Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify forecast its slowest quarterly revenue growth in two years against the backdrop of an uncertain economy and tepid consumer spending, sending its shares slumping about 20 per cent, on Wednesday. Its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange hit their lowest in six months and the company was on track to lose $25 billion … Read more
TD Bank Group could be hit with more severe penalties than previously expected, according to a banking analyst, after a report that the investigation it faces in the U.S. is tied to laundering illicit fentanyl profits. National Bank of Canada analyst Gabriel Dechaine said in a note that the worst-case scenario of the multiple U.S. investigations TD … Read more
The BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 609.28 points or 0.82% to settle at 73,730.16 on Friday. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded sharply by 941 points while NSE Nifty closed above the 22,600 level on April 29 on the back of buying in banking and infra shares and a global stocks rally. The … Read more
Stock markets took a beating on April 15 with benchmark Sensex and Nifty tumbling over 1% as escalating conflict in the Middle East and weak trends from global markets unnerved investors. Falling for the second session in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 845.12 points or 1.14% to settle at a more than two-week … Read more
Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to be taken private after agreeing to a sweetened offer from a holding company connected to its largest shareholder. The retailer says its agreement will see Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments L.P. pay $2.50 per share in cash for the stake in Indigo they do not … Read more
Lightspeed Commerce is cutting about 280 jobs, less than two months after its founder returned to the helm of the Montreal-based technology company. After integrating the company’s many acquisitions, “Lightspeed is now entering a new phase, one focused on profitable growth to capture the opportunity in front of us,” said founder and chief executive Dax Dasilva. … Read more
Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board of directors and donating millions of dollars in the weight management firm’s stock to charity, the company said Thursday, sending its stock tumbling in early trading. The exit of the media icon and celebrity shareholder, who has been a board member since 2015, comes at a … Read more
File. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back from early lows to close higher on February 14, helped by fag-end buying in energy, metal and utility stocks amid a mixed trend in global equities. Rising for the second straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 267.64 points or 0.37% … Read more
File. | Photo Credit: Paul Noronha Benchmark equity indices declined on January 30, a day after recording sharp gains, with the BSE Sensex falling over 1% due to selling in Reliance Industries, ITC and Bajaj Finance. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 801.67 points or 1.11% to settle at 71,139.90. During the day, it plummeted … Read more
Whether it’s mutual funds, savings accounts or stock trading, millions of Canadians depend on investments for their financial future. But for some Muslims, faith took many monetary options off the table because of religious restrictions around concepts like paying — or being paid — interest. It meant for years Canadians like Ammar Maqsud, who observes those religious tenets, couldn’t even put money in … Read more
