Global equity funds see strong inflows in final week of 2025
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Global equity funds saw strong inflows in the final week of 2025 as optimism over AI-driven market gains over the past year and a solid corporate…
Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made an average of $16.2 million in 2024: report
The gap between average worker wages and Canada’s top-paid CEOs widened to a record in 2024, according to a new report that pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest. Average…
Gold and Silver Open 2026 With Gains Following Huge Annual Surge
(Bloomberg) — Gold and silver advanced as trading in 2026 kicked off, building on their best annual performances since 1979. Bullion rose near $4,375 an ounce, as silver gained more…
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Wall Street kicks off 2026
US stock futures rose early Friday as Wall Street kicked off trading in 2026 after its third consecutive year of double-digit percentage gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) climbed…
Economic inequality does not equate to poor well-being or mental health
A meta-analysis of 168 studies covering more than 11 million people found no reliable link between economic inequality and well-being or mental health. In other words, living in a place…
Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored
CROSS LAKE — Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power for residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line forced them out. Read More Source link
Tankers Laden With Russian Oil Sail Toward Reliance Refinery
The recently purchased cargoes by Reliance are being supplied by traders Alghaf Marine DMCC, Redwood Global Supply FZ LLC, RusExport and Ethos Energy, according to data from Kpler. Alghaf Marine…
Officials urge Calgarians to save water, take shorter showers after water main break
“In the 10 months up until Dec. 30, we have not heard a wire snap along the pipe or anything in this area,” Thompson said. “However, as we learned this…
One bad trend from 2025, diminution of the dollar’s safe haven status
It used to be that if you were worried about the future, you would move into dollars as the safe haven—in finance terms a countercyclical asset, which stays resilient when higher-risk assets fall.…
Shares are higher in Asia in an upbeat start to the new year
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets began the new year Friday with gains, while U.S. futures and oil prices also advanced. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.2% to 26,189.79 on a…











