Toronto Stock Exchange August 21-27
Reports that the U.S. economy is slowing took some of the steam out of a rebounding TSX Composite Index during the Aug. 21-27 trading period.
Stock Markets/Investing
TSX Venture Exchange August 21-27
Following its recent meltdown, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index clawed back a bit of ground over the Aug. 21-27 trading session to post a 3.3% gain, up 84.28 points at 2…
U.S. Markets August 21-27
A credit crunch stemming from U.S. mortgage losses continued to roil U.S. markets this week and the impact was felt around the world. The European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Bank of Canada all cl…
Toronto Stock Exchange August 14-20
The outlook on Bay Street continued to be grim over the Aug. 14-20 trading period. The TSX Composite Index fell another 317.11 points to 13,110.34 for the period, as word that the U.S. subprime mortga…
U.S. Markets August 14-20
While earlier in the week, Wall Street was pondering how un-gentle the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, Ben Bernanke, could really be, the single most important figure on the U.S. financial scene…
TSX Venture Exchange August 14-20
Market mayhem hit the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Aug. 14-20 trading session, with the junior board falling 11.6% to finish the week off 334.43 points lower at 2,548.45. On Aug. 16, t…
Editorial: Rotten week for miners
Bad news converged on the mining community from every direction during the week ended Aug. 18, the 33rd trading week of 2007.
U.S. Markets August 7-13
Misery linked to the ongoing trouble in the debt market continued on United States equity markets during the reporting period Aug. 7-13. The losses were more muted, thanks to two rally days early in t…
Toronto Stock Exchange August 7-13
The TSX Composite Index fell 137.79 points to 13,427.45 over the Aug. 7-13 trading period. And the Global Gold Index slipped 3.27 points to 275.35, while gold closed at US$668.75, down US$2.75.
U.S. Markets July 31-August 6
The U.S. markets didn’t exactly rebound over the July 31-Aug. 6 trading session, but they showed some improvement over the previous period.
TSX Venture Exchange July 31-August 3
Despite a modest upswing in precious metals prices over the holiday-shortened July 31-Aug. 3 trading session, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index again followed the general market downtrend to sli…
Toronto Stock Exchange July 31-August 3
The bears began to lick their chops as the TSX Composite Index fell with international markets, losing 299.48 points for the July 31-Aug. 3 trading period.