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Oil plunge drags down S&P/TSX composite, as tech stocks also take a hit

Oil plunge drags down S&P/TSX composite, as tech stocks also take a hit

Falling energy prices tugged Canada’s main stock index downward on Tuesday as producers responded to developments in the Middle East and China. The S&P/TSX composite index dipped by 32.09 points to 24,439.08. The 4.
Stock market today: Wall Street falls from its records as oil prices tumble and tech stocks drop

Stock market today: Wall Street falls from its records as oil prices tumble and tech stocks drop

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks pulled back from their records as the price of crude oil tumbled again and technology stocks faltered. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday, a day after setting an all-time high for the 46th time this year.
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported annual inflation fell to 1.6 per cent in September.
Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down in August

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down in August

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $81.9 billion in August.
Independents and party breakdowns making B.C. election hard to predict

Independents and party breakdowns making B.C. election hard to predict

Advance voting is already underway. General voting day is Oct. 19.
Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground and adds to its records

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground and adds to its records

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to their all-time highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Monday to build on its record set Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back from an early loss to add 0.
Opinion: A return to massive deficits will bring fiscal austerity to B.C.

Opinion: A return to massive deficits will bring fiscal austerity to B.C.

A return to chronic operating deficits is one factor behind the weakening of B.C.’s overall public finances

India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over assassination of Sikh activist

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Monday it is recalling its ambassador and other diplomats from Canada, hours after it rejected a Canadian notification that the ambassador was a “person of interest” in the assassination of a Sikh activist last year.
Living costs have outpaced incomes for bottom 40% of families as inequality hits record

Living costs have outpaced incomes for bottom 40% of families as inequality hits record

In the lowest quintile, or bottom 20% of incomes, the average disposable income increased by roughly $1,500 between the end of 2019 and the first quarter of this year.
Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia's tight election to back the NDP to keep John Rustad's B.C.