3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (648+ words) The first $100,000 can feel stubbornly unimpressed by your efforts. Early contributions do most of the work because the portfolio is still small. An 8% return on $10,000 produces $800. The same return on $100,000 produces $8,000 without requiring one additional hour of work, one skipped…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (645+ words) U.S. futures were modestly higher. The price of Brent crude jumped 3.4% on Wednesday, surging above $100 a barrel for the first time since July. It shed 0.8% to $100.39 early Thursday. U.S. benchmark crude lost 0.6% to $95.52 a barrel. The latest attacks between the U.S. and Iran…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (408+ words) Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 65,249.95, and South Korea's Kospi gained 1.2% to 7,041.10. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng dipped 0.1% to 25,287.99. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.2% to 3,949.89. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 8,903.20. Taiwan's Taiex edged 0.2% higher and the Sensex in…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (617+ words) U.S. president Donald Trump has turned up the trade heat on Canada again. The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian goods worth over $25 billion last month, prompting Canada to respond with tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on the same value of U.S. imports starting September…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (605+ words) Canadians may have taken a break over the Labour Day weekend, but the trade war apparently didn't. Investors returned Tuesday to Canadian counter-tariffs taking effect, a fresh threat against one of Canada's biggest airlines, and little sign that Ottawa and…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (710+ words) Bombardier pushed back within hours, issuing a statement defending its American footprint and rejecting Trump's characterization of the company. It's the second time in under a year that Trump has threatened Bombardier's access to its largest market — the last time,…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (184+ words) Retaliatory tariffs may not push grocery prices higher, but other products such as health and beauty items are set to get more expensive, economists say. KPMG chief economist Ali Jaffery says some shoppers may shy away from products that will…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (499+ words) OTTAWA — Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods — a response to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month — took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday. Here's the latest. All times eastern. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is repeating…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (410+ words) BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - China's export growth picked up pace last month, remaining a key driver for an economy that is still grappling with tepid domestic demand and ‌external uncertainties. China's exports expanded 25% year-on-year in August in U.S. dollar terms, matching…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (508+ words) Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.1% to finish at 66,399.84, while South Korea's Kospi jumped 4.6% to 6,995.40. Shares in Samsung Electronics soared 5.3% and memory chipmaker SK Hynix surged 8.1%. Renesas Electronics Corp. added 3.1%, Rohm Co. rose 7.8% and Tokyo Electron edged up 5%. "The AI complex continues…...