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By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iran has arrested a number of suspects connected to the accidental downing of a passenger plane that killed all 176 onboard last week. The announcement comes amid increasing protests against the government, with […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iranian protestors have taken to the streets to express their outrage against the country’s clerical rulers. The protests were triggered by the government acknowledgement that the military accidentally shot down a passenger plane, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, beating economists’ expectations by over 10,000 jobs. That lowered the unemployment rate from 5.9 per cent to 5.6 per cent. Ontario added the most jobs, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Oil prices have been volatile over the past week due to increased tensions between the United States and Iran. Earlier in the week, prices took a hit following Iranian missile attacks on American […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A Ukraine International Airline flight crashed near Iran’s capital last night. The crash killed all 176 passengers and crew, including 63 Canadians. The plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Tehran airport. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A sea of mourners stampeded the funeral of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, resulting in approximately 50 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The burial was subsequently postponed indefinitely. The commander was killed in a […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Following the airstrike that killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, there have been reports that some Canadians with Iranian backgrounds were detained and interrogated “for hours” at the United States border. One Canadian […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – ¬In a United States drone strike at the Baghdad International Airport on Friday, a top Iranian general was killed. General Qassem Soleimani commanded the elite Quds Force, part of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian government continues to be pressured into making a decision regarding China’s Huawei and 5G technology, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. There are fears that if Huawei was selected that could open the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Australia and numerous other countries already rang in the New Year. Australia proceeded with its massive fireworks spectacle at the habourfront in Sydney despite drought conditions. Hundreds of bushfires have been raging across […] Read more