Vladimir Razguliaev/iStock via Getty Images XIC:CA At A Glance The iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF ( XIC:CA ) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund (also known as an ETF) with a NAV of ~$26Bn CAD that invests in listed stocks across all market cap sizes in the Canadian market. BlackRock's passive offering is very liquid, tracks the S&P/TSX composite very closely, and has a sm...
Vladimir Razguliaev/iStock via Getty Images XIC:CA At A Glance The iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF ( XIC:CA ) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund (also known as an ETF) with a NAV of ~$26Bn CAD that invests in listed stocks across all market cap sizes in the Canadian market. BlackRock's passive offering is very liquid, tracks the S&P/TSX composite very closely, and has a small expense ratio, making it an easy way to get full exposure across small-, mid-, and large-cap Canadian stocks. This article seeks to compare this offering with some other larger ETF fund offerings that cover the TSX 60 or the FTSE Canada All Cap Index. XIC:CA's benchmark target is the S&P/TSX Capped Composite, and after further review, I believe that XIC:CA is a great way to get significant exposure to Canadian equity. I recently wrote about this article in January, and since then, the Canadian market has surprisingly held up, besting SPY by over 700 basis points in the past three months, as oil prices have surged and Canada continues to build global alliances after receiving vitriol from the U.S. I think there is great momentum in Canada, and investment stability is now ensured, with the Carney government passing its comprehensive budget recently. The Canadian market soared in 2025, buoyed by expansionary policy under Mark Carney, focusing on productive sectors like infrastructure, mining, and defense, areas that were forgotten or even attacked under the Trudeau administration. Meanwhile, the fund itself has not materially deviated from its benchmark and is a replication fund, which means it will track the index very closely. While XIU:CA or VCN:CA are other similar solid alternatives, if investors want to get exposure to Canadian equity without excessive fund manager fees, XIC:CA is a solid choice. Q2 2026 Outlook XIC:CA was launched on Feb. 16, 2001, by BlackRock to provide long-term capital growth by replicating the performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index a...
In late March 2026, NVIDIA announced it will invest US$2.00 billion in Marvell Technology and deepen their partnership to link Marvell’s custom XPUs and networking products into the NVLink Fusion AI factory and AI‑RAN ecosystems. This move extends NVIDIA’s reach further into data center and telecom hardware, tying third‑party silicon more tightly to its AI infrastructure stack and software platfor...
In late March 2026, NVIDIA announced it will invest US$2.00 billion in Marvell Technology and deepen their partnership to link Marvell’s custom XPUs and networking products into the NVLink Fusion AI factory and AI‑RAN ecosystems. This move extends NVIDIA’s reach further into data center and telecom hardware, tying third‑party silicon more tightly to its AI infrastructure stack and software platforms. We’ll now examine how deepening the NVLink Fusion ecosystem through Marvell’s custom silicon...
GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is supplying turbines for new natural gas power plants developed by Chevron and Engine No. 1 to support Microsoft’s AI focused data centers. The company reports a record backlog in its Power and Electrification segments, tied to projects for utilities and technology customers. Order activity reflects demand for electrification and grid modernization linked to rising AI and da...
GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is supplying turbines for new natural gas power plants developed by Chevron and Engine No. 1 to support Microsoft’s AI focused data centers. The company reports a record backlog in its Power and Electrification segments, tied to projects for utilities and technology customers. Order activity reflects demand for electrification and grid modernization linked to rising AI and data infrastructure needs. For investors watching how AI affects real world infrastructure, GE...
_ultraforma_/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Citigroup Inc. ( C ) has substantially outpaced its banking peers in price return over the past year. The large-cap diversified bank has returned over 55%, more than double any other of the banking giants. They provide services to corporations, governments, and consumers across more than 180 countries through their five core segments in services, mar...
_ultraforma_/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Citigroup Inc. ( C ) has substantially outpaced its banking peers in price return over the past year. The large-cap diversified bank has returned over 55%, more than double any other of the banking giants. They provide services to corporations, governments, and consumers across more than 180 countries through their five core segments in services, markets, banking, wealth, and personal banking. They have broad exposure to both institutional and retail financial activity and have seen net interest gains in this elevated interest period since the pandemic. Seeking Alpha The stock is a little overvalued compared to peers but not necessarily based on its own past. I have C on hold. Citi has overachieved in growth but lacks largely on profitability and Return on Tangible Common Equity (ROTCE), leaving me to believe a pullback could be in sight for the stock. The economic outlook is unknown and always needs to be a concern to investors in the finance sector. Growth Okay Stock Story C has seen a 6% annualized return of net interest income (NII) over the past five years, which has not been a home run for the company but has been consistent recently and in line to higher than peers. Management expects another 5-6% YoY gain in 2026, with loan expansion and reinvestment income leading the charge this year. Their 2025 NII growth has held strong while some peers lacked consistency. Average loans were a difference maker for C, as they saw a 25% increase last year and look to keep that momentum going into a potentially higher demand season if interest rates drop. Adjusted earnings have grown significantly for C and reached $7.50 for 2025. Seeking Alpha analysts are estimating $10.24 for 2026, for a huge 36% uptick. In the event of declining rates, NII can often get hit hard in the banking world. Management has noted they intend to reinvest securities into higher-yielding assets to offset any countering fall in rates. Margins Mixed Gur...
Zymeworks ( ZYME ) has appointed Kristin Stafford as chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2026. Stafford recently served as senior vice president, chief accounting officer for Royalty Pharma. More on Zymeworks Zymeworks FY25 Review: From Milestone Volatility To 2026 Upside Zymeworks Inc. (ZYME) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Zymeworks Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Zy...
Zymeworks ( ZYME ) has appointed Kristin Stafford as chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2026. Stafford recently served as senior vice president, chief accounting officer for Royalty Pharma. More on Zymeworks Zymeworks FY25 Review: From Milestone Volatility To 2026 Upside Zymeworks Inc. (ZYME) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Zymeworks Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Zymeworks outlines $1.5B milestone potential and signals milestone-driven expansion strategy through 2028 Zymeworks GAAP EPS of -$0.55 misses by $0.21, revenue of $2.52M misses by $18.01M
BlackJack3D Chinese GPU and AI chip makers captured about 41% of China's AI accelerator server market in 2025, narrowing Nvidia's ( NVDA ) once-dominant position, Reuters reported, citing data from research firm IDC. Total shipments of AI accelerator cards by Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ), and Chinese chipmakers reached about 4M units in China in 2025, the report added . Nvidia remained...
BlackJack3D Chinese GPU and AI chip makers captured about 41% of China's AI accelerator server market in 2025, narrowing Nvidia's ( NVDA ) once-dominant position, Reuters reported, citing data from research firm IDC. Total shipments of AI accelerator cards by Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ), and Chinese chipmakers reached about 4M units in China in 2025, the report added . Nvidia remained the market leader, shipping nearly 2.2M cards with a 55% share. However, this figure marks a decline from the dominant market share the company once held in China's AI chip market. AMD saw a modest presence, shipping around 160,000 cards for a 4% share, according to the IDC data. Chinese vendors combined shipped 1.65M cards, accounting for 41% of the total market — a figure that shows how aggressively local companies have moved to fill the void left by tightening U.S. chip export curbs. Huawei Technologies took the top spot among Chinese vendors, shipping about 812,000 AI chips, nearly half of all local branded shipments. Alibaba's ( BABA ) chip design unit T-Head claimed second place, shipping about 265,000 cards, the report noted. Baidu's ( BIDU ) Kunlunxin and Cambricon each shipped about 116,000 cards, ranking them jointly third among Chinese vendors, the report added. Hygon, GPU startups MetaX and Iluvatar CoreX accounted for 5%, 4%, and 3%, respectively, of total Chinese vendor shipments, as per the data. In 2025, Beijing unveiled a new wave of AI infrastructure spending, with local governments boosting intelligent computing centers across provinces, many of which carried implicit directives to "buy Chinese," the report noted. China has become increasingly cautious about relying on foreign chips, pushing government agencies and companies to use local alternatives after successive waves of U.S. export control curbs cut China off from Nvidia’s most advanced chips. Last month, it was reported that Nvidia ( NVDA ) won China's approval to sell its second-...
With restaurants and music halls at half London prices, holidaymakers are pouring into the city for Easter From our own correspondent 3 April 1926 Continue reading...
With restaurants and music halls at half London prices, holidaymakers are pouring into the city for Easter From our own correspondent 3 April 1926 Continue reading...
A permanent exhibition showcasing Hong Kong’s history reopened on Wednesday after a major revamp that emphasised the city’s roots in Chinese culture, with visitors expressing mixed reactions to the changes. The “Hong Kong Story” exhibition – which opened in 2001 and closed for renovation in late 2020 – has been reduced from two storeys to a single floor, but expanded from eight to 10 galleries. Th...
A permanent exhibition showcasing Hong Kong’s history reopened on Wednesday after a major revamp that emphasised the city’s roots in Chinese culture, with visitors expressing mixed reactions to the changes. The “Hong Kong Story” exhibition – which opened in 2001 and closed for renovation in late 2020 – has been reduced from two storeys to a single floor, but expanded from eight to 10 galleries. The revamped exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui features more than 2,800...