Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Air Canada’s top executive Colin Rovinescu has announced he will retire next year, after leading the company for over a decade. The company’s deputy chief executive and chief financial officer, Michael Rousseau, has been […] Read more

WINNIPEG, Oct. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted an update on Wednesday which promised some COVID-19 vaccines will be available before the end of 2020. Initial supplies would be limited, but increase during the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will appear before senators for the third day of her confirmation hearing. Republicans are anxious to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, locking in a […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is facing questions from senators on Tuesday as part of her fast-paced confirmation hearings. Barrett was picked by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace recently […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United Nations’ World Food Program has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work in combating hunger. The agency provided assistance to an estimated 100 million people in 88 countries last year, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump says he won’t participate in a virtual debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, claiming the he feels good enough to resume in-person campaigning despite being hospitalized over the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump abruptly halted COVID-19 relief talks on Tuesday, claiming the Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, were “not negotiating in good faith.” Trump wants to delay the negotiations […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening after leaving Walter Reed National Medical Center where he had been receiving treatment for COVID-19. Trump removed his mask and said […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump may return to the White House on Monday, according to some reports, after he was hospitalized over the weekend. Trump is being treated for COVID-19 with a number […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that he and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, were diagnosed with COVID-19. Trump is considered a high risk given he’s 74 years old and […] Read more