Short Position Report
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Stock Markets/Investing
Toronto Stock Exchange, April 22 – 26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index held onto its earlier gains during the trading week, edging up 155 points to 12,220.20. The index fell after the U.S. government reported slower growth in the country’s gross domestic product on April 26,…
TSX Venture Exchange, April 22 – 26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of recovery after a tough month, with a 2.8% — or 26.15-point jump — leading to a 965.22-point weekly close. Rising commodity prices and a stronger Canadian dollar contributed to…
U.S. markets, April 22 – 26
Investors took comfort in the fact that unemployment claims in the U.S. fell more than expected, which helped bolster all three big indexes south of the border. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 165 points to 14,712.55, the S&P 500…
Letter to the editor: Gold stocks ‘precipitously cheap’
I read with interest Peter Besler’s article on making money on junior resource stocks (T.N.M., March 25–31/13). But I do not think his methodology applies at the present time.
Agnico keeps steady hand through choppy waters
The downturn in the gold market may be making investors anxious, but the head of one of Canada’s most prominent gold miners, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), is staying as cool as a spring breeze in Nunavut.
TSX Venture gains ground,
Apr. 22-26
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of recovery following a tough month during the Apr. 22-26 trading period, with a 2.8%, or 26.15 point, jump leading to a 965.22 point weekly close. Rising commodity prices…
U.S. markets show strength as commodities rebound, Apr. 22-26
Investors took comfort in the fact that unemployment claims in the U.S. fell more than expected and that helped bolster all three of the big indices south of the border for the April 22-26 period.
Toronto Stock Exchange, Apr. 15 – 19
Despite a historic fall in the gold price, and weakness around commodities as a whole, the S&P/TSX Composite Index clawed its way to a 4-point gain, finishing at 12,065.55.
TSX Venture Exchange, Apr. 15 – 19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued its downward spiral, as struggling commodity prices and a gloomier global outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contributed to an 8.2%, or 83.5-point loss, en route to closing at…
U.S. markets, Apr. 15 – 19
U.S. stocks kicked off the trading week by posting their worst day since Nov. 7, 2012, with the Boston Marathon bombings, lower-than-expected Chinese gross domestic product growth and a tumbling gold price accelerating equity sell-offs . On…
Four muy caliente silver stock picks
To discern the winners from a crowded field of companies holding mines and development projects in Mexico, The Northern Miner asked two mining analysts, Nicholas Campbell of Canaccord Genuity and Christos Doulis of Stonecap…