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North American stock markets climb on continuing positive outlook for economy

September 17, 2020 The Canadian Press - Ross Marowits

TORONTO – North American stock markets climbed amid positive signals in Canada and elsewhere about the strength of a post-pandemic rebound. The good mood started with Chinese retail sales numbers moving back into positive terrain compared with a year earlier.

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What to ask your D&O clients before a market correction

February 15, 2018 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

The latest stock market roller coaster ride should prompt brokers placing directors’ and officers’ liability to ask their clients about independent audits and internal controls. The week ending Feb. 9 saw a “a steep and broad-based selloff” in the stock

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Fed likely to leave rates alone but signal more hikes coming

May 1, 2017 Martin Crutsinger - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON – With the U.S. economy on solid footing and unemployment at a near-decade low, the Federal Reserve remains in the midst of a campaign to gradually raise interest rates from ultra-lows. But this week, it’s all but sure to

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Federal government should consider emergency back-stop mechanism for catastrophic earthquake: conference board

November 22, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Conference Board of Canada is echoing a recent recommendation by a former federal superintendent of financial institutions for Ottawa to consider adopting a last-resort, emergency back-stop mechanism for a catastrophic earthquake given the long-reaching, adverse effects that the event