Tech Weekly: NVIDIA Earnings Impress, Bezos Launches AI Startup
We also break down next week’s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week’s tech sector performance This week, the stock market…
Editor’s Picks: Gold and Silver Prices Stay Steady, Barrick Faces Breakup Rumors
The gold price remained fairly steady this week after last week’s brief uptick, largely trading between US$4,000 and US$4,100 per ounce. As is often the case, its sister metal silver…
Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Sigma Lithium Flips the Switch with 64 Percent Gain
Statistics Canada released October’s consumer price index (CPI) data on Monday (November 17). The figures showed that inflation softened during the month, falling to 2.2 percent year-over-year from 2.4 percent…
What AI bubble? Nvidia’s strong earnings signal there’s more room to grow
U.S. stock markets were poised for lift off Thursday, after a strong earnings report from computer chip giant Nvidia signaled that there is still plenty of room to run in…
U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, but there are signs of a weakening labor market
The United States added 119,000 jobs in September, a stronger-than-expected figure and a sign that the economy was adding jobs at a healthy clip before government shutdown. But the details…
Bargain hunters drive Walmart sales and outlook higher
Shoppers are still flocking to Walmart. The company raised its full-year earnings and sales outlook Thursday, heading into the crucial holiday shopping season. Walmart also offered fresh signs that it…
Senate Republicans, Dems block dueling attempts to repeal controversial Arctic Frost provision
Senate Republicans and Democrats squared off on the Senate floor Thursday, blocking attempt after attempt to repeal or change a controversial law that would allow senators to sue for hundreds…
GOP wrestles with Obamacare fix as Trump looms over subsidy fight
Congressional Republicans are sorting out what their plan to tackle expiring Obamacare subsidies will be, but they acknowledge that, ultimately, President Donald Trump will be the deciding factor. Senate Democrats…
Trump admin gives $10k bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during government shutdown
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford announced Thursday that hundreds of air traffic controllers and technicians who worked during the government shutdown will receive…
House GOP campaign chair wants Trump ‘out there on the trail’ in midterm battle for majority
The chair of the House Republican campaign arm says the Democrats’ sweeping victories in this month’s 2025 elections are a ‘wake-up call’ for GOP voters. And Rep. Richard Hudson of…