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FIFA World Cup 2026: What It Means for Your Wallet as a Canadian

  Canada is officially a World Cup host nation — and today the country kicks off its home opener. Here's the honest breakdown of what this tournament means for your money, whether you're sitting in the stands, watching from the couch, or just trying to book a hotel room anywhere near Toronto or Vancouver. 🏆 Canada's Home Games: The Schedule at a Glance For the first time since 1986, Canada is back on the men's World Cup stage — and this time, we're co-hosting it. Les Rouges, under head coach Jesse Marsch, are playing three group-stage matches on home soil: Date Match Venue Time (ET) June 12 Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina BMO Field, Toronto 3:00 PM June 18 Canada vs. Qatar BC Place, Vancouver 6:00 PM June 24 Canada vs. Switzerland BC Place, Vancouver 3:00 PM The squad skews young — average age 25 — and leans heavily on superstar captain Alphonso Davies, who has been racing to recover from injury in time to feature. With 13 total games being played across Toronto and ...

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Stock Market Today : October 3, 2023


 The Canadian stock market continued its downward trend today. As represented by the S&P/TSX Composite Index, closed at 19,020.92 on October 3, 2023, down by 0.81% from the previous day’s close. The S&P/TSX 60 Index also fell by 0.83% to close at 1,141.80. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite index decreased by 1.68% to close at 536.26. The top gainers on the TSX were Cameco Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, and Barrick Gold Corporation, while the top losers were Baytex Energy Corp., Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., and Enbridge Inc. 

In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 35,258.32, up by 0.10% from the previous day’s close . The S&P 500 index closed at 4,543.76, up by 0.15% from the previous day’s close. The NASDAQ Composite index closed at 15,235.89, up by 0.31% from the previous day’s close. The top gainers on the DJIA were Boeing Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co., while the top losers were Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Visa Inc. .

The reason the markets were down today, is due to the fact  that the 10-year Treasury yield climbed again on October 3, 2023, up to 4.80% from 4.69% late Monday and from just 0.50% early in the pandemic. This increase in yield came after a report showed U.S. employers have many more job openings than expected. Another reason is that there is ongoing debt ceiling drama that is slowly eroding confidence in the country. However, it is important to note that there could be other factors contributing to this decline as well.



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