Global markets

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Retail sales in September fell 0.7 per cent at C$69.8 billion, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers dropped 2.9 per cent in September. However, gas stations and

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Stock in Nvidia jumped five per cent in premarket trade on Thursday, after the artificial intelligence technology giant announced it exceeded revenue forecasts. On Wednesday, Nvidia reported that its third quarter earning were

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. At least 19 people are dead after Russia bombarded Ukraine with about 520 drones and missiles overnight Tuesday. Dozens more people were wounded as the barrage struck Ternopil in the western part of

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government narrowly survived a confidence motion in the House of Commons on Monday evening. The motion on the government’s budget introduced Nov. 4, passed 170 to

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Statistics Canada reported today that the country’s annual inflation rate dipped to 2.2 per cent in October, compared to 2.4 per cent in September. Grocery prices dropped by 0.6 per cent, their biggest monthly drop in

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The United States Department of Agriculture will release on Friday its November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates at 11 a.m. CST. Last month’s release was cancelled due to the U.S. government shutdown, adding to the

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The longest United States government shutdown in history came to an end on Wednesday night. The House of Representatives approved the legislation on Wednesday night after the Senate passed it on Monday. President Donald Trump then

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Canadian Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald told Reuters on Monday, that relations between Canada and China are starting to heal. MacDonald said his trip included meetings with senior Chinese government officials as well as research and commercial

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The first step towards ending the longest United States government shutdown were taken by the Senate, as it passed a motion on Sunday to create legislation to fund the government and to hold a vote on

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Now at 6.9 per cent, the Canadian unemployment rate dipped 0.2 percentage points in October, beating expectations as employment increased by 67,000, reported Statistics Canada. Employment growth was highest in men aged 25 to 54 (33,000 jobs) and