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What to expect for GICs in 2024 + MORE Nov 20th
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Making sense of the markets this week: December 4, 2022 + MORE Dec 3rd
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In July, B.C. was Canada's bright spot for jobs – Globalnews.ca
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Globalnews.caIn July, B.C. was Canada's bright spot for jobsGlobalnews.caUnemployment in B.C. has been falling consistently since December of last year, with job growth driven in part by construction and real estate, StatCan's numbers show. Story continues below. Related. real estate signs Calgary Calgary housing market …PEI unemployment rate drops to 9.6 per centThe Guardian CharlottetownCanadian dollar tumbles as domestic data disappoints, US jobs jumpReuters CanadaCanada's steep job losses another blow to struggling economyThe Globe and MailBCBusiness -Vancouver Sunall 81 news articles »
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 (14,648.77, up 119.99 points):
Telesta Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:TST). Health care. Up 1.5 cents, or 30 per cent, to 6.5 cents on 9.8-million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down one cent, or 0.50 per cent, to $1.98 on seven-million shares. Bombardier reported a US$490 million net loss Friday and said one of its coveted CSeries orders was scaled back after a quarter that saw the aerospace giant deliver the first passenger jets. The company said it agreed to revise a 2013 order by Ilyushin Finance Co. for 32 CSeries 300 planes in response to the Russian firm’s market needs. Under the changes, the Moscow leasing company would now buy 20 CS300 and one Q400 aircraft. Revenue from all sources, reported in U.S. dollars, fell during the second quarter to $4.31 billion from $4.62 billion.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financial Services. Up 26 cents, or 1…
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,648.77, up 119.99 points):
Telesta Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:TST). Health care. Up 1.5 cents, or 30 per cent, to 6.5 cents on 9.8-million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down one cent, or 0.50 per cent, to $1.98 on seven-million shares. Bombardier reported a US$490 million net loss Friday and said one of its coveted CSeries orders was scaled back after a quarter that saw the aerospace giant deliver the first passenger jets. The company said it agreed to revise a 2013 order by Ilyushin Finance Co. for 32 CSeries 300 planes in response to the Russian firm’s market needs. Under the changes, the Moscow leasing company would now buy 20 CS300 and one Q400 aircraft. Revenue from all sources, reported in U.S. dollars, fell during the second quarter to $4.31 billion from $4.62 billion.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financial Services. Up 26 cents, or 1…
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Friday
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – U.S. stocks jumped Friday and reached record highs after a strong jobs report for the month of July gave investors more confidence that the economy is still growing. Financial and technology stocks soared and investors sold the safe assets they have favoured for most of this year.
On Friday:
The Dow Jones industrial average leaped 191.48 points, or 1 per cent, to 18,543.53.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index surged 18.62 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 2,182.87.
The Nasdaq composite gained 54.87 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 5,221.12.
For the week:
The Dow rose 111.29 points, or 0.6 per cent.
The S&P 500 added 9.27 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The Nasdaq climbed 58.99 points, or 1.1 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 1,118.50 points, or 6.4 per cent.
The S&P 500 is up 138.93 points, or 6.8 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 213.71 points, or 4.3 per cent.
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On Friday:
The Dow Jones industrial average leaped 191.48 points, or 1 per cent, to 18,543.53.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index surged 18.62 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 2,182.87.
The Nasdaq composite gained 54.87 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 5,221.12.
For the week:
The Dow rose 111.29 points, or 0.6 per cent.
The S&P 500 added 9.27 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The Nasdaq climbed 58.99 points, or 1.1 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 1,118.50 points, or 6.4 per cent.
The S&P 500 is up 138.93 points, or 6.8 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 213.71 points, or 4.3 per cent.
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GMP’s takeover of FirstEnergy a much-needed shakeup in
Calgary's energy scene
– theglobeandmail.com
The $99-million transaction certainly upsets what had become an established pecking order among investment banks that serve the oil patch
Bristol-Myers stock plummets as lung-cancer drug fails trial
– theglobeandmail.com
Investors had ‘high expectations’ for drug targeted at lengthening progression-free survival of patients
