ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Halfway to recession If investors wanted a reminder of the impact tariffs and trade wars have on markets, they got it on Wednesday as figures showed that U.S. GDP shrank in the first quarter, pushing Wall Street sharply lower before a...

* TSX ends down 0.1% at 24,841.68 * For the month, the index dips 0.3% * Energy falls 2.3% as oil settles 3.7% lower * Quarterly results boost Loblaw Companies (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith April 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged lower on Wednesday, adding to its modest monthly decline, as investors assessed U.S. gross...

(Updates to U.S. market close) * First-quarter U.S. GDP contracts * S&P 500 registers seventh straight daily advance * Crude notches biggest monthly decline in 3 1/2 years By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pulled a late-session rebound on Wednesday and oil prices logged their biggest monthly drop in 3-1/2 years as investors parsed news...

04:19 PM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange closed lower on Wednesday as data showed the Canadian economy performed 'below potential in the first quarter and is expected to weaken further in the second and third quarters, which is seen pushing the Bank of Canada to resume its rate-cutting cycle in June. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed...