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Unemployment rate drops to nine-year low Sep 8th
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OTTAWA – Canada’s labour market posted its ninth-straight month of job gains in August to give the economy its longest monthly growth streak since before the financial crisis nine years ago.
Statistics Canada says last month’s increase of 22,200 jobs also hel.... More »
Air Canada stock falls 12% after it posts record earnings + MORE Feb 17th
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Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars and tariffs on key partners, including Canada, the U.S. asset management industry continues to view Canadian investors as an attractive market for actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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TSX weighed down by resource stocks, loonie remains above 82 cents US + MORE Sep 9th
TORONTO _ Canada’s main stock index is moderately lower this morning, weighed down by resource stocks.
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index declined 41.52 points to 14,983.01, after 90 minutes of trading.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 46.53 poi.... More »
Disney, Target, Wal-Mart and Costco are big market movers
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:
NYSE
Target Corp., up 28 cents to $73.44
The retailer said it had its biggest day of online sales on Thanksgiving on strong demand for Apple iPads and Nintendo Wii U gaming consoles.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., down 35 cents to $59.89
Shares of the world’s largest retailer slipped heading into the holiday shopping season. Some 25 million customers accessed its store maps and circulars online.
The Walt Disney Co., down $3.54 to $115.13
The entertainment company said subscribers for sports network ESPN dropped 3 per cent from the previous year to 92 million.
Barrick Gold Corp., down 27 cents to $7.11
Shares of the gold producer fell as the price of gold moved lower in light trading following the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
NextEra Energy Inc., up 49 cents to $99.37
The energy company said it is selling two of its natural gas power facilities in Texas for about $1…
NYSE
Target Corp., up 28 cents to $73.44
The retailer said it had its biggest day of online sales on Thanksgiving on strong demand for Apple iPads and Nintendo Wii U gaming consoles.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., down 35 cents to $59.89
Shares of the world’s largest retailer slipped heading into the holiday shopping season. Some 25 million customers accessed its store maps and circulars online.
The Walt Disney Co., down $3.54 to $115.13
The entertainment company said subscribers for sports network ESPN dropped 3 per cent from the previous year to 92 million.
Barrick Gold Corp., down 27 cents to $7.11
Shares of the gold producer fell as the price of gold moved lower in light trading following the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
NextEra Energy Inc., up 49 cents to $99.37
The energy company said it is selling two of its natural gas power facilities in Texas for about $1…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
– canadianbusiness.com
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,368.24, down 56.95 points):
Telesta Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:TST). Health-care. Up 11.5 cents, or 48.94 per cent, to 35 cents on 7.1 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down four cents, or 3.01 per cent, to $1.29 on 5.8 million shares.
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS). Oil and gas. Down 49 cents, or 5.56 per cent, to $8.33 on 3.7 million shares. A lawyer for Suncor Energy (down 14 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $36.28 on two million shares) said the Alberta Securities Commission should overturn an extended deadline for shareholders of Canadian Oil Sands to decide whether to accept its proposed takeover bid. David Tupper also warned that COS’s share price risks dropping significantly because Suncor will not extend its $4.5-billion offer, which is set to expire next Friday.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Down four cents, or 2.76 per cent, to $1.41 on 2…
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,368.24, down 56.95 points):
Telesta Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:TST). Health-care. Up 11.5 cents, or 48.94 per cent, to 35 cents on 7.1 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down four cents, or 3.01 per cent, to $1.29 on 5.8 million shares.
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS). Oil and gas. Down 49 cents, or 5.56 per cent, to $8.33 on 3.7 million shares. A lawyer for Suncor Energy (down 14 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $36.28 on two million shares) said the Alberta Securities Commission should overturn an extended deadline for shareholders of Canadian Oil Sands to decide whether to accept its proposed takeover bid. David Tupper also warned that COS’s share price risks dropping significantly because Suncor will not extend its $4.5-billion offer, which is set to expire next Friday.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Down four cents, or 2.76 per cent, to $1.41 on 2…
