After opening marginally down, the Canadian market slipped a bit deeper into the red Tuesday morning, weighed down by losses in materials, technology, healthcare and consumer discretionary sectors.Energy stocks are up thanks to higher oil prices. Consumer staples and communications stocks are among the other notable gainers. Worries about Middle East conflict amid a lack of progress in peace talks...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.