The record shipments come as Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Canadian National Railway Co. invest in their grain fleets and bring new high-capacity hopper cars into service.
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TSX Composite trades at around all-time highs, even with a pandemic raging. But even with this, it’s nothing compared to the markets south of the border. There could still yet be a recovery we haven’t seen, even with a potential market crash rumoured on the way. The end of the pandemic could mean the end of economic uncertainty, and a boom in Canadian top stocks.
While there are many top stocks still trading near all-time highs as well, there are some that still present a bargain. While it might seem risky now, these companies have the staying power for decades-long investing. Specifically, an oil and gas rebound will happen soon. When it does, you’ll want to invest in these stocks that are perfect to buy up this year.
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By Paul Page Sign up: With one click, get this newsletter delivered to your inbox. The global shipping industry is looking for calmer sailing under a Biden administration. Shipowners across a range of sectors say their operations were roiled by the tariff-filled trade showdowns and sanctions by the White House over the past four years. The WSJ Logistics Report s Costas Paris writes in a Shipping Matters commentary that the persistent volatility unsettled many operators, even those that profited from the turbulence, like tanker operators that raked in high shipping rates early last year. Industry executives don t expect a fast resolution of trade differences between the U.S. and China under President Biden. But they hope the administration will work quietly to normalize trans-Pacific relations and that trans-Atlantic trade in products from consumer goods to industrial minerals moves at a steadier pace. Uncertainty may have kept