TSX climbs amid surge in energy sector
All three major indices on Wall Street hits record highs on Wednesday
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 19, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 15:30
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Retirement security in Canada lags Western Europe
Income inequality helped push Canada down to the 11th spot in Natixis' annual ranking of developed nations
- By: Leah Golob
- July 19, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 12:50
U.S. companies hoarding on to more cash
The rise in overall cash holdings to US$1.84 trillion in 2016 comes despite an overall decline in revenue and cash flow from operations
- By: James Langton
- July 19, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 12:25
LSE’s Borsa Italia working on blockchain data system with IBM
The new system will be a shared, digital registry to record all shareholder transactions that will open new opportunities for trading and investing
- By: James Langton
- July 19, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 10:20
Suite of housing measures cooling market largely as expected: Morneau
New data show that steps taken at federal, provincial and municipal levels have begun to temper the country’s real estate sector
- By: Andy Blatchford
- July 19, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 08:55
TSX slips lower as gold and oil stocks cushion decline
The price of gold rallied while crude and the Canadian dollar also went up
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 18, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 15:45
Feds propose closing tax loopholes for wealthy Canadians
Finance Canada releases paper that addresses the use of tax planning with private corporations
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- July 18, 2017 July 17, 2018
- 13:20
Advisors could help millennials with savings advice, BMO survey finds
This generation is concerned with debt repayment as opposed to saving for retirement, even though they have concerns about affording retirement
- By: Leah Golob
- July 18, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 12:00
Venture exchanges could do more to attract smaller issuers
Containing the costs and improving firms’ ability to understand and meet the listings requirements could make the process more accessible, report finds
- By: James Langton
- July 18, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 10:20
TSX ends flat to start the week
The loonie saw a small gain as commodities were mixed
- By: Linda Nguyen
- July 17, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 15:45
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world this week
Premiers' meeting; StatsCan inflation data; corporate earnings; and more
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 17, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 05:20
TSX, Wall Street advance
The news that U.S. inflation remained unchanged in June led to new highs in New York
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 14, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 15:40
U.S. firm to manage global silver benchmark
ICE Benchmark, to take over from CME and Thomson Reuters this autumn
- By: James Langton
- July 14, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 11:40
Mining stocks weigh down TSX
The Canadian dollar kept on climbing following the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike
- By: David Hodges
- July 13, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 16:00
Large deals drive big rise in venture capital activity in Q2
Even though the volume of transactions worldwide declined, there were nine deals valued at more than $500 million
- By: James Langton
- July 13, 2017 December 14, 2017
- 13:45
Bank of Canada rate hike can quickly influence consumer behaviour
Canada’s Big Five banks all announced they were increasing their prime lending rates by 25 basis points effective on Thursday
- By: Alexandra Posadzki
- July 12, 2017 July 12, 2017
- 16:20
Loonie soars as TSX dips slightly
In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average hit a new record high while the Nasdaq rose by more than 1%
- By: Linda Nguyen
- July 12, 2017 July 12, 2017
- 15:35
NYSE seeks shell companies
New rules make it easier for emerging companies to list on the exchange
- By: James Langton
- July 12, 2017 July 12, 2017
- 14:55
Women on top in crowdfunding
Female-led campaigns are 32% more successful than those raised by men, study says
- By: James Langton
- July 12, 2017 July 12, 2017
- 10:20
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 0.75%
This is the central bank’s first interest rate increase since 2010
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- July 12, 2017 July 12, 2017
- 09:20
Exchange industry growing, evolving: Report
Global exchange revenue hit a record US$28.3 billion in 2016
- By: James Langton
- July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017
- 16:30
BoC expected to raise key interest rate for first time in almost seven years
Speculation about an interest rate hike comes amid a flurry of strong economic news this year
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017
- 16:20
TSX edges higher
The loonie pulls back ahead of BoC interest rate decision
- By: Linda Nguyen
- July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017
- 15:55