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Most actively traded companies on the TSX
– canadianbusiness.com
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,411.63, down 70.99 points):
Orbite Technologies Inc. (TSX:ORT). Miner. Down half-a-cent, or 1.06 per cent, to 46.5 cents on seven million shares.
Surge Energy Inc. (TSX:SGY). Oil and gas. Down 18 cents, or 6.23 per cent, to $2.71 on 6.8 million shares.
Amaya Inc. (TSX:AYA). Online gaming. Down $10.13, or 32.44 per cent, to $21.10 on 6.4 million shares. The company that runs the PokerStars online gambling business is lowering its financial expectations for 2015, in part because the stronger U.S. dollar has sapped the purchasing strength of its customers and eaten into revenue. Amaya chairman and CEO David Baazov also said that the Montreal-based company has delayed the rollout of “significant aspects” of its new online sportsbook while it makes enhancements and completes the product.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down five cents, or 3.33 per cent, to $1…
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,411.63, down 70.99 points):
Orbite Technologies Inc. (TSX:ORT). Miner. Down half-a-cent, or 1.06 per cent, to 46.5 cents on seven million shares.
Surge Energy Inc. (TSX:SGY). Oil and gas. Down 18 cents, or 6.23 per cent, to $2.71 on 6.8 million shares.
Amaya Inc. (TSX:AYA). Online gaming. Down $10.13, or 32.44 per cent, to $21.10 on 6.4 million shares. The company that runs the PokerStars online gambling business is lowering its financial expectations for 2015, in part because the stronger U.S. dollar has sapped the purchasing strength of its customers and eaten into revenue. Amaya chairman and CEO David Baazov also said that the Montreal-based company has delayed the rollout of “significant aspects” of its new online sportsbook while it makes enhancements and completes the product.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down five cents, or 3.33 per cent, to $1…
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Customers increasingly in the middle of conflict between banks and personal finance services
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The uneasy relationship between banks and companies that use their data to provide personal finance services has shown signs of fraying in recent months, causing some frustrating disruptions in service to people trying to track their spending.
Who knew keeping tabs on your monthly coffee budget could be so contentious?
Personal finance websites and apps that can provide a way for users to monitor their finances across all of their banks and credit cards have become popular because they give users an almost real-time view of their financial lives in a way that was impossible a few years ago. Mint, a personal finance service is owned by Intuit, has 2.5 million daily users. BillGuard, which monitors for fraudulent transactions, has 1.3 million users and was bought by the lending company Prosper earlier this year.
But these sites and apps depend on data from all of each user’s financial institutions, data that is extremely sensitive and extremely valuable for marketing financial products…
Who knew keeping tabs on your monthly coffee budget could be so contentious?
Personal finance websites and apps that can provide a way for users to monitor their finances across all of their banks and credit cards have become popular because they give users an almost real-time view of their financial lives in a way that was impossible a few years ago. Mint, a personal finance service is owned by Intuit, has 2.5 million daily users. BillGuard, which monitors for fraudulent transactions, has 1.3 million users and was bought by the lending company Prosper earlier this year.
But these sites and apps depend on data from all of each user’s financial institutions, data that is extremely sensitive and extremely valuable for marketing financial products…
McDonald’s nixes REIT idea, hikes quarterly dividend
– theglobeandmail.com
Potential upside of REIT was not compelling, CEO says
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Tuesday
– canadianbusiness.com
The stock market broke a four-day slump with modest gains on Tuesday. Leaders included retailers, media companies and homebuilders.
For Tuesday:
The Dow Jones industrial average added 27.73 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 17,758.21.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up 3.14 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,081.72.
The Nasdaq composite index lost 12.06 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 5,083.24.
For the week:
The Dow has lost 152.12 points, or 0.9 per cent.
The S&P 500 has fallen 17.48 points, or 0.8 per cent.
The Nasdaq has shed 63.88 points, or 1.2 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 64.86 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The S&P is up 22.82 points, or 1.1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 347.19 points, or 7.3 per cent.
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For Tuesday:
The Dow Jones industrial average added 27.73 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 17,758.21.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up 3.14 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,081.72.
The Nasdaq composite index lost 12.06 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 5,083.24.
For the week:
The Dow has lost 152.12 points, or 0.9 per cent.
The S&P 500 has fallen 17.48 points, or 0.8 per cent.
The Nasdaq has shed 63.88 points, or 1.2 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 64.86 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The S&P is up 22.82 points, or 1.1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 347.19 points, or 7.3 per cent.
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