Opening bell: Russian firm makes competing bid for LionOre
U.S. productivity up 1.7% in first quarter
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2007 May 3, 2007
- 07:30
Latest news in Research and Markets
TSX rebounds on strong corporate and economic news
Energy index gains despite another big drop in the price of oil
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- May 2, 2007 May 2, 2007
- 16:26
Canadian rates to go up later this year, RBC predicts
RBC expects the Bank of Canada to raise the overnight rate by 25 basis points in December
- By: James Langton
- May 2, 2007 May 2, 2007
- 11:04
Flaherty appoints new directors to CPPIB
The three new directors have decades of experience and are based throughout the country
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2007 May 2, 2007
- 10:58
Booming M&A market, strong resource prices to drive TSX to 15,000
CIBC World Markets report expects TSX to return 18.5% in 2007
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2007 May 2, 2007
- 09:03
Not all boomers in a hurry to pay off mortgage, says RBC Survey
More than a third of those aged 55 and over still have a mortgage on their homes
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2007 May 2, 2007
- 08:46
Opening bell: Merger speculation may fuel stocks
Profits rise at BCE, Torstar
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2007 May 2, 2007
- 07:35
Canadian asset backed securities market growth to continue, says DBRS
Ratings agency predicts healthy level of new issuance and new participants
- By: James Langton
- May 1, 2007 May 1, 2007
- 15:45
TSX finishes flat on financials decline
U.S. markets close strongly as Dow reaches record high
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- May 1, 2007 May 1, 2007
- 15:40
Opening bell: Stocks may rebound
Stelco reports narrower loss
- By: IE Staff
- May 1, 2007 May 1, 2007
- 07:30
Inflation worries take down TSX
But Canadian dollar closes at the highest level in eight months on strong GDP news
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007
- 16:13
Deutsche Boerse subsidiary to acquire the International Securities Exchange
Purchase of the world’s largest equity options exchange would create the biggest transatlantic derivatives exchange
- By: James Langton
- April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007
- 15:05
Pure Trading readies for final test prior to launch
Dealers representing over 95% of Canadian equity trading volume have signed up to participate in this weekend’s tests
- By: IE Staff
- April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007
- 13:45
Market share losses accelerate for Canadian auto parts suppliers
Focus remains on traditional North American customers, not expanding globally, says Scotiabank economist
- By: IE Staff
- April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007
- 09:05
Opening bell: GDP up 0.4% in February
Oil prices dip
- By: IE Staff
- April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007
- 07:35
The week ahead: GDP report on deck
On Monday, Statistics Canada reports on the gross domestic product in February. Economists expect a 0.2-per-cent increase.On Tuesday, StatsCan reports on industrial product and raw…
- By: IE Staff
- April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007
- 07:30
TSX moves up to finish week
BMO falls almost 2% following news it has lost as much as $450 million on natural gas trading
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 27, 2007 April 27, 2007
- 16:14
OMX Group to purchase Armenia’s stock exchange, central depository
Swedish group plans to use purchase as a benchmark to enter other emerging capital markets
- By: James Langton
- April 27, 2007 April 27, 2007
- 12:26
Commodity trading loss to trim Q2 earnings, BMO says
U.S. GDP growth slows in first quarter
- By: IE Staff
- April 27, 2007 April 27, 2007
- 07:55
Canadian economy growing as expected
The Bank of Canada suggests that the Canadian economy was operating just above its production capacity in Q1
- By: IE Staff
- April 26, 2007 April 26, 2007
- 16:20
TSX falls on lower resource prices
But U.S. markets continue upward trend on strong corporate earnings news
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 26, 2007 April 26, 2007
- 16:12
British financial institutions taking on greater risk
Bank of England report says corporate lending has increased the vulnerability of the system as a whole
- By: James Langton
- April 26, 2007 April 26, 2007
- 11:19
ECB to launch consultation on pan-European securities settlement system
Comments for the development of a common platform for Eurosystem collateral management will also be welcomed
- By: James Langton
- April 26, 2007 April 26, 2007
- 11:14
Opening bell: Stocks poised to rise
North American stocks look likely to extend their gains Thursday, with Apple’s surprisingly strong profit and Ford Motor’s much smaller-than-forecast loss buoying sentiment.Apple reported an…
- By: IE Staff
- April 26, 2007 April 26, 2007
- 07:30
Resource stocks lift TSX
Earnings boost Dow above 13,000
- By: IE Staff
- April 25, 2007 April 25, 2007
- 15:45