July 16, 2025
Fixed Assets

Bond manager Pimco looks abroad as U.S. exceptionalism fades

U.S. bond firm PIMCO said on Tuesday that waning business and consumer confidence under President Donald Trump’s policies is eroding the edge U.S. capital markets held over the rest of the world, strengthening the case for investors to diversify globally. Trump is set to unveil “reciprocal tariffs,” aligning U.S. duties with those of other nations

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Fixed Assets

Trump tariffs threaten to ice sales of hockey equipment

Dave Campbell  |  Associated Press Minneapolis — Calls from the United States to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated conversations. “These customers want to know: When their orders ship, will they have to pay an additional 25% tariff?

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Financial Assets

When The Going Was Good by Graydon Carter: No limit on expenses. Interest-free home loans. And ‘the best eyebrow lady’ in New York every month!

When the Going was Good: An editor’s adventures during the last golden age of magazines by Graydon Carter (Grove Press £20, 432pp) As a boy growing up in Canada in the 1950s and 60s, Graydon Carter had a feeling in the back of his mind that he must not lose a tooth playing hockey. In

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Fixed Assets

Hiring is on hold as companies brace for bearish market conditions

Joe Schulz  |  Wisconsin Public Radio Farm and construction equipment manufacturers started the year with high hopes for the economy, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to cut taxes on domestic producers and slash government regulations. But that optimism has given way to fears of a possible recession, sparked by Trump’s international trade war,

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Gold Investing

Bullion Explorer Makes MAGA Pitch With New Name: Made in America Gold

BNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. A Canadian investment firm changed the name of its U.S.-focused subsidiary to Made in America Gold from NV King Goldlands. The switch comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is encouraging firms to relocate operations to the

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Financial Assets

Houston, we may have an asset problem, not a debt problem

It’s widely believed that the biggest issue with U.S. consumers’ balance sheets is indebtedness, but the Federal Reserve’s latest financial accounts – and the volatile stock market – suggest that larger risks may be on the other side of the ledger. This seems counterintuitive. Household wealth has never been higher, rising some $163 billion in

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Financial Assets

Why bonds are better than GICs for nervous investors

If you were looking for portfolio security back in 2022, GICs were the screamingly obvious choice over bonds. Back then, guaranteed investment certificates offered yields of as much as 5 per cent for terms of one through five years at alternative banks. That same year, bonds produced an annual loss of 11.7 per cent, including

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Intangible Assets

Local auto dealership stays the course as inventory grows and tariff uncertainty looms

KENNER, La. (WVUE) -At Lamarque Ford and Lamarque Lincoln in Kenner, the dealership’s vice president says their new car inventory has bounced back from the pandemic, just as it has for many auto dealers nationwide. If you’re in the market for a new car and can afford one, Ronnie Lamarque Jr. says now is a

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Financial Assets

IA Financial has a war chest for more acquisitions after flurry of deals led to a boom in assets under management

Open this photo in gallery: IA Financial Group President and CEO Denis Ricard, who has spent his entire 40-year career with iA, has been laser-focused on expanding the company.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail IA Financial IAG-T chief executive Denis Ricard is on the hunt for more acquisitions with $1.4-billion of capital at the ready, as

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Operating Assets

OMERS reports 8.3-per-cent gain propelled by strong U.S. dollar as tariff threat looms

A weakened Canadian dollar helped propel Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System to an 8.3-per-cent annual gain on its investments, as tariff threats and a buoyant American economy boosted the relative value of U.S. dollar assets. OMERS has 53 per cent of its $138-billion of assets in the U.S. and pays pensions in Canadian dollars. About

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