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Rising yields test ‘blind faith’ in real estate and dividend investments, a lottery stock that might win, and why the TSX is such a stinker
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Toronto Real Estate Board sues listings website Mongohouse for $2-million
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.
Union says Canada Post contract talks have ‘a long way to go’
The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company's Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., on June 1, 2017. New contract proposals from Canada Post to 50,000 of its employees have failed to put an end to the threat of a work stoppage at the post office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ottawa Wolves to host international gay rugby tournament in 2020
Christian Yelich’s prolific hitting and steady demeanour lead Brewers into NLDS
Christian Yelich hits a run-scoring single against the Chicago Cubs during the National League tiebreaker game at Wrigley Field on Oct. 1, 2018 in Chicago, Ill.
Politicians can’t interfere with where and how Tori Stafford’s killer serves her time
Terri-Lynne McClintic is escorted into court in Kitchener, Ont., on Sept. 12, 2012.
Ontario researchers testing origins of life theory in new planet simulator
Professors Maikel Rheinstadter, right, and Ralph Pudritz pose for a photo with the planet simulator in the origins of life lab at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., Oct. 3, 2018.
Fed official says central banks risk bad outcomes if influenced by politics
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Randal Quarles listens during an open meeting in Washington on June 14, 2018.
The many reasons why you need to say ‘Thank You’
Thank you in different languages
What if your chief executive is acting like Donald Trump?
Julie Holden
Poll: Canadian dollar to rally; trade deal clips economic worry
A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 23, 2015.
Minding the mental health of today’s students – tomorrow’s work force
Attractive young woman sitting on wooden floor with laptop and drawn question marks above on concrete wall. Confusion concept
Canadian dollar claws back its losses after hitting lowest since Monday
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
At the open: TSX falls as energy, financials drop
A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Turkey summons Saudi envoy over disappearance of Saudi journalist
In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. The Washington Post said Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, it was concerned for the safety of Khashoggi, a columnist for the newspaper, after he apparently went missing after going to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
U.S. weekly jobless claims near 49-year low; factory orders surge
FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2017 file photo, job seeker Alejandra Bastidas fills out an application at a job fair at Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater, Fla. U.S. businesses added 219,000 jobs in July 2018, a private survey found, a robust total that suggests employers are still able to find the workers they need despite the low unemployment rate. Payroll processor ADP says hiring was led by health care providers, hotels and restaurants, and manufacturers. July’s figure was up from 181,000 in June and is enough to lower the already-low jobless rate of 4 percent. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
On the hunt for a used starter luxury sedan
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Buying used 2015_Mercedes_Benz_C300_4matic
Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden to run for Liberals in next federal election
Canada's Adam Van Koeverden, from Oakville, Ont., paddles to the dock after finishing eighth in the Kayak single K-1 race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Aug. 22, 2008.
Report on Small Business Newsletter: New CMHC guidelines open doors to financing for self-employed
FILE PHOTO: The Canada Housing Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) logo is pictured in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Oil prices enter the danger zone for consumers
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 21, 2014
Stocks dip as bond yields approach ‘Rubicon’ levels
Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on October 3, 2018 in New York.
Politics Briefing: Ottawa takes next steps to see Trans Mountain through
A aerial view of the Trans Mountain marine terminal, in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
A spoonful of medicine for the engine
Dura Lube Fuel System Treatment.
BCE signals succession plan with Mirko Bibic as new COO
BCE has named Mirko Bibic as its new chief operating officer.
Ronaldo left off Portugal national team amid rape allegation
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Uruguay vs Portugal - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 30, 2018 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Review: The Old Man & the Gun is a charming, elegiac heist film
Sissy Spacek as Jewel and Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker in The Old Man & the Gun.
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Enbridge workers weld pipe just west of Morden, Man., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.
Review: Let the Corpses Tan is a weird, but hypnotic siege movie
Let the Corpses Tan.
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
CP Rail expects record third quarter; executives brush off threat of ‘Amazon effect’
Grain and oil rail cars pass by a grain elevator in Rosser, Man., just outside Winnipeg, March 24, 2014.
India’s top court allows seven Rohingya to be deported to Myanmar
In this Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Indian lawyer and social activist Prashant Bhushan speaks to the journalists about the petition filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees against their deportation to Myanmar, outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India.
Mercer buying Canadian pulp mills for $465-million
FOR JOHN STACKHOUSE ABORIGINAL SERIES Logs at the Weyerhaeuser pulp & paper mill in Dryden, Ontario. Photo by patti gower
South Koreans visit North Korea for summit anniversary
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North Korean agency that handles inter-Korean affairs, at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct. 4, 2018.
Lights back on in Indonesian city hit by earthquake, but fate of thousands unknown
An aerial view of the destruction caused by an earthquake in the Petabo neighbourhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 4, 2018.
Battle for vital Yemen port risks tipping country into famine
In this Sept. 28, 2018 photo, a fisherman paddles his boat past destroyed buildings on the coast of the port city of Hodeida, Yemen.
Seeking Brexit deal, EU eyes compromise on Irish border
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is welcomed by European Council President Donald Tusk ahead of a meeting to discuss Brexit in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4, 2018.
Nova Scotia widower ‘amazed’ and ‘thankful’ for barrage of cards
Gerard Dunn, 92, of Sydney, N.S., celebrates his 80th birthday in this handout photo.
Two-day U.S. bond sell-off pushes benchmark yield to 7-year high
The United States flag flies atop the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington November 18, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Files
Before the Bell: What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor at the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange.
World food prices dip in September
A combine harvests wheat in a field of the Solgonskoye private farm outside the Siberian village of Talniki in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia on Sept. 7, 2018.
Women helmed just 5 per cent of top U.S. companies last year
Focusing on hiring the best “athlete” – the most skilled, even if not the most experience, will open the door for more female executives.
Toyota partners with SoftBank to develop self-driving car services
Softbank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son, left, and Akio Toyoda, right, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2018.
Elias Pettersson scores first goal in Canucks’ 5-2 victory over Flames
Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson celebrates his first NHL goal during the first period at Rogers Arena.
Suspect in shooting of seven officers in South Carolina bragged about gun skills online
Authorities direct traffic on Hoffmeyer Road near the Vintage Place neighborhood where several law enforcement officers were shot, one fatally, on Oct. 3, 2018, in Florence, S.C.
Morning Update: Public funding for a life-saving drug; pipeline consultations reopened
Oil falls from four-year highs; Wall Street weighs
Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Okla., in this file photo.
Nissan, RBS join chorus of warnings over disorderly Brexit
A pro-Brexit sticker is seen on a Nissan car in Manchester, Britain, Oct. 2, 2018.
Danske Bank faces U.S. criminal inquiry over suspicious Estonian accounts
The Danske Bank building in Copenhagen, is seen on Sept. 27, 2018.
U.S. not invited to Canada’s save-the-WTO summit of 13 'like-minded’ countries
Jim Carr arrives at a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Canada will host senior ministers from 13 'like-minded' countries for a two-day discussion in Ottawa later this month to brainstorm ways to reform the World Trade Organization, said Carr, Canada's trade minister.
Premarket: Global bonds, greenback track U.S. yield surge, stocks downbeat
An investor sits at stock trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Shares have fallen in Asia despite a strong day on Wall Street spurred by encouraging signs on hiring and growth in the service sector.
The ‘Eeyore trade’: Toronto stock market is such a downer, but BMO awaits Tigger (and 17,600)
Michael Babad
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