U.S. stocks retreated for the third week in a row, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipping 1.2% to 15,070.18, the S&P 500 Index off 1% to 1,626.73 and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.3% to 3,423.55. Markets were volatile ahead of the…
To state that interest rates drive financial markets is to state the obvious. But defining the relationship between rates and mining stocks is a more difficult matter.
The following are the mining-related warrants now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Excahange:
Markets rallied mainly on statistics from the U.S. Labor Department showing 175,000 jobs were added in May, up from 149,000 in April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.88% to 15,248.12, while the S&P 500 Index rose 0.78% to…
It was a disappointing period for global markets and the S&P/TSX Composite Index reflected investors’ glum mood, falling 288 points to 12,737.30 points for the period.
Mixed global economic data caught up with S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index during the trading period, with the exchange dropping 1.14%, or 11 points, en route to a 951.40-point weekly close. Unexpectedly strong job numbers in Canada were…
Short positions outstanding at May 31/13 (with changes from May 15/13).
U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday on May 27, and when trading resumed equities were volatile for the rest of the week, rising one day only to fall the next on mixed news. Markets initially rose on Tuesday after Japanese and…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped during the trading week, losing 16.8 points to 12,650.42, as investors considered the bleak economic data coming out of Europe and the U.S.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued to mount a bit of a rally during the trading sessions, posting a 14.09-point, or 1.5% increase, en route to a 962.41 weekly close. The index was boosted by stronger-than-expected economic…
VANCOUVER — With junior equity valuations falling, it’s a good time for larger-cap companies to do a little bargain hunting. And that’s the case for producer New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X), which has launched a friendly $310-million…
Just how slow do the wheels of justice turn in Canada? It was only a week ago that there was a resolution of the class-action lawsuits stemming from the Bre-X Minerals gold fraud, which was exposed in March 1997, and vapourized $3 billion in…
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