TSX tumbles, Jan.28-Feb.1
The Toronto stock market ended the trading week lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing 48 points to close at 12,768.83.
Stock Markets/Investing
Roundup 2013: Lassonde calls for exploration ‘paradigm shift’
VANCOUVER — The final day of Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 featured a keynote speech from industry veteran and Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) chairman Pierre Lassonde. Though best known for his often bullish stance on long-term gold…
Editorial: A sober year ahead
One of the more pleasant modern traditions of the Canadian mineral exploration sector is kicking off the year with Cambridge House International’s large Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, now held each mid-January at the new…
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The TSX Composite Index continued its recent climb gaining 68 points for the period. The positive run is tied to strong corporate earnings south of the border, recovering economic growth figures from China and a further kicking down the road of…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The Jan. 21-25 trading week was a quiet one for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index. A few days of small gains were negated by two days of losses, leaving the index down 8.08 points to end the week at 1,227.24. Trading volumes were slightly…
Market news: U.S. Markets
The S&P 500 finished the week at 1,502.96 — the first time since Dec. 10, 2007 that the benchmark index closed above 1,500 points. For the week, the S&P climbed 1.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.8% to finish…
Venture slips slightly over Jan 21-25
VANCOUVER – The Jan. 21-25 trading week was a quiet one for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index. A few days of small gains were negated by two days of losses, leaving the index down 8.08 points to end the week at at 1,227.24. Trading…
U.S. equities extend winning streak, Jan. 21-25
The S&P 500 finished the week at 1,502.96 — the first time since Dec. 10, 2007, that the benchmark index closed above 1,500 points. For the week, the S&P climbed 1.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.8% to finish…
TSX continues to roll
The TSX Composite Index continued on its recent upward trajectory as it gained 68 points for the Jan. 21-25 period. The positive run has been tied to strong corporate earnings south of the border, recovering economic growth figures from China…
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 98 points to 12,725.09 points for the period.
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather this week after posting two consecutive periods of gains to start 2013, dropping 4.93 points, or 0.4%, en route to a 1,235.32-point close on Jan. 18.
Market news: U.S. Markets
The S&P 500 Index touched a five-year high on the back of stronger housing and jobs numbers. Housing starts in December rose 12.1% — the biggest advance since June 2008 — while applications for unemployment benefits dropped to…