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Job losses drive down TSX, July 7-11
Poor jobs data showing that Canada lost 9,400 jobs in June, sending the unemployment rate up to 7.1% from 7% in May, put pressure on the Canadian dollar and the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The dollar ended the week at $1.0734 to the greenback,…
US stocks drop, July 7-11
The S&P 500 Index dropped 18 points to 1,967.57, marking its worst week since April, as European economic uncertainty continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 124 points to 16,943.81, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gave back 70…
TSX Venture takes a step back, July 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.4%, or 14.83 points, during the trading sessions before closing the week at 1,022.93 points. Markets were hit by falling energy futures and a report from Statistics Canada that indicated the…
McEwen and Turk talk gold
The Northern Miner invited James Turk, the London-based gold analyst and founder of GoldMoney, and mining legend Rob McEwen of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), to discuss their views on a number of issues ranging from the value of money,…
TSX takes a break, June 30-July 4
Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange was on the downbeat during the Canada Day shortened week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing nearly 69 points to finish at 15,214.96. The spot price for gold retreated US$7.91 per oz. to…
U.S. markets end in positive territory, June 30-July 3
U.S. markets rebounded sharply on the back of strong jobs data before closing on July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. The U.S. economy added 288,000 non-farm jobs in June and revised data from the Labour Department showed that the…
TSX Venture inches up, June 30-July 4
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index started off July with small gains, ending the week up 14.8 points at 1,037.76. Daily trading volumes remained subdued, averaging just 47 million.
Parliamentary committee sees ‘strategic opportunity’ in Canada’s REEs
VANCOUVER — Canada’s federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources has wrapped up a seven-month study on Canada’s rare earth elements (REE) potential, drawing on extensive consultation with a who’s who…
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at June 30/14 (with changes from June…
US stocks drop, June 23-27
U.S. equities had a lacklustre trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95 points from the week before to 16,851.84, while the broader S&P 500 Index slipped nearly 2 points to 1,960.96. Bucking the downward trend was the…
TSX falls, June 23-27
After three straight weeks of gains for Canada’s benchmark index, the S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 0.10% to 15,094.25, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 1.50% to 835.51 and the S&P/TSX…