North American markets rebound
Bargain hunting drives stocks to regain some of Monday’s losses
- By: Megan Harman
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 16:18
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Election issues: Major national parties in favour of single regulator
Only the NDP believes that Canada should stick with the current passport model
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 15:41
Bailout rejection may lead to systemic damage in world financial systems
Americans unlikely to support bailout until financial pain felt on Main Street; but it may be too late by then
- By: IE Staff
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 09:55
Canadian businesses to emerge in better shape after financial crisis
But panel of financial services industry experts says things could get ugly in the short term
- By: Megan Harman
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 09:54
U.S. sees massive home sales declines in July
But Canada experienced a higher than expected gain in the GDP in the same month
- By: James Langton
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 09:23
Opening bell: Markets set to rebound
Investors are expected to go bargain hunting as hopes of a renewed bailout plan begin to emerge
- By: IE Staff
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 08:18
Lower housing and vehicle sales cycles to remain lower for longer
Scotia Economics report suggests that reduced leverage will limit the downturn in Canada
- By: IE Staff
- September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008
- 07:53
Include China, India in G8: former PM
Paul Martin stresses that the G8 should reflect the current and future makeup of the global economy if another financial crisis is to be averted
- By: Megan Harman
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 17:49
North American markets pummelled
Congress's rejection of U.S. bailout plan leads to staggering losses
- By: Megan Harman
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 16:29
U.S. bailout plan fails to pass. What now?
Analysts and insiders expect central banks to inject liquidity and cut rates in an effort to prevent credit from drying up
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 16:14
Ontario needs new economic plan: TD Economics
The drivers of Ontario’s past success are long gone; it’s now time for the province to set its sights on a new type of prosperity
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 16:13
Bailout to limit systemic turmoil: CreditSights
But the proposed bill is more limited than the one originally drafted as it provides more oversight and limits on executive compensation
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 09:23
U.S. bailout deal reached
Legislation is expected to restore flow of credit to households and businesses
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 08:35
Opening bell: Bailout bounce appears unlikely
Selloff continues as banking problems persist
- By: IE Staff
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 08:13
CDSX reports record trading volume
Sees more than 1 million exchange trades for four days in a row
- By: James Langton
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 15:47
U.S. bailout to unclog congested market: RBC’s Nixon
Current market more difficult than “even the most bearish” predictions
- By: Megan Harman
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 14:19
Canadian housing market on the way down: Scotia Capital
But with a fundamentally stronger mortgage regime, the downturn will not be as severe as that of the U.S.
- By: Megan Harman
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 10:23
Nasdaq OMX Europe launches
New market cap-weighted index designed to track the companies traded on the Nasdaq OMX Europe marketplace also launched
- By: James Langton
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 09:22
Central banks to provide U.S. dollar liquidity with one-week maturity
The operations are intended to address funding pressures over quarter end
- By: James Langton
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 09:16
Green Party candidate aims to challenge formidable opponent
Candidate profile: Adrian Visentin
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- September 26, 2008 September 26, 2008
- 16:35
TSX nosedives to end the week
But U.S. markets fared much better as negotiations for the U.S. bailout plan continue
- By: Megan Harman
- September 26, 2008 September 26, 2008
- 16:13
Focus is on U.S. completing bailout plan this weekend
There would be downside for equities, cyclical commodities, commodity-linked currencies and financial sector bonds if no deal is reached
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2008 September 26, 2008
- 16:06
Opening bell: Stocks set to dive
Uncertainty regarding U.S. bailout plan still weighing on investors
- By: IE Staff
- September 26, 2008 September 26, 2008
- 08:21
TSX inches upward on rising oil prices
U.S. markets surge on news that an agreement for the US$700-billion bailout has been reached
- By: Megan Harman
- September 25, 2008 September 25, 2008
- 16:10
Analysts say bailout plan looks like a game changer
However, there are still concerns of how successful it will be — and what it will cost in the long run
- By: James Langton
- September 25, 2008 September 25, 2008
- 15:49