The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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US stock indexes open slightly higher; Freescale jumps on news of deal with NXP
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The U.S. stock market headed higher Monday as deals and economic news gave stocks a lift.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 18,228 as of 10:10 a.m. Monday.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose six points, or 0.3 per cent, to 2,111, while the Nasdaq composite edged up 28 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4,991.
CHIPPY: NXP Semiconductors said Sunday it’s planning to acquire Freescale Semiconductor in an $11.8 billion deal. The merger would create the largest supplier of microchips for cars. Boards of both companies have already approved the deal, but regulators still need to sign off on it. NXP’s stock jumped $11.52, or 14 per cent, to $96.40. Freescale soared $3.34, or 10 per cent, to $39.45.
MERGER MONDAY: Hewlett-Packard announced an agreement to buy Aruba Networks, a company that makes Wi-Fi systems for shopping malls and hotels, for $2.7 billion. It’s the biggest deal for HP since Meg Whitman, its CEO, launched an effort to turn around the company…
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 18,228 as of 10:10 a.m. Monday.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose six points, or 0.3 per cent, to 2,111, while the Nasdaq composite edged up 28 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4,991.
CHIPPY: NXP Semiconductors said Sunday it’s planning to acquire Freescale Semiconductor in an $11.8 billion deal. The merger would create the largest supplier of microchips for cars. Boards of both companies have already approved the deal, but regulators still need to sign off on it. NXP’s stock jumped $11.52, or 14 per cent, to $96.40. Freescale soared $3.34, or 10 per cent, to $39.45.
MERGER MONDAY: Hewlett-Packard announced an agreement to buy Aruba Networks, a company that makes Wi-Fi systems for shopping malls and hotels, for $2.7 billion. It’s the biggest deal for HP since Meg Whitman, its CEO, launched an effort to turn around the company…
40 days – 2.75%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 0000-00-00. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
CTV NewsTSX little changed as energy shares fall, miners riseReuters CanadaTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's main stock index was little changed on Monday as shares of energy producers weakened with the price of oil, offsetting a gain in the gold-mining sector. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was …Nasdaq hits 5000 for first time since dot-com bubble, but TSX flat as oil prices fallFinancial PostTSX remains relatively steady as China cuts key bank rateStockhouseTSX heads for higher open following China rate cutCP24 Toronto’s Breaking NewsBaystreet.ca -The Daily Courier (subscription)all 16 news articles »
60 days – 1.75%
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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-12-19. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
4.5 year – 2.50%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-06-13. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
