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Hedge funds reach midyear with mishmash performance
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 5 days agoThe HFR Global Hedge Fund index capped the first half with a meager 2.89% gain. A first sample of hedge fund numbers obtained by Reuters shows there was...
World shares rise, US dollar weakens on soft labor market data
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 6 days agoWorld equities rose while the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday following soft labor market data that...
Stocks stretch record run, pound pauses as UK votes
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 5 days agoWorld stocks clocked up more record highs on Thursday after U.S. data narrowed the odds on a September Fed interest rate cut, while Europe was on...
French political deadlock, dour Asia close take shine off world stocks
StreetInsider· 17 hours agoWorld stocks held just below record highs on Monday, with sentiment slightly cautious as growth woes in China and the prospect of political deadlock in France took the shine ...
Jeff Bezos to sell Amazon shares worth about $5 billion after stock hits record high
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 5 days agoAfter the sale plan, Bezos would own about 912 million Amazon shares, or 8.8% of the outstanding ...
British assets gain, mid-cap stocks lead after Labour party election win
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 4 days agoLONDON (Reuters) -British domestic-focussed mid-cap stocks were the biggest gainers on Friday after...
A Canadian bank finds its way into an outperforming global stock picking strategy
The Globe and Mail· 12 hours agoOne stock that has recently jumped into the most attractive decile is a Canadian bank. The screen of...
World stocks rise on rate cut bets, yen flounders at 38-year lows
StreetInsider· 6 days agoSINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Shares around the world rose on Wednesday as comments from Federal Reserve Chair...to recent rises in Treasury yields and the ...
World stocks rise, US yields dip amid jobs data, UK labor landslide
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 4 days agoEurope's broad STOXX 600 index dropped 0.18%. In currency markets, the dollar index fell slightly,...
Energy helps lift Toronto market to near 3-week high
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 7 days ago(Reuters) -Canada's main stock index began the new quarter on a positive note on Tuesday as energy and technology shares notched gains ...