Canadian bank stocks have performed very well so far this year with all increasing by double digit percentages. NYSE-traded shares of Bank of Montreal(BMO), The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) and Royal Bank of Canada(RY) reached their 52-weeks on last Friday. These banks are slated their announced their second quarter earnings this week. Analysts are …
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One of the critical factors that companies consider when offshoring manufacturing to China or Mexico is the cost of labor. Labor costs used to be very low a few years ago when China was emerging as the factory floor of the world. That is no longer the case as labor costs there have been increasing …
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India’s benchmark Sensex index has made a strong recovery since the March lows of 2020.But earlier this year the index wobbled as rising covid cases and restrictions made investors jittery. Recently though the Sensex has been rising and has crossed the 50,000 level again. In the past 5 years the index has shot up nearly …
The US equity market has changed dramatically over the past 200 years. In the early days of the founding of the equity market, financials particularly the banks were the only listed companies. Then in the early 19th century transportation stocks especially railroads were the dominant sector in the market. This was followed by energy and …
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Inflation is rising in the U.S. Last week we learned that inflation shot up to 4.2% in April, the highest since 2008. Inflation can be considered as the stealth tax since it sneaks up on people when most are not looking or paying attention – usually in small increments. Inflation also reduces the purchasing power …
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