ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million – the highest Powerball jackpot… Read More »
TORONTO – North American markets will focus this week on the release of the latest minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve for any clues on when the world’s largest economy will taper off its… Read More »
The price of oil rose to near US$96 a barrel on Friday ahead of the release of Conference Board’s index of leading indicators for the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil… Read More »
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (12,507.60 up 33.95 points): Surge Energy Inc. (TSX:SGY). Oil and gas…. Read More »
TORONTO – The Toronto Stock Exchange climbed higher and the Canadian dollar fell Friday as Statistics Canada reported that consumer prices rose last month at the slowest rate in more than three years. The… Read More »
OTTAWA – Canadian consumer prices rose at the slowest rate since October 2009 last month, as the annual inflation rate dipped six-tenths of a point to 0.4 per cent. Statistics Canada says there was… Read More »
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar was ended lower Thursday amid a round of disappointing U.S. economic reports and a commentary on monetary policy from the Bank of Canada. The loonie fell 0.19 of a… Read More »
TORONTO – The Toronto Stock Exchange closed higher despite a pullback on Wall Street amid a round of disappointing reports that suggest the U.S. economy is not recovering as much as some would like… Read More »
TORONTO – North American markets crept higher Thursday despite a round of disappointing reports that suggest the U.S. economy is not recovering as much as some would like to believe. The S&P/TSX composite index… Read More »
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar was ahead Thursday amid a round of disappointing U.S. economic reports and a commentary on monetary policy from the Bank of Canada. The loonie gained 0.18 of a cent… Read More »