Global Markets: OPP moves in on rail blockade

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An increase in new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus outside of China over the weekend has led to heightened fears over the outbreak, with Iran, Italy and South Korea all of ‘special concern’ […] Read more



Global Markets: Some cruise passengers out of quarantine

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Early Wednesday morning, hundreds of passengers were allowed to disembark a cruise ship docked in Japan. At least 621 passengers of the Diamond Princess have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, along with […] Read more

Global Markets: Chinese doctor dies of coronavirus

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A head doctor at one of Wuhan’s main hospitals has died of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Liu Zhiming was the director of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital. He died at 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, […] Read more


Global Markets: CN, Via cutting rail services

Huawei facing new charges in U.S.

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian National Railway and Via Rail said they are drastically cutting back on their operations on Friday, due to the ongoing blockades set up by protestors. Yesterday, CN said it will cancel its […] Read more

Global Markets: Demonstrations achieving economic disruption

COVID-19 deaths, cases spike in China

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Demonstrations across Canada impeding rail traffic appear to have achieved their goal of disrupting the country’s economy. Dozens of protests across Canada have stopped or slowed hundreds of freight and passenger trains on […] Read more


Global Markets: OPP prepares to end demonstration

Reading Time: 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said on Wednesday that they are prepared to end a demonstration that’s halted traffic on the Canadian National Rail tracks near Belleville, Ont. Members of the Mohawks of Tyendinaga […] Read more

Global Markets: Morneau cautious about oil sands project

Ireland's tie, New Hampshire's primary

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Monday that the coronavirus has already hurt the country’s struggling oil industry. Speaking to a Calgary audience, Morneau noted that crude oil prices have dropped 15 […] Read more


Global Markets: Massive locust swarms threaten African countries

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A vast plague of locusts has caused extensive damage to crops in several African countries. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported the swarms have destroyed coffee, rice, corn and other […] Read more

Global Markets: Coronavirus evacuees arrive in Canada

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A chartered plane carrying 176 Canadians out of Wuhan, China arrived at CFB Trenton in Ontario Thursday evening. The passengers will be quarantined for two weeks as a precaution over the novel coronavirus. […] Read more