Global Markets: Trump delays tariffs until March

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday that planned 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imported into the U.S. would be delayed until March. The levies were set aside after both nations’ […] Read more

Global Markets: Tariffs to be implemented on Tuesday

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump announced he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imported into the U.S. starting Tuesday. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday he will […] Read more



Global Markets: Plane, helicopter collide midair

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An American Airlines regional passenger jet flying from Wichita, Kan. and a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair on Wednesday near Reagan Washington National Airport. A total of 67 people, including Russian and American […] Read more



The average of the big bank projections was for the S&P 500 to gain 1.9 per cent, but as of late November the S&P 500 was up 25.5 per cent.

Analysts’ target prices again miss the mark

Investing for Fun and Profit: I plan to continue to ignore those target prices when making decisions

Approximately a year ago a column titled “The value of target prices” studied analyst price targets on every TSX index stock with how the stock actually performed over the next year. Analyst target prices had been conveniently amalgamated in a Globe and Mail article. While I had never used target prices to make purchase or […] Read more


Global Markets: Foreign interference report to be released

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian government’s inquiry into foreign interference in the country’s elections will be released by Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue later today. An initial report released in May stated that while foreign meddling did not determine the governing […] Read more

Global Markets: Northern Gaza residents return home

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to northern Gaza on Monday, in exchange for Hamas releasing three Israeli hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Netzarim corridor separating northern Gaza from the rest of […] Read more


Global Markets: Trump at World Economic Forum

Upheaval marks first week in office

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Donald Trump continued the upheaval that has highlighted his first week as the 47th President of the United States. At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Trump indicated the […] Read more

Global Markets: Retail sales, unemployment change little

482,000 collecting EI benefits

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that retail sales of C$67.6 billion in November were little changed from October, with declines in six of the nine subsectors. Food and beverage sales dropped […] Read more