2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (574+ words) TORONTO " Canadian and U.S. stock markets dropped Thursday, after seeing some relief a day earlier, as the price of oil rose above US$80 per barrel. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 332.89 points at 33,609.97. In New York, the Dow Jones…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago  (680+ words) Renewed retaliatory strikes from Iran again raised anxiety in U.S. markets Thursday, sending futures lower and energy prices higher with prices at the pump jumping overnight. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% before the opening bell, while futures for…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago  (791+ words) Premier Li Qiang announced a target of 4.5% to 5% annual growth in his report presented to the opening session of this year's meeting of the National People's Congress. That compares to actual 5% growth last year and a target of about 5% in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (403+ words) TORONTO " A new survey from BMO finds the majority of Canadians say the rising cost of living is affecting their retirement plans. Seventy-four per cent of respondents say inflation has raised concerns about whether they will have enough money to…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (850+ words) The tone was more cautious than doom-and-gloom this week as executives at Canada's big six banks released third-quarter results and discussed how geopolitical unrest and trade turmoil is likely to continue clouding the picture in the months ahead. "Global trade…...