Surging financial issues helped pull the Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index strongly higher on Monday.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 244.08 points, or 1.91%, at 13,019.72 with all of its 10 main sectors higher.A sweetened bid for U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. helped boost sentiment for the TSX […]
Deposit notes provide exposure to portfolio of 10 Dynamic Funds
Biovail to pay US$10 million penalty
First increase in seven months
Report intended to further sustainability initiatives of other insurance companies
Fund mergers, changes to investment objectives proposed
Loonie continues to slide
Campaign aimed at building awareness about climate change
It’s a quiet week for Canadian economic data and earnings releases, but the full U.S. docket will more than make up for it.On Tuesday, Statistics Canada releases retail sales figures for January. Economists expect a 1.4% rise from the previous month. Excluding automobiles, an increase of 0.5% is forecast.South of the borderOn Monday, the U.S. […]
New board to select chairman and CEO by May