U.S. Markets January 16-22
United States equity markets got a trim, rather than a haircut, in the reporting period Jan. 16-22, during which the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index shrank 7.78 points, or 0.5% of value, to 1,422.95. …
Stock Markets/Investing
U.S. Markets January 9 – 12
Resource equities on the United States markets bounced back a bit in the holiday-shortened reporting period Jan. 9-12 after a devastating first week of 2007. While the broader market moved cautiously …
TSX Venture Exchange January 9 – 15
After ringing in the new year with a major dip, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index took back some ground on the back of gold’s recovery, gaining a couple of per cent to close the Jan. 9-15 sessio…
Toronto Stock Exchange January 9 – 15
The partial recovery in prices for industrial metals from recent lows helped propel the S&P-TSX Composite Index upward over the Jan. 9-15 trading period, despite oil prices remaining low. The Comp…
Editorial: Is that it for copper? (January 22, 2007)
Copper mining executives and investors who thought they might settle gently back into work after the holidays got a nasty jolt in the first half of January, as spot copper prices dropped US45, or 15….
Editorial: Is that it for copper? (January 17, 2007)
Copper mining executives and investors who thought they might settle gently back into work after the holidays got a…
Toronto Stock Exchange January 2 – 8
While 2006 was a banner year for the TSX Composite Index, gaining 17%, the index marked the year’s end in a most unceremonious way, falling nearly 3% to 12,553.09 to kick off the new year.
TSX Venture Exchange January 2 – 8
The junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index rang in the new year with a bit of a hangover, shedding the previous week’s gains to close down 5.2%, or 155.43 points, at 2,831.65 for the Jan….
U.S. Markets January 2 – 8
Well, everybody that was anybody was down.
TSX Venture Exchange December 21-29
In wrapping up a banner year for commodity prices, the junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index closed 2006 on a rally, surging 140.8 points, or almost 5%, to 2,987.08 over the holiday shor…
U.S. Markets December 21-29
As stock markets in the United States paused to mark the death of former president Gerald Ford, investors were left to wonder whether or not the gains that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a s…
Toronto Stock Exchange December 21-29
The TSX climbed 190.22 over the holiday shortened Dec. 21-29 period as all industry groups rose for the week, with materials and health care leading the way.