US equities climb, April 11–15
The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered a 1.8% gain to close at 17,897.46, in its best week since March 18. The S&P 500 Index rose 1.6% to finish at 2,080.73,…
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TSX posts strong gain, April 11-15
The Bank of Canada announced mid-week that it would keep its overnight interest rate at half a percent, and projected real gross domestic product growth this year would be 1.7%,…
TSX drops slightly, April 4–8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.3% to 13,396.73, despite a triple-digit gain on April 8, after a positive jobs report and a surge in oil prices. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified…
TSX Venture gains ground, April 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was on the rise, as it jumped nearly 4%, or 22.51 points, en route to a 603.92-point weekly close. The rally was driven by rising…
US stocks slip, April 4-8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% to 17,576.96 and the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.2% to 2,047.60. Gold moved in the opposite direction. The New York spot price rose…
Warke discusses NewCastle-Catalyst deal
VANCOUVER — The proposed merger of juniors NewCastle Gold (TSXV: NCA; US-OTC: CTMQF) and Catalyst Copper (TSXV: CCY; US-OTC: CATXF) is small in terms of cash and asset valuation, but the dealmakers see NewCastle’s past-producing Castle Mountain gold…
Commentary: Gold in a world of negative interest rates
The following is an excerpt from the World Gold Council’s latest update “Gold in a world of negative interest rates.” For the full text including footnotes and charts, please visit…
TSX gains slightly, March 28–April 1
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended in positive territory, adding 0.62% to close at 13,440.44. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, slipped 0.2% to 437.39, while the S&P/TSX…
US markets finish higher, March 28-April 1
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s remarks last week that the central bank should take a “cautious” approach to raising interest rates, buoyed markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
CanAlaska Uranium regains momentum in the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Project generator CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) has been on a rough run since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster rocked the uranium industry in mid-2011, but the uranium junior…
TSX Venture edges down, March 21-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index peaked at 585.59 points over the holiday-shortened trading period before falling to a 580.02-point close, or a 0.8-point loss, as commodities retreat on speculation of…
US equities tumble, March 21–24
U.S. indexes snapped five weeks of gains after terrorist attacks in Brussels, which left 35 dead and hundreds injured, shook global markets. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.7% to 2,035.94…