U.S. Markets december 19-20
The decline of the U.S. dollar prompted the government of Thailand to make foreign investment reforms that caused sudden market turmoil on Dec. 19 — reminiscent for some investors of the 1997 Asian e…
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Toronto Stock Exchange December 12-18
The report period ended Dec. 18. saw a surge in trading that pushed the S&P-TSX Composite Index above 13,000 for the first time ever on Dec. 14, but ending the period down 92.98 points at 12,785.2…
TSX Venture Exchange december 12-18
Despite some weakness in gold, silver and copper spot prices, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a 15.53-point gain over the Dec. 12-18 trading session to close at 2,821.05. However, ave…
U.S. Markets december 12-18
While the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached record-breaking highs during the busy holiday retail season, many gold, metals and coal companies reported losses…
Short Position Report (December 21, 2006)
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TSX goes global with gold index (December 18, 2006)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the Standard & Poor/Toronto Stock Exchang…
Toronto Stock Exchange December 5-11
The TSX was up 29.51 points to 12,878.18 over the Dec. 5-11 trading session, with the financial sector, aided by the Bank of Canada’s decision to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25%, …
TSX Venture Exchange December 5-11
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather over the Dec. 5-11 trading session, following slight pull-backs in bullion, copper and zinc spot prices, to close down 32.15 points at 2,805.52….
U.S. Markets December 5-11
Amidst talk of a slowing, but still growing U.S. economy, the markets were fairly stable during the Dec. 5-11 trading session, showing slight drops across the board after larger gains the previous wee…
Toronto Stock Exchange November 28-December 4
The Toronto Stock Exchange enjoyed five good trading days Nov. 28-Dec. 4, touching all-time highs in intra-day trading on three of the five. Unlike the oil-and-gold run earlier in the year, the advanc…
TSX Venture Exchange november 28-December 4
Junior miners and explorers posted another strong week on the back of continued robust precious and base metal prices with the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gaining 3.2% or 89.26 points to close…
U.S. Markets November 28-December 4
The U.S. markets saw gains during the trading period Nov. 28-Dec. 4, despite an 8.7% drop in durable goods orders. The dip was the biggest in more than six years and larger than economists had forecas…