On Wednesday, Statistics Canada reports on international securities transactions for September. Economists are forecasting a net outflow of $1.5 billion.Separately, StatsCan reports on the leading indicators for October. Economists forecast a drop of 0.2%.Also Wednesday, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney addresses the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in London, England.On Thursday, Statistics Canada reports […]
Proposals on the incidental selling of insurance don’t go far enough
Toronto stocks staged a broad retreat on Friday, led lower by weakness in energy and materials issues.The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 296.82 points, or 3.17%, at 9,055.96, after rising 4.8% on Thursday.The index was down 5.6% for the week.Eight of the 10 main TSX groups ended in the red, with consumer staples rose 0.08%, […]
Legacy Associates fined $15,000 for compliance violations
Centre seeks to improve the economic well-being of low-income Canadians.
New vehicle sales post first increase in three months
Import prices fall
Canwest posts $1 billion loss in Q4
U.S. indices up 6%
Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is warning consumers to avoid disclosing financial information over the phone after several consumers received calls from fraudsters pretending to be insurance industry representatives.“Consumers today really need to stay vigilant,” said Lindsay Olson, vp, B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan, in a release. “These con artists will do whatever they have to […]