Closing bell: Energy stocks, U.S. vehicle sales dampen the mood; Fed says inflation “contained”
S&P/TSX down 59; Dow up five points
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 15:40
Latest news in Research and Markets
Fed raises key rate to 3%
The U.S. Federal Reserve, caught between a sudden economic slowdown and heightened worries about inflation, decided to nudge a key interest rate up by another…
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 13:33
Canadian bond default rates unchanged in 2004: Moody’s
Default rate could be nearing a turning point, ratings agency warns
- By: James Langton
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 12:55
Midday report: Investors await Fed rate announcement
S&P/TSX up 40; Dow up two points
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 11:33
S&P launches dividends index
Dividend Aristocrats Index measures performance of S&P 500 companies
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 11:03
Canadian default rate unchanged in 2004: Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service says the default rate for speculative-grade rated Canadian issuers ended 2004 at 1.8%, unchanged from 2003. The default rate for all rated…
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 09:53
Opening bell: Decision on U.S. rates due today
Biovail cutting jobs
- By: IE Staff
- May 3, 2005 May 3, 2005
- 08:30
Amex president steps down
Chairman says priority is improving exchange’s technology,
- By: James Langton
- May 2, 2005 May 2, 2005
- 16:09
Closing bell: Oil, financial stocks keep markets in black
S&P/TSX up 61; Dow gains 59
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2005 May 2, 2005
- 15:27
Midday report: Toronto energy stocks defy oil slide
S&P/TSX up 36 points; Dow ahead by 34
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2005 May 2, 2005
- 11:24
Opening bell: Slide in oil prices bodes well for stocks
Nortel posts loss for 2004
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2005 May 2, 2005
- 08:10
Week ahead: Greenspan, Dodge in spotlight
Alan Greenspan and David Dodge will share the spotlight this week, but investors in Canada will probably be more pleased with what their respective central…
- By: James Walker
- May 2, 2005 May 2, 2005
- 07:30
Closing bell: Strong finish to week, month
S&P/TSX up 94; Dow adds 122 points
- By: IE Staff
- April 29, 2005 April 29, 2005
- 15:53
Foreign content change will make investments more attractive to institutions, individuals: report
No “big bang” effects, but benefits will be long-term, MFC Global says
- By: Grant McIntyre
- April 29, 2005 April 29, 2005
- 11:49
Midday report: Gold adds sparkle to Toronto; U.S. markets mixed
S&P/TSX up 54; Dow up 14
- By: IE Staff
- April 29, 2005 April 29, 2005
- 11:23
Dow at 10,000 mark for a while: BCA
BCA Research says that it expects the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fluctuate around the 10,000 mark for many years yet.The Montreal-based research firm says…
- By: IE Staff
- April 29, 2005 April 29, 2005
- 09:42
Opening bell: Microsoft earnings expected to lift markets
Canadian GDP rises in February
- April 29, 2005 April 29, 2005
- 08:10
CBOT plans IPO
Derivatives exchange hopes to complete deal to go public in second half of this year
- By: IE Staff
- April 28, 2005 April 28, 2005
- 15:36
Closing bell: Oil uptick fails to save Toronto; economic reading spooks U.S. markets
S&P/TSX down 48; Dow falls 128
- By: IE Staff
- April 28, 2005 April 28, 2005
- 15:22
ME “very well prepared” to compete with derivatives newcomers
But won’t rule out arrangement with TSX in the future
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 28, 2005 April 28, 2005
- 14:42
Midday report: Oil slide hits Toronto; GDP reading depresses U.S. markets
S&P/TSX down 46; Dow off 59
- By: IE Staff
- April 28, 2005 April 28, 2005
- 11:20
Interest rates on way up: HSBC
Expects will jump 50 pb over coming year as commodity prices rise
- By: IE Staff
- April 28, 2005 April 28, 2005
- 08:48
Opening bell: U.S. GDP growth slower than expected
Raw materials prices rise
- By: IE Staff
- April 28, 2005 April 28, 2005
- 08:10
U.S. stocks rally, but Canadian markets take a hit
S&P/TSX down 104; Dow up 48
- By: IE Staff
- April 27, 2005 April 27, 2005
- 15:33
Global speculative-grade default rate slips
Is below long-term average but still above record low
- By: IE Staff
- April 27, 2005 April 27, 2005
- 14:50