U.S. Stocks Steady Near Midday, But China Tests Its Bear Lows
U.S. stocks and indexes in Europe were mostly positive Monday, but markets in Hong Kong and China were struggling. The S&P 500 popped 0.3% midday Monday, while the Nasdaq added 0.2%. The Dow Jones industrial average was just below flat. Small caps rose 0.2% on the S&P 600 gauge. Volume fell on both major exchanges […]
How the financial crisis changed stock trading on Wall Street
Ten years after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the height of the financial crisis, the stock market is a very different creature. The crisis profoundly affected stock trading, hurting some trading businesses while dramatically helping others. It accelerated some trends and stopped others in their tracks. Here’s a few ways that trading has changed: 1. […]
Stocks Start Higher As Home Depot, Nike, Tesla Head Early Bounce
Stock futures lurched higher at Monday’s open, as the Dow headed an early rebound and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 looked to snap their four-day losing streaks. Nike (NKE) was an early mover, after a price target hike and a strong reading on early September online sales. CBS (CBS) lost ground after sexual harassment allegations […]
Industrials, retailers lift stocks
U.S. stocks broke a four-day losing streak Monday as industrial companies and retailers rose. Technology companies recovered some of their steep losses from last week. Transportation and other industrial companies continued their recent rally and retailers like Nike, Home Depot and Walmart all climbed. While technology companies rose overall, Apple fell after saying a new […]
SpaceX rocket launches Canadian satellite into orbit
Rocket carried Telstar 18 Vantage communication satellite SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning at 12:45 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida, after rain and cloudy weather delayed the launch by over an hour. The rocket was carrying Canada’s Telstar 18 Vantage communication satellite. It was deployed approximately 32 minutes after lift off, […]
Extraordinary Future showcases the best in Canadian tech
Cambridge House’s Jay Martin puts a spotlight on innovation 2,500+ attendees and engaged investors representing billions in capital 70+ leading public and private technology companies, and startups Second year for the conference has doubled in size due to investor demand Canada’s premier tech conference is back in Vancouver for its second year to delve into […]
Richmond Public Library launches book dispenser machine technology
Residents in one Richmond neighbourhood are now able to borrow books from a vending machine-like dispenser. Richmond Public Library (RPL) says they will be hosting an official launch event for their new book dispensing machine at Hamilton Community Centre on September 19. Using a library card, the public can access the latest books for kids, […]
UW team develops technology to help visually impaired use touchscreens
‘Most manufacturers just aren’t considering accessibility when they make things,’ says developer New technology out of the University of Waterloo is looking to help visually impaired people better interact with touchscreen devices. Developed by a team of engineering students at the University of Waterloo, WatVision is a system that uses text to speech technology to […]
Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia is shrinking
The LAV sale is being scaled back. Critics want it killed completely. A Canadian defence contractor will be selling fewer armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia than originally planned, according to new documents obtained by CBC News. That could be a mixed blessing in light of the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the two countries, say human […]
Canadians are most happy with these major credit card companies
A recent study conducted by J.D. Power determined what credit card companies Canadians are most happy with. According to the findings, Canadian cardholders place a high value on their rewards programs. So much so that 48% of people who switched credit card companies did so for a better reward system. The three-month long study focused […]