TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell 200 points Thursday amid widespread weakness, while U.S. stock markets slid in the afternoon after a mixed trading day, led by a 2.8 per cent decline on the Nasdaq.
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell 200 points Thursday amid widespread weakness, while U.S. stock markets slid in the afternoon after a mixed trading day, led by a 2.8 per cent decline on the Nasdaq.
But with concerns about the spending on artificial intelligence and the potential disruption from Chinese upstart model DeepSeek, “some air has come out of that stock,” he said. Whether tariffs will be implemented, on what and for how long, are all unanswered questions still, said Buntain. In Canada, where the economic trajectory was already weaker heading into 2025, the shadow looms even larger, he said.
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