TSX Clings to Unspectacular Gains

Equities in Canada’s largest centre made their way doggedly over the breakeven mark, as strength in resource issues powered the rise. The TSX Composite Index gained 23.42 points to wrap up Tuesday at 21,611.30.The Canadian dollar slid 0.14 cents to 72.90 cents U.S. Energy led the way upward, climbing on the back of Vermilion Energy ahead 42 cents, or 2.8%, to $15.41, while International Petroleum surged 47 cents, or 2.7%, to $$17.99. Gold stocks found their sheen, with Iamgold taking on 21 cents, or 4.3%, to $5.15, while New Gold strengthened seven cents, or 2.7%, to $2.70. In materials…

Another (Yawn!) Record for S&P

The S&P 500 rose to a fresh record as artificial intelligence darling Nvidia continued its march to new highs, topping Microsoft as the most valuable public company.The Dow Jones Industrials advanced 56.76 points to 38,834.86.The much-broader index gained 13.80 points to 5,487.03.The NASDAQ inched up 5.21 points, to 17,862.23.Nvidia jumped 3.5% to surpass Microsoft as the most valuable public company, and continue its milestone run after topping a $3 trillion market cap and breezing past Apple in value earlier this month. The chipmaker has surged 174% since the start of the year as enthusiasm…