April 16, 2025
Gold Investing

Gold is an uncertain certainty amid Trump tariff turmoil

As U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up his tariff war on the world, gold kept climbing in lockstep to reach a succession of record highs. The precious metal reached a fresh peak of $3,245.28 an ounce on April 11 and has climbed 28% since hitting a low of $2,536.71 on November 14, shortly after Trump’s

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Intangible Assets

Roots reports fourth-quarter loss as retailer takes large non-cash impairment charge

Roots Corp. ROOT-T reported a loss of $21.7-million in its fourth quarter as it took a large non-cash impairment charge. The retailer says the loss amounted to 54 cents per share for the quarter ended Feb. 1 as it recorded a $50-million impairment charge on intangible assets. The result compared with a profit of $14.6-million

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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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Financial Assets

Nvidia falls over 4% in one week: Will CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote address spark a stock rebound?

Chipmaking giant Nvidia Corporation’s shareholders expect that the keynote speech from their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jensen Huang, will deliver enough optimism to fuel the stock’s recent rebound, reported the news agency Bloomberg on Sunday, March 23. Also Read | Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang apologizes for his quantum effect Nvidia hosted its GPU Technology Conference

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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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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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Fixed Assets

Astonishing new footage shows Delta Air Lines plane crash land before flipping over and exploding in fireball – US News

Home > News > US News Updated 13:41 18 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 13:29 18 Feb 2025 GMT The plane crashed at the Toronto airport and ended up upside-down New footage of the Delta Air Lines plane which crash landed at Toronto’s Pearson Airport shows the aircraft coming down to the ground before flipping over and

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Financial Assets

Opinion: Just what can stop the all-powerful Donald Trump? The stock market, our last hope

Open this photo in gallery: A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Jan. 2.Seth Wenig/The Associated Press John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires

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