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5 Money Things Every Canadian Should Know Today — April 24, 2026

                                               5 Money Things Every Canadian Should Know Today — April 24, 2026 URL Slug: canadian-money-brief-april-24-2026 Description: Fuel tax relief at the pumps, oil price shock fears, Canada Post's record loss, TSX jitters, and the tax deadline — your 5-minute money briefing. Labels: Economy , Markets , Personal Finance , Energy , Federal Budget , Taxes , Canada Post Your quick Canadian money briefing — five stories, plain language, no filler. 1. Cheaper Gas — For Now If you filled up this week, you may have noticed a few extra cents in your pocket. Ottawa's temporary federal fuel excise tax suspension kicked in on April 20 and runs through September 7. The result: roughly 10 cents per litre saved on gasoline and 4 cents per litre on diesel . Prime Minister Mark Carney framed it as relief for trucker...
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Stocks Open on a Positive Note as Earnings Season Kicks Off

 

The stock market opened on a positive note today, with stocks edging up as the earnings season kicks off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.2%, or about 75 points, while the benchmark S&P 500 gained 0.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced about 0.3%. 

The earnings season is seen as a crucial chance for stocks to shake off the losses built in the year so far. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo all posted decent results on Friday, but the latter two saw shares fall as they failed to settle nerves about potential pain ahead.

Oil prices jumped more than 2% after the US and its allies launched airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, drawing threats of reprisals from the Iran-backed group behind Red Sea attacks on shipping. Meanwhile, investors are looking for more insight into price pressures after the consumer CPI reading came in hotter than expected on Thursday. 

On Friday, the producer price index showed an unexpected fall in prices last month, boosting hopes that inflation will continue to cool in the months ahead.



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