The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 on Monday closed at record levels as Wall Street prepared for a key meeting of the Federal Reserve later this week.

The S&P 500 closed up 0.18{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} to 4,255 to mark its third consecutive record closing high, while the Nasdaq climbed 0.74{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 85 points, or 0.25{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to 34,393.

Investors will be keeping a close eye on an upcoming announcement on interest rates from the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting body, the Federal Open Market Committee, on Wednesday, followed by a press conference from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

While the U.S. central bank isn’t expected to take any action with respect to rates or a tapering of monthly asset purchases, Wall Street will be monitoring the meeting closely for the Fed’s forecasts on inflation and the strength of the economic recovery.

Lordstown Motors (RIDE) said Monday that CEO Steve Burns and … Read the rest

Equities leaped midday Friday, as energy stocks gained on higher crude prices and upbeat economic data bolstered optimism over an economic

rebound.

The TSX Composite index strengthened 98.3 points to reach noon hour EDT Friday at 20,147.77, another intraday record for the exchange.

The Canadian dollar erased 0.4 cents to 82.23 cents U.S.

Hudbay Minerals was up 25 cents, or 32.9{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $8.77, while First Quantum Minerals popped 78 cents, or 2.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $29.33.

Enghouse Systems fell $2.29. or 4.3{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $51.55, after the software provider missed second quarter estimates, while NorthWest Healthcare Properties, fading 23 cents, or 1.8{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $12.85.

The Bank of Canada said on Thursday that inflation could remain higher than projected if supply imbalances and pressures on capacity persist, which might lead it to reduce stimulus more quickly than currently expected.

ON BAYSTREET

The TSX Venture Exchange docked 0.43 points to 979.48.

All but two of … Read the rest

It was another weekend to celebrate not only summer, but yet another all-t1me record for equities in Toronto, spirited up mostly by energy and consumer interests.

The TSX Composite index vaulted 88.88 points to end Friday and the week at 20,138.35 another all-time record for the exchange. The gain on the past five sessions was 109 points, or 0.54{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}.

The Canadian dollar erased 0.43 cents to 82.23 cents U.S.

Among energy stocks, Tourmaline Oil gained $2.47, or 8.1{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $33.17, while Arc Resources picked up 20 cents, or 2{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $10.11.

In the industrial sector, Brookfield Business Partners added $2.27, or 4.3{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $55.07, while Ballard Power Systems increased 51 cents, or 2.4{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $22.15.

In the consumer discretionary field, Canada Goose Holdings leaped $2.12, or 4.4{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $50.32, while Dollarama hiked $1.53, or 2.8{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $55.91.

In resource stocks, Sandstorm Gold docked 23 cents, or 2.1{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $10.87, while … Read the rest

Monday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ: NEXT) (Q1) EPS projected for loss of seven cents, compared to loss of two cents in the prior-year quarter.

Avenue Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATXI) (Q1) EPS projected for loss of six cents, compared to the loss of eight cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (April) Manufacturing sales bounced back in March, rising 3.5{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} to $57.8 billion, following a 1.1{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} decline in February. Gains were widespread across all major industries.

Featured Earnings

GURU Organic Energy Corp. (T.GURU) (Q2) EPS projected for loss of eight cents, compared to a loss of two cents in the prior-year quarter.

HEXO Corp. (T.HEXO) (Q3) EPS projected for a loss of six cents, compared to a loss of 17 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. (T.MDI) (Q4) EPS projected for gain of nine cents, compared to a loss of … Read the rest

The S&P 500 rose to an all-time high on Thursday as investors shrugged off a key inflation report that showed a bigger-than-expected increase in price pressures.

The Dow Jones Industrials came off its high of the day, but still gained 19.1 points to finish at 34,466.24.

The broader index gained 19.63 points to 4,239.18, overtaking its May 7 high after the market traded sideways for a month.

The NASDAQ jumped 108.58 points to 14,020.33.

UPS shares rose about 1{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} after an upgrade from JPMorgan. Shares of Boeing were higher, but Delta Air Lines slipped.

Video-game retailer and meme stock GameStop fell 27{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} even after the company tapped former Amazon executive Matt Furlong to be its next CEO and said that sales rose 25{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} last quarter. The company also said it may sell up to five million additional shares.

Consumer prices for May accelerated at their fastest pace since the summer … Read the rest

U.S. stocks finished Wednesday’s session near their lows as the market continued to struggle to break out from a tight range.

The Dow Jones Industrials ended a dipsy-doodle day on the down side, 152.61 points, to 34,447.21.

The S&P 500 skidded 7.67 points to 4,219.59. The S&P 500 is now just 0.15{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} below its record high of 4,238.04 reached on May 7.

Industrials and financials were the two biggest losers among the 11 S&P 500 sectors, dragging down the broader market.

The NASDAQ dropped 13.16 points to 13,911.75.

Meme stock mania continued Wednesday with day traders focusing their attention on Clean Energy Fuels this time, pushing the stock up more than 31{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}. Clover Heath, which surged over 85{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} in the prior session, pulled back 23{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} Wednesday.

Still, many on Wall Street believe the latest meme stock episode should stay contained to a handful of names, unlike the GameStop trading frenzy … Read the rest

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TSX Climbs to Yet Another All-Time High

Air Canada, Colliers in Focus

The TSX gained 49.05 points to conclude trading Tuesday at 20,084.35

The Canadian dollar dropped 0.17 cents to 82.57 cents U.S.

Air Canada flew away from the rest of the field, gaining $1.68, or 2.6{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $28.63, while, elsewhere in industrials, CAE climbed $1.75, or 4.8{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $38.51.

Real estate issues got stronger, too, as Colliers International Group ahead of Monday close $4.78, or 3.4{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $143.56, while Real Matters took on $1.07, or 6.8{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $16.93.

In health-care, Tilray strengthened 51 cents, or 2.1{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $24.31, while Chartwell Retirement Residence took on 23 cents, or 1.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $13.94.

Gold and other resource stocks showed their wounds, particularly, Equinox Gold, fading 16 cents, or 1.5{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $10.54, while Kinross Gold dipped 20 cents, or 2.1{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $9.46.

Dundee Precious Metals dropped 26 … Read the rest

Gold has been on a terrific run lately, climbing from a 52-week low of $1,673 U.S. per ounce in March to back over $1,900 this month. The 52-week low needs to be kept in context as it only came after gold set an all-time high of $2,089 in August 2020. Part of the recent uptrend is owing to goldilocks numbers from the U.S. jobs market, including wage inflation continuing to increase, coming in at +0.5{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} in May after +0.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} in April.

On this trajectory, gold could be back over $2,000 an ounce again in a matter of months, or even weeks. Gold explorers have been benefiting from the favorable outlook. Graycliff Exploration Limited (CSE:GRAY) (OTCQB:GRYCF), a junior explorer making substantial progress at its Shakespeare Gold Project outside Sudbury, Ontario, has been a standout, rising 84{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} from 51 cents on May 12 to 94 cents on May 19. The stock has … Read the rest

U.S. stocks climbed on Friday as the key May jobs report showed solid gains, boosting confidence in the economic comeback.

The Dow Jones Industrials leaped 179.35 points at 34,756.39

The S&P 500 gathered 37.04 points to 4,229.89.

The NASDAQ jumped screamed higher 199.98 points, or 1.5{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to 13,814.49.

The major averages all registered modest gains for the week. The blue-chip Dow moved up 0.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} and the S&P 500 advanced 0.6{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} on the week for their second straight positive week. The tech-heavy NASDAQ gained 0.5{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} this week for its third winning week in a row.

Meme stocks continued their wild prices swings on Friday, but this time to the downside. AMC Entertainment ended the session down 6.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, but still gained more than 80{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} this week. BlackBerry fell 12.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8} Friday, paring its rally this week to 37{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}.

The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department said on Friday. The … Read the rest

Friday proved historic for stocks in Toronto, with the country’s main exchange smashing its way past the 20,000-point barrier for the first time ever, mostly on the strength of resource stocks.

The TSX rocketed 87.8 points to end Friday at 20,029.19. On the week, the improvement was 177 points, or 0.9{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}.

The Canadian dollar restocked 0.15 to 82.72 cents U.S.

Energy led the charge upward Friday, with Vermilion Energy soaring 36 cents, or 3.6{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $10.46, while Cenovus Energy gained 30 cents, or 2.7{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $11.42.

In materials, Ero Copper took on $1.26, or 4.8{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $27.79, while Hudbay Minerals strengthened 35 cents, or 3.9{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $9.25.

In gold, Oceanagold shone six cents, or 2.4{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, brighter, to $2.55, while Seabridge Gold zoomed 49 cents, or 2.2{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $22.87.

Health-care stocks let the side down somewhat, however, with Organigram Holdings down 23 cents, or 5.8{144f68ac4ecc1edec14c4f3869e0ee83d6cd3317dcfb7aededc0da78b8f74bc8}, to $3.71, while Aurora Cannabis docked … Read the rest