Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Israeli forces stormed a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Thursday, claiming there was “credible intelligence” that Hamas had previously held hostages in the facility. Meanwhile, an Israeli air […] Read more
Global Markets: Israeli forces storm Gaza hospital
Global Markets: Explosions hit Iranian gas line
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Two explosions on Iran’s main gas pipeline were caused by “terrorism and sabotage,” according to government officials, although few details on the blasts or the extent of the damage caused were available. […] Read more
Global Markets: U.S. Senate passes Ukraine aid bill
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United States Senate passed a US$95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Tuesday, with 22 Republicans joining Democrats to move the legislation forward by a vote of 70 […] Read more
Global Markets: Israelis free two hostages, dozens of Gazans dead
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Israeli forces stormed a heavily guarded apartment building in southern Gaza on Monday, freeing two hostages held by Hamas, according to reports. Local officials said at least 67 Palestinians were killed in the […] Read more
Global Markets: Canada’s unemployment rate drops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the country’s unemployment rate made a slight decline to 5.7 per cent in January, compared to 5.8 per cent in December. There were 37,000 jobs added last month and it […] Read more
Global Markets: BCE Inc. sells 45 radio stations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – BCE Inc. announced on Thursday it will sell 45 of its 103 Bell Media radio stations and cut 4,800 employees, which represents nine per cent of the company’s workforce. The affected radio stations are located in […] Read more
Global Markets: Canada posts surprise trade deficit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Wednesday that Canada had a trade deficit of C$312 million in December, a figure which surprised analysts who had expected a C$1 billion surplus. Total exports were down 1.9 per cent […] Read more
Global Markets: King Charles diagnosed with cancer
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that King Charles is undergoing outpatient treatment for a form of cancer, which was detected during treatment for an enlarged prostate but is not related to that condition. The 75-year-old monarch […] Read more
Global Markets: Snowstorm paralyzes Nova Scotia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Over the weekend, parts of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia received up to 86 centimetres of snow, causing schools to be closed on Monday and triggering a seven-day state of emergency for the Cape Breton Regional […] Read more
Global Markets: Israel begins assault on Rafah
More than half of Gaza Strip's population trapped in Rafah
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Fears ramped up on Friday over a possible massacre of Palestinian civilians in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. The Israeli military began its attack on militants in Rafah, a […] Read more