David Parkinson
Bio:

David Parkinson has been covering business and financial markets since 1990, and has been with The Globe and Mail since 2000. A Calgary native, he received a Southam Fellowship from the University of Toronto in 1999-2000, studying international political economics.

Latest Columns:

What market watchers are saying this week

We track down the insightful, the outspoken, the colourful and, occasionally, the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community

Relax: Corrections are normal

In fact, they're pretty healthy for the stock market

‘Massive glut' blamed for holding back oil prices

Supply is still outpacing demand, says TD Bank

What market watchers are saying this week

We track down the insightful, the outspoken, the colourful and, occasionally, the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community

Stock market eyes retail inflows

That's what's going to keep the rally going, Scotia Capital says

Would commodities weaken if the greenback rose?

What if the U.S. economic rebound turns out to be much more robust than the experts expected?

What market watchers are saying this week

We track down the insightful, the outspoken, the colourful and, occasionally, the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community

Don't let the leading indicator mislead you

Canada's leading indicator is rising, stoking the stock market; or is it the other way around?

What market watchers are saying this week

We track down the insightful, the outspoken, the colourful and, occasionally, the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community

Want to invest in a champion?

Index tracking Olympic sponsors, partners and suppliers outracing most of the pack