Sizing up the threat of nationalization in Bolivia (May 23, 2006)
“This is just the start,” Bolivian president Evo Morales told a crowd regarding the nationalization of the country’…
Stock Markets/Investing
Toronto Stock Exchange May 9-15
A pullback in commodity prices dragged the TSX Composite Index down 496.48 points, or 4.2% to 11,831.73 over the May 9-15 session; the downward trend was said to be the result of price corrections aft…
TSX Venture Exchange May 9-15
Sharp corrections in commodity prices precipitated a major drop in the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index, which shed 4.7%, or 150.24 points, to close at 3,029.49 over the May 9-15 trading session. A…
U.S. Markets May 9-15
Stock markets in the United States saw heavy selling between May 10 and May 12 in response to a tightening Federal Reserve Bank, making the reporting period May 9-15 a losing one. The Standard & P…
TSX and TSXV Short Positions (May 19, 2006)
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Mongolia drops a bombshell with new mining tax
Vancouver – From left field and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s Parliament shocked western mineral explorers by …
TSX runs gold index up flagpole (May 15, 2006)
Details are sketchy but the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and rating and index agency Standard & Poors will develop …
TSX Venture Exchange May 2-8
Another week, another healthy gain for the junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index as metal prices showed continued strength, spurring an influx of investors, and closing up 49.74 points a…
Toronto Stock Exchange May 2-8
The S&P-TSX Composite Index gained 19.74 points to close the May 2-8 period at 12,294.20 points. The loonie continued to make gains, reaching a 28-year high against the greenback, as job growth fu…
U.S. Markets May 2-8
With the notable exception of companies developing projects in Bolivia and other politically volatile nations, resource companies listed on U.S. markets attracted increased investor attention over the…
TSX and TSXV Short Positions (May 11, 2006)
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Toronto Stock Exchange April 25-May 1
The S&P-TSX Composite Index fell 107.67 points to close the April 25-May 1 report period at 12,234.56. Bank of Canada head David Dodge hinted at further modest interest rate hikes, which helped pu…