Dollars & Sense

With the Middle East gripped in an acute crisis, it’s worth examining how prior military conflicts and significant geopolitical events impacted the U.S. stock market—and what history suggests for investors today.

While valuations remain a headwind, U.S. equity markets remain above key technical support levels with potential for another round of sector rotation developing heading into Q2.

After a year of uncertainty, tariff rates have stabilized at lower levels than feared—and become a significant U.S. government revenue source. We assess the tariff landscape ahead of the Supreme Court’s important ruling.

The euro area defied expectations in 2025, delivering growth amid a challenging environment. Yet beneath this resilience, Europe has started to redraw its economic and strategic maps.

Supply-demand conditions weakened further in most large Canadian markets as January unfolded. Potential buyers remained cautious despite elevated inventory giving them the upper hand. Severe winter weather likely contributed to the slowdown, with significant...

This may be the shortest month, but it’s packed with literary debuts, gripping thrillers, historical hijinks and provocative probes of contemporary life

A shroud of mist sits atop a snowy mountain. A candy stripe shrimp floats ethereally in its red anemone host. An ice climber rappels into a new cave formed in ancient glacier ice. This year’s winners of Canadian Geographic’s Canadian Photos of the Year...

President Donald Trump’s campaign to get rid of Fed Chair Jerome Powell culminated in the most likely outcome—simply nominating a replacement. With Kevin Warsh on track to be the next chair, we look at the potential economic and market impacts.

"Digital dementia and digital overload are new phenomena,” says Dr. Robin Hsiung, a clinical neurologist at the UBC Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, pointing to a study that shows how just one newspaper today has more information than...