The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that TD economists explained how the domestic economy dodged a technical recession as the negative result in the third quarter was offset by a positive revision to second-quarter GDP growth. The Globe's Scott Barlow, reviewing some of the week's more underreported news, says that in meanwhile, RBC Wealth Management investment strategist Jim Allworth is tepid about equities for 2024 but excited about fixed income. He writes that higher, attractive yields make bonds "a fully useable and desirable adjunct to equities in a balanced portfolio" after 15 years of low yields. Finally, BofA Securities thematic investing strategist Haim Israel presented a remarkable statistic -- the $270-billion (U.S.) spent annually on bottled water globally is more than double the amount required to provide safe drinking water across the planet.