are bracing for a “material” hit to their operations after Beijing announced new rules barring for-profit tutoring in...
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