The impact of coronavirus on North American small businesses

A street filled with North American small business (SMEs)

Small businesses across North America continue to take the brunt of Covid-19, despite aggressive actions by the Bank of Canada and U.S. Federal Reserve. In Canada, a survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business found that a third of Canadian small businesses say they cannot survive the economic impact of coronavirus for more than […]

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Member ‘mike’ Wins February 2020 Stock Challenge

mike is the february 2020 stock challenge champion

After a gruelling final week, the February 2020 Stock Challenge has come to an end. Despite widespread carnage in the global markets, our newest Stock Challenge Champion, member ‘mike,’ emerged unscathed with an impressive return of 80.87%! In runner up, we have member ‘Wreak Havoc’ in second place with a return of 60.92% and member […]

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How Can the TSX Venture Recover?

selloff on the tsx venture

This past week has been a bloodbath for investors – especially when it comes to Canadian junior exchanges like the TSX Venture. With fears over the economic impact of coronavirus rising, the TSX Venture is experiencing historic capitulation, having fallen from 582.55 on February 21 to as low as 479.09 before closing at 495 on […]

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Longest Bull Market in U.S. History Immune to Coronavirus?

us household debt to gdp keeps economy afloat

The United States, currently enjoying its longest bull market in history, is decoupling from the rest of the world. From its currency to its stock market, the US is on demand. Despite somewhat underwhelming US growth in 2019 (2.1% GDP), investors continue to bid up America’s leading companies, the likes of which include Amazon, Google, […]

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