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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq fade from records; Trump-Canada trade dispute flares originally appeared on TheStreet. Updated 4:32 p.m. EDT Stocks closed at record highs on Friday, despite President Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods. The benchmark gained 0.52% to hit a fresh high of 6,187.68, up from the S&P’s previous record of 6,147.43, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which also hit an all-time high, advanced 0.52%% to close at 20,273.46. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 432 points, or 1%, to end the day at 43,819.27....

RARE’s entry into the U.S. market is led by company founder Adam Stern, who has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. He has overseen more than $12 billion in sales and trained more than 4,000 agents across 16 offices. “We’re thrilled to bring RARE to South Florida because the future of the brokerage business belongs to bold, entrepreneurial agents,” Stern said. “For years, the top 10% of agents have dominated the industry, yet traditional brokerages have failed to truly reward them in a real way....

Open this photo in gallery:The loonie was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3725 per U.S. dollar, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3702 to 1.3742.Mark Blinch/ReutersThe Canadian dollar CADUSD edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday but was performing better than all the other Group of 10 currencies, as oil prices rose and investors awaited a Bank of Canada interest rate decision this week.The loonie was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3725 per U.S. dollar, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a...

Open this photo in gallery:The loonie was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3725 per U.S. dollar, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3702 to 1.3742.Mark Blinch/ReutersThe Canadian dollar CADUSD edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday but was performing better than all the other Group of 10 currencies, as oil prices rose and investors awaited a Bank of Canada interest rate decision this week.The loonie was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3725 per U.S. dollar, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a...

Open this photo in gallery:The loonie was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3725 per U.S. dollar, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3702 to 1.3742.Mark Blinch/ReutersThe Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday but was performing better than all the other Group of 10 currencies, as oil prices rose and investors awaited a Bank of Canada interest rate decision this week.The loonie was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3725 per U.S. dollar, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a range...

Open this photo in gallery:U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 12.Hamad I Mohammed/ReutersWhen U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Riyadh on Tuesday, he will be greeted with opulent ceremonies, gilded palaces and the prospect of $1-trillion in investments. But the raging war in Gaza has denied him one goal he has long craved: Saudi-Israel normalization.Behind the scenes, U.S. officials are quietly pressing Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza – one of Saudi Arabia’s preconditions for any restart of normalization...

Wealthy mainland Chinese are increasingly shifting their attention and capital away from the US to other real estate markets amid rising geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing, according to property agents.In 2024, Chinese buyers’ demand for homes that cost more than US$5 million moved to Thailand, Australia and Canada, respectively, according to data tracked by Juwai IQI.By comparison, the US in 2023 was the top choice among Chinese buyers, according to the property portal, which has a network of over 50,000 real estate professionals across more than 30 countries.“Geopolitical friction,...

The number of Canadian 'snowbirds' planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, with many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the US.Real estate agents say they are seeing more Canadians cashing out, further lowering property prices in warm-weather states that have long attracted retirees and tourists from snowy Canada.Canadians spent close to $6 billion on US real estate from April 2023 to March 2024 - making up 13 percent of all foreign...

Two thirds of Canadians back Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre getting a national security clearance, and nearly as many support Liberal Leader Mark Carney disclosing the scope and scale of his investments he recently put in a blind trust, according to a new national poll.The opinion survey on the personal choices of these two leaders, conducted last weekend for The Globe and Mail and CTV News by Nanos Research, found 66 per cent of respondents wanted or somewhat supported Mr. Poilievre joining the other federal party leaders in obtaining this status...

April 2nd, or what the White House is calling "Liberation Day," is inching closer, but investors aren't receiving any liberation from the volatility that's plagued the market for the last few months.Wednesday is shaping up to be the Super Bowl of trade policy as President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs are scheduled to take effect, and Wall Street experts are placing their bets on what will happen once they do.It's no easy task to predict Trump's unconventional foreign policy strategy. Just last week he hinted at softening his stance on reciprocal...