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December 28, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.1%. RioCan was down 2.8% to $24.69 and

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December 27, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% and Toronto rose 0.2%. Canadian Western Bank was up 1.4% to $38.97 RioCan

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December 26, 2017

U.S. markets were open and the S&P 500 was up 0.1%. Oil (west Texas Intermediate) is at $59.80. With oil

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December 23, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged (down 0.05%) and Toronto was down 0.1%. CRH Medical was down 5.1%.

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December 21, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.1%. CRH Medical was up 7.1% to $3.33

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December 20, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.2%. The U.S. income tax reduction bill has

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December 19, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was about unchanged. The republican’s income tax reduction bill is

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December 18, 2017

Today, one week before Christmas, the S&P 500 was up 0.5% and Toronto was up 0.6% The U.S. markets rose

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December 16, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.9% and Toronto was up 0.2%, Linamar rose 11.5% to $72.50 with the

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December 14, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.7%. Linamar was down 2.7% and then, after

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December 13, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was about flat while the DOW was up 0.3% and Toronto was up 0.1%. With

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December 12, 2017

On Tuesday, markets were once again setting record highs. In round numbers, the Dow is now 25,000.  The S&P 500

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December 11, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and Toronto was up less than 0.1%. Canadian Western Bank was up

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December 10, 2017

How to profit from (correctly) predicting a lower Canadian dollar The Canadian dollar closed on Friday at 77.88 U.S. cents.

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December 6, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 ended the day about unchanged while Toronto was down 0.1%. Dollarama was down 2.1%, apparently

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December 5, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.3%. Toll Brothers was down 7.4% to $46.93

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December 4, 2017

On Monday, U.S. markets opened sharply higher reflecting the Senate approval of the income tax reduction plan over the weekend.

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December 1, 2017

What, me worry? (said the market) On Friday, the S&P 500 ended the day down 0.2%. But at one point

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November 30, 2017

As November came to a close, the good times continued in the markets. The S&P 500 was up 0.8% and

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November 29, 2017

Never a dull moment… Wednesday was another interesting day in the markets. The S&P 500 was about unchanged and Toronto

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November 28, 2017

Well then, Party On! On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 1.0% and the Down Jones Industrial Average was up

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November 26, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 and the Toronto stock index were each up 0.2%. The Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund units

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November 23, 2017

On Thursday, U.S. markets were closed for Thanksgiving while Toronto was unchanged for the day. There was no movement of

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November 22, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was about unchanged. Canadian Western Bank was up 1.7% to

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November 21, 2017

Markets were up “bigly” on Tuesday with the S&P 500 up 0.65% and Toronto up 0.45%. There appears to be

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November 20, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was about unchanged. Home Capital was up another 7.0%. Melcor

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November 16, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.8% as the House of representatives passed a proposed income tax reduction bill. The

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November 15, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.6% and Toronto was down 0.2%. Recent experience notwithstanding, the S&P 500 index

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November 14, 2017

Tuesday’s markets saw the S&P 500 down 0.2% and Toronto down 0.7% (as commodity prices fell). Toll Brothers was up

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November 13, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.1%. AutoCanada was up 2.8% adding to Friday’s

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November 12 , 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.3%. A big winner was AutoCanada up 9.2%

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November 9, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.1%. Canadian Western Bank was down 1.9% to

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November 8, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.2%. Stocks that rose today included Stantec, up

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November 7, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.25%. Wells Fargo and Bank of America were

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November 6, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1%. Toronto was up 0.45% as oil (West Texas Intermediate) rose to $57.24,

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I have updated the composition of my personal total portfolio. I wanted to see in particular what my cash position

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November 2, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged (though the DOW was up 0.35%) and Toronto was down 0.1%. Alimentation

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November 1, 2017

Wednesday saw the S&P 500 rise 0.2% while Toronto was about unchanged. Canadian Western Bank retreated 1.9% which was not

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October 30, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% while Toronto was up 0.3%. TFI Industries was down 3.2% and I

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October 28, 2017

Statistics Canada recently reported sales for food service and drinking places for August. The numbers look strong which bodes well

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October 27, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 rose another 0.8% and Toronto was up 0.4% finally reaching a new record high close.

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TFI International, TransForce is down about 6% on its earnings release. Adjusted earnings down a little. But overall the report

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October 26, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.2%. Stantec was up 2.2%, FedEx was up

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October 25, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.5% and Toronto was down 0.3%. Linamar was up 0.8% despite the down

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October 24, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.3%. And the DOW was up 0.7% after

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October 23, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was about unchanged. Boston Pizza was down 2.3% to $21.63.

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October 21, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up another 0.5% to yet another record high. Toronto was up 0.2%. The S&P

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October 19, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.2%. CN Rail was up 1.6% to $102.64.

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October 18, 2017

Wednesday was another strong day for U.S. markets with the S&P 500 up 0.1%. The DOW surged 0.7% because IBM

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October 17, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each up 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crested the 23,000 level

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October 16, 2017

Monday’s markets saw the S&P 500 up 0.2% and while Toronto was about unchanged. Ceapro was down 4 cents or

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October 14, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.4%. AutoCanada was up 4.0% with no news

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October 12, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.4%. AutoCanada rose 3.8%. Alimentation Couche-Tard was up

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October 11, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up yet another 0.2% and Toronto was also up 0.2%. Bombardier was up 4.4%

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October 10, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.3%. Walmart was up 4.5% to $84.13 after

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October 9, 2017

On Monday the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was closed. Costco was down 1.6%. It’s not cheap but

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October 7, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.3%. Stock markets, especially in the U.S. have

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October 5, 2017

On Thursday the S&P 500 was up yet another 0.5%. Toronto was up 0.3%. Ceapro was up 12 cents or

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October 4, 2017

Wednesday’s markets saw the S&P 500 up another 0.1% while Toronto was about unchanged. Canadian Western bank was down 2.0%.

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October 3, 2017

Tuesday was another positive day in the markets with the S&P 500 up 0.2% and Toronto up 0.1%. Linamar was

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October 2, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% and Toronto was also up 0.4%. The U.S. markets were apparently unaffected by

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October 1, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.1%. TFI International was up 2.2%. CRH Medical

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September 28, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% to yet another record high and Toronto was also up 0.1% The Bombardier

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September 27, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% while Toronto was up a hefty 0.9%. Canadian Western Bank was up

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September 26, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was down 0.3% Bombardier ended the day up 6.1% but

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September 25, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was up 0.4%. CRH Medical had another weak day, down

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September 24, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was unchanged. Canadian Western Bank was up 1.2%. Linamar was

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September 21, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% while Toronto was up 0.5%. Canadian Tire was up 2.2%. AutoCanada was up

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September 20, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.6% AutoCanada was up 3.4% to $23.96. Apparently

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September 19, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.4%. Toys R Us declared bankruptcy. This has

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September 18, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.5%. Canadian Western Bank was up 1.9% to

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September 17, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2%, closing at 2,500. Toronto was about unchanged. The next update will be

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September 14, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.3%. CRH Medical was up 11.6% to $3.47

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September 13, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.1%. Costco rose 1.8% which is relatively large

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September 11, 2017

Monday was a strong day in the markets with the S&P 500 up 1.1% and Toronto up 0.4%. CRH Medical

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September 10, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.3%. Dollarama was up another 3.6% to $139.50.

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September 7, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was down 0.2%. Ceapro was down 4 cents or 6%.

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September 6, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.3% while Toronto was down 0.2%. Couche-Tard rose 2.6% after releasing its fiscal

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September 3, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was down 0.1% Canadian Western Bank was up 3.4% to

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August 28, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each about unchanged. Markets are forecast to be down on Tuesday due

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August 27, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.1%. Toll Brothers was up 2.1% As of

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August 24, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was up 0.1%. Costco was down 5.0% on news that

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August 23, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% while Toronto was up 0.5%. Constellation Software was up 2.0%. Royal Bank

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August 22, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 1.0% while Toronto was up 0.2%. Toll Brothers was down 2.6% to $37.27

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August 21, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was unchanged. CRH Medical was down 4.3%. There were no

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August 20, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.5%. Ceapro, a tiny Edmonton biotechnology company was

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August 17, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 1.5% and Toronto was down 0.3%. While 1.5% is  a sizeable one day

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August 16, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.1%. Boston Pizza Royalties was up 2.7%. Costco

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August 15, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.2%. It certainly seems possible that the market

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August 14, 2017

AutoCanada is updated and rated Buy at $21.96. Many aspects of its Q2 report were positive and it now appears

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August 13, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% (despite Trump / North Korea) while Toronto was down 0.3%. AutoCanada had

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August 10, 2017

Thursday was a negative day in the markets with the S&P 500 down 1.5% and Toronto down 0.9%. Canadian Tire

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August 9, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was down 0.3%. I consider Trump’s tweets (taunts) regarding North

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August 7, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% while Toronto was closed for the civic holiday.  

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August 3, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was down 0.5%. CRH Medical got pummeled down by 29%

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August 2, 2017

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was up close to unchanged while Toronto was up 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

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July 31, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.1%. Costco was up a hefty 3.7% gaining

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July 27, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.1%. Fedex was down 2.9%. Constellation Software was

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July 26, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged (even though the Dow Jones was up 0.45%) and Toronto was down

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July 25, 2017

Tuesday was a strong day in the markets with the S&P 500 up 0.3% and Toronto up 0.5%. There will

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July 24, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.4%. CRH Medical had a modest bounce, up

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July 23, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was down 0.5%. Melcor was down 3.5% to $14.00. I

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July 20, 2017

Thursday’s action saw the S&P 500 about unchanged and Toronto up 0.1%. Limamar was up 4.4% to $71.56. CRH Medical

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July 19, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up another 0.5% and Toronto was up 0.6%. TFI Internaltional (TransForce) was up 2.9%.

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July 18, 2017

Tuesday saw the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto down 0.1%. CRH Medical was down another 10.5% on Toronto. It’s

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July 17, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto edged down 0.1%. There were not any particularly noteworthy movements

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July 16, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.5% to another record high. Toronto was up 0.3%. CRH Medical was down

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July 13, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% while Toronto was down 0.1%. Linamar was up another 1.8%. AutoCanada was up

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July 12, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% while Toronto was about flat. Alimentation Couche-Tard was up 3.7% to $62.40

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July 11, 2017

Tuesday’s action had the S&P 500 down a scant 0.1% and Toronto up 0.3%. Linamar was up another 2.1% Couche-Tard

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July 10, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.5%. Linamar was up 2.2%. to $65.53 (Our report

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July 9, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% while Toronto was down 0.3%. I mentioned in the last post here

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July 6, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 0.9% and Toronto was down 0.5%. Melcor was down 5.9% to $14.40. The Melcor

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July 5, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each up about 0.1%. Canadian Tire was down 3.0% to $144, possibly

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July 4, 2017

On Tuesday, American markets were closed for their holiday while Toronto was down 0.3%. Canadian Western Bank was up 1.7%.

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July 3, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was closed. U.S bank stocks rose. Statistics Canada reported April

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June 29, 2017

Thursday saw the S&P 500 and Toronto both down 0.9%. U.S. banks went the other way with Wells Fargo up

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June 28, 2017

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was up 0.9% and Toronto was up 0.5%. The Canadian dollar was up strongly to

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June 27, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.8% while Toronto was down 0.2%. Rate reset preferred shares were up as the

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June 28, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each about unchanged. Alimentation Couche-Tard was up 3.6% after the Competition regulator

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June 25, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.6%. Stocks on the move included TFI Inc.

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June 22, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.5% Canadian Western Bank was up 5.9% to

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June 21, 2017

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was about unchanged. There was not much movement in the

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June 20, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.7% and Toronto was down 0.8%. Ceapro, our one penny stock, was down

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June 19, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.8% while Toronto was up 0.5%. Most stocks on our list were up

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June 16, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.2%. Amazon was up 2.4% on the announcement

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June 15, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was down 0.1%. TFI International (TransForce) was down 2.6% and

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June 14, 2017

On Wednesday the S&P 500 closed down 0.1% while Toronto was down a hefty 1.4%. Oil is down to $44.69

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June 13, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% to another record high while Toronto was about unchanged. (Apologies as yesterday’s

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June 11, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.3%. U.S. financial stocks were strong while the

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June 9, 2017 11 am eastern

North America stock markets are up about 0.4% this morning. The U.S. banks are particularly strong. The latest employment figures

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June 7, 2017

Wednesday’s action saw the S&P 500 up 0.2% but Toronto down 0.6%. Our one penny stock, Ceapro was down 5.6%.

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June 6, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% while Toronto was up 0.4%. AutoCanada was up 4.2% after announcing it

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June 5, 2017

Monday was a mildly negative day with the S&P 500 down 0.1% and Toronto down 0.2%. Toll Brothers gave back

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June 4, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% while Toronto was down 0.2%. Bombardier has a strong day, up 3.6%

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June 1, 2017

Thursday was a strong day in the markets with the S&P 500 and Toronto each up 0.8%. FedEx was up

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May 31, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.2%. Alimentation Couche-Tard was a bright spot rising

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May 30, 2017

Tuesday’s action saw the S&P 500 down 0.1% and Toronto down 0.3%. Bombardier was up 4.7% to $2.44 as it

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May 29, 2017

On Monday, with the U. S. markets closed, Toronto was about unchanged. Ceapro recovered 4.6% while CRH Medical was down

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May 28, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 and the Toronto index were both relatively unchanged. The stocks on our list were also

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May 25, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% to a new record high, closing at 2415. Meanwhile Toronto was down

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May 24, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% while Toronto fell 0.4%. Canadian Bank stocks were lower which included Canadian Western

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May 23, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.1%. U.S. markets have apparently become complacent about

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May 21, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and Toronto was up 1.2%. Most of the stocks on our list rose

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May 18, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was about unchanged. AutoCanada was up 4.1%, and Constellation Software

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May 17, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 1.8% and Toronto was down 1.7% Apparently, a (rather belated) realization that Trump

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May 16, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.6%. AutoCanada was down 2.3% and I grabbed

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May 15, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.5% and Toronto was up 0.6%. Canadian Western Bank was up 2.1%. All

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May 13, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each down about 0.1%. AutoCanada was down 3.5% to $20.06 I last

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May 11, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.5%. Linamar was up 8.0% to $63.83 after

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May 10, 2017

Wednesday’s market saw the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto up 0.4%. I added to my position in Canadian Western

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May 3, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down O.1% and Toronto was down 0.5%. AutoCanada was down 3.5%. As stocks decline

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May 2, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% and Toronto rose 0.3%. TransForce was down 2.3% to $28.70 and is worth

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May 1, 2017

On Monday the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was down 0.1%. Constellation Software was up 4.0%. The CEO

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April 30, 2017

Regarding CRH Medical. I have now taken a close look at the earnings release from last week and listened to

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April 27, 2017

On Thursday the S&P 500 rose 0.1% while Toronto fell 0.9%. CRH Medical was down 6.9% in Toronto to $8.37.

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April 26, 2017

Lots happening today… Trump released a tax cut proposal that most say is entirely unaffordable and will add hugely to

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April 25, 2017

Tuesday… Another day and another 200 points plus up for the DOW… S&P 500 up 0.6% Toronto up 0.2%. At

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April 24, 2017

On Monday the S&P 500 rose 1.1% and Toronto rose 0.6%. Bank of America rose 4.0%. Reports tonight say that

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April 23, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.1%. CRH Medical was down almost 19%. I

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April 20, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.8% and Toronto was up 0.5%. American Express was up 5.9% after reporting

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April 19, 2017

Wednesday was an uneventful day for the stocks on our list. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was

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April 18, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.4%. Toll Brothers crept up another 0.7% and is

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April 17, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 shook off fears of world tensions and rose 0.9% while Toronto rose 1.0%. My recent

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April 14, 2017

(Apologies as this post was meant to be published Thursday evening and I seem to have run into a technical

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April 11, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P ended the day down 0.1% after recovering from somewhat deeper losses earlier in the day. Toronto

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April 10, 2017

On Monday, the S&P gave back back earlier higher gains and ended the day up 0.1% while Toronto was up

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April 9, 2017

I am currently working on an update for Ceapro which is a small company that I introduced as a speculative

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April 6, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.3%. Costco was up 1.8% after reporting relatively strong

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April 5, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 ended the day down 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.2%. Earlier in the day the

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April 4, 2017

Tuesday’s markets saw the S&P 500 gain 0.1% and Toronto gain 0.5% as oil was higher. One of the smaller

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Savaria

April 4, 2017 Good Morning Everyone, Usually I discuss companies that I would recommend for your portfolio, but today I

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April 3, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was up 0.2%. This evening, futures are suggesting that market

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April 2, 2017

On Friday the S&P 500 and Toronto were each down 0.2%. On Friday, Statistics Canada released positive news on the

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March 30, 2017

On Thursday the S&P 500 was up 0.3% while Toronto was down 0.5% Dollarama was up 11.2% as this impressive

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March 29, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.4%. Melcor has once again renewed its share

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March 28, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% and Toronto was up 0.6%. Most of the stocks on our list

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Marijuana Stocks

March 27, 2017 That’s what they’re always called.  Nobody ever calls them “marijuana companies” because most marijuana investors aren’t buying

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March 27, 2017

On Monday the S&P 500 was down 0.1% after recovering from deeper losses earlier in the day. Toronto was up

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March 26, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.1%. About the only large mover on our

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March 23, 2017

Thursday’s markets saw the S&P 500 down 0.1% while Toronto rose 0.5%. Fedex was down 3.4% after releasing earnings. It

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March 22, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto each rose 0.2%. AutoCanada was down 2.4%. I find it interesting to see

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March 21, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 1.2% and Toronto was down 0.8%. While I don’t ever claim any ability

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March 20, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.3% AutoCanada was down a further 2.0%. Statistics

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March 19, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.5%. AutoCanada was down 9.7% after reporting earnings

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March 16, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.3%. AutoCanada was up 4.6%. But then after

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March 15, 2017

So, on rate-hike Wednesday, the FED did raise as expected. But apparently it spoke of two more increases this year

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March 14, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was down 1.1%. Oil is down to $48.51. Couche-Tard was

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March 13, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged and Toronto was up 0.2%. CRH Medical was up 3.3% and Linamar

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March 11, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and Toronto was up 0.1%. Most of the stocks on our list

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March 9, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was about unchanged. Linamar was down 3.8% despite posting good

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March 8, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.7%. Oil declined about 5% and was down

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March 7, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.1% Melcor has been strong lately and is

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March 6, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% while Toronto was up 0.1%. It was in the news tonight that

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March 5, 2017

On Saturday I sent out the latest edition of my free newsletter. This particular issue would be of interest mostly

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March 3, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto rose 0.5%. Costco fell 4.3% to $170.26 after announcing it

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March 2, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 0.6% and Toronto fell 0.4%. I have just updated my comprehensive analysis of the

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March 1, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 rose 1.4% and Toronto was up 1.3%. Apparently, the market quite liked Mr. Trump’s speech.

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February 28, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.4%. Tomorrow we will see how markets react

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February 27, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.5%.  And the DOW set its 12th straight

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February 26, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% but Toronto fell a hefty 1.6%. Reports were that Toronto fell because,

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February 23, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was down 0.3%. CRH Medical was up 5.3% after releasing

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February 22, 2017

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average however was

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February 21, 2017

On Tuesday the S&P 500 rose another 0.6%, for a total gain of 5.6% this new year, and Toronto rose

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February 19, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was down 0.2%. The Canadian Western Bank preferred share (CWB.PR.B)

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February 16, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.1%. Canadian Tire surged 6.9% to $154.51  after

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February 15, 2017

Another day, another record high for North American stocks… On Wednesday the S&P 500 climbed another 0.5% and Toronto was

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February 14, 2017

As of Valentine’s day, the markets were still showing us the love. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto

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February 13, 2017

North American markets on Monday added to the record highs of Friday. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% for a

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February 12, 2017

Ceapro Inc. a small biotechnology company that trades on the Venture exchange is added to the list as a Speculative

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February 11, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.7%. With this latest gain, North America stock

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February 8, 2017

Markets rose to new highs on Thursday after reports that Donald Trump had indicated that his plans to lower taxes

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February 8, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.4%. Melcor was up 2.9% but this was

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February 7, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.3%. Heineken was up 2.1% (this is the

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February 6, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.1%. Melcor was up 6.0% on volume that

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February 5, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% and Toronto was up 0.5%. Wells Fargo was up 2.7% on indications

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February 2, 2016

Thursday saw the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto about unchanged. Costco jumped 3.9% due to its strong same-store sales

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February 1, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.1%. Constellation Software was down 1.8% to $577.28.

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January 31, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each down 0.1%. Statistics Canada reported sales at food service and drinking

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January 30, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.6% and Toronto was down 1.1%. The rate reset preferred shares have continued

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January 29, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.3%. Transforce was up 2.8%. Toll Brothers was

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January 26, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.2%. There were not many notable moves in

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January 25, 2017

As anyone, not living off the grid is likely aware, Wednesday was a strong day on the markets with the

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January 24, 2017

I am in Hawaii, arrived today for a week (Maui, Kihei) Business wise one observation was Costco very busy mid

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January 23, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.4%. Linamar was up 1.8% recovering some of

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January 22, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and Toronto was up 0.9%. Canadian National Railway, which looks expensive to

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January 19, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% while Toronto was up 0.1% American Express released earnings that were lower

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January 18, 2017

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto fell 0.3%. The stocks on our list were “mixed” with

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January 17, 2017

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each down 0.3%. The Canadian dollar rose to 76.5 cents on Trumps

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January 16, 2017

On Monday the U.S. markets were closed while Toronto was down 0.1%. Linamar was down 3.5% to $55.65 on concerns

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January 15, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.5%. AutoCanada was up 4.1% to $26.62. I

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January 12, 2017

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.5%. Most of our stocks were down today

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January 11, 2017

Wednesday’s markets saw the S&P 500 up 0.3% and Toronto up 0.4%. Bombardier had another strong day, up 4.9% to

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January 10, 2017

Tuesday’s session had the S&P unchanged and Toronto up 0.2%. CRH Medical was up 6.2% in Toronto. Bombardier had another

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January 9, 2017

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.7%. Linamar was down 4.9% (probably based on

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January 8, 2017

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.3% while Toronto was down 0.6%. Toll Brothers was down 2.0% to $31.24.

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January 5, 2017

Thursday’s action saw the S&P 500 decline 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.4%. Amazon was up 3.1%. Costco was up

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January 4, 2017

On Wednesday the good times in the stock market continued. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and Toronto rose 0.7%. Markets

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January 3, 2017

On the first trading day of 2017, the S&P 500 rose 0.8% and Toronto was also up 0.8%. Bombardier had

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January 1, 2017

On the final trading day of 2016, the S&P 500 was down 0.5% and Toronto was down 0.9%. Amazon was

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