Student Aid: A relief program that can drive innovation, too

April 23, 2020 |Andrew Agopsowicz

The latest COVID-19 relief program will help more than a million students get through summer; engaging them in a struggling economy will remain a longer-term challenge

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How COVID-19 is changing the earnings outlook

How COVID-19 is changing the earnings outlook

April 23, 2020 |Kelly Bogdanova

Economies and companies are operating in a state of business as unusual. When it comes to the earnings outlook, it’s time to throw out the playbook.

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"e" for a tree

April 22, 2020 |RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Switch from paper to electronic documents, and we’ll plant a tree in your honour in partnership with Tree Canada.

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Market update: Mixed signals

Market update: Mixed signals

April 21, 2020 |Global Portfolio Advisory Committee

Equity markets have made up much of their lost ground since their March lows as COVID-19 infection and mortality rates have improved in North America and Europe, and as rays of light have started shining into the quarantine tunnel.

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The hunt for COVID-19 treatments and vaccine

The hunt for COVID-19 treatments and vaccine

April 17, 2020 |Tasneem Azim-Khan, CFA

COVID-19 has brought companies and countries together for a common goal. We examine that search for treatments and vaccines.

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Shock absorption

Making sense of the stock market rally

April 17, 2020 |Kelly Bogdanova

While stock markets remain on a road littered with potholes, a confluence of catalysts has facilitated a forceful rebound.

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One World: Together at Home virtual concert poster

One World: Together at Home – a virtual concert in support of COVID-19 response efforts

April 17, 2020 |RBC Dominion Securities

Please join us online on Saturday, April 18th.

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Consumer spending tracker

COVID consumer spending tracker

April 16, 2020 |RBC Economics

It’s not often a Canadian prime minister abruptly upends consumption patterns.

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Housing market off course

Pandemic throws housing market off course

April 15, 2020 |Robert Hogue

As feared, home resales plummeted across-the-board in March. Activity fell 14.3% from February nationwide as governments rolled out COVID-19 containment measures.

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Employment plunged in March – with much worse to come

April 10, 2020 |RBC Economics

The 1 million drop in jobs in March reported this morning makes every other month-over-month change in the labour force survey data before look like a rounding error.

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