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Carney not seeking a return to trade talks, source says as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney has no immediate plans to ask U.S. President Donald Trump and his negotiating team to return to the table for more trade talks, a source with knowledge of the plans said Monday. The message leaves…
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‘They asked too much’: Canadian dollar slides as Ottawa and Washington head for all-out trade war
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/24/canada-us-trade-war-deal.html
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High fees and underperforming funds? When it’s OK to fire your financial advisor
Working with a financial advisor comes at a cost, but it can be hard to measure the quality of what you are getting, and keep track of how much you are paying for it. For…
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Is your financial adviser killing your investment returns?
I’ve been writing about personal finances for over a decade and I get plenty of e-mails from people about their investment portfolios. I’m not a licensed financial adviser, but I can tell you that some of…
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Auto tariffs of 15% would erase profitability and spur industry’s decline, experts say
Tariffs of likely 15 per cent on Canadian-made cars being negotiated in Canada-U.S. trade talks would make manufacturing here unprofitable and spur the domestic industry’s decline, experts say. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S.…
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Calendar: Aug 24 – Aug 28
Monday August 24 (8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Chicago Fed National Activity Index for July. Tuesday August 25 Germany GDP and business climate (8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP employment for Aug. 8 (four-week average change) (9…
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U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, ushering in wave of new tariffs
Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada fell apart on Friday, triggering a new set of 50% Trump administration tariffs. Negotiators for both sides had been working on a deal all week, at times signaling…
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Trump pauses new tariffs for three days, says U.S., Canada have reached tentative trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has reached a trade deal with Canada and will postpone his latest round of threatened tariffs for three days while the agreement is finalized. After a day of down-to-the wire bargaining Tuesday, Mr.…
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SAug 167/26: Oil rises on Iran war stalemate; near-term potential for further gains seen limited
Oil prices rose on Monday on a lack of progress in diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran war, though the absence of major supply outages limited gains. Brent crude futures were up 43 US cents,…