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Toronto stock market lower as trader sentiment turns negative on economy

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Administrator

[written by David Friend - The Canadian Press, courtesy of 680news.com] TORONTO – The Toronto stock market moved lower on Tuesday as investors backed away from the optimism that characterized trading earlier in the session. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped … Continue reading →

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Toronto stock market flat with commodity prices mixed, alongside housing data

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Administrator

[written by David Friend - The Canadian Press, courtesy of GlobalNews.ca] TORONTO – The Toronto stock market was relatively flat near midday Wednesday as traders weighed mixed commodity prices against new data on both the U.S. and Canadian housing markets. … Continue reading →

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TSX moves lower amid eurozone nervousness

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Administrator

[written by Malcolm Morrison - The Canadian Press, courtesy of OttawaCitizen.com] TORONTO — The Toronto stock market was slightly higher amid a dearth of market-moving news, low late-summer volumes and another round of nervousness about Europe’s debt crisis. The S&P/TSX … Continue reading →

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If Iceland adopts the loonie, Greenland could soon follow: economist

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Administrator

[written by Tristan Hopper, courtesy of nationalpost.com] To restart an icy economy and free its citizens from strict Soviet-style money controls, all Iceland needs is a single planeload of Canadian dollars, a pair of Iceland economists told a packed Bay … Continue reading →

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TSX in the red on lower commodity prices, signs of weaker Chinese demand

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Administrator

[written by Sunny Freeman, courtesy of canadianbusiness.com] TORONTO – The Toronto Stock Exchange was in the red at midday Tuesday as commodity prices fell amid weak data out of China that could indicate a decline in demand for resources. The … Continue reading →

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