Canada’s main stock index was in the red during the week of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention, with the country reporting lower gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter and a worsening trade…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground during the trading sessions, dropping 2.5%, or 17.94 points, before closing at 688.79 points. Metal futures were on the decline, while investors waited on a potential interest rate hike from…
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28/15 (with changes from Feb.15/15).
February was kind to U.S. stocks. Reuters reported that the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.6% in its best monthly performance since January 2013; the S&P 500 Index was up 5.5%, its best monthly performance since October 2011; and the…
Canada’s main stock index climbed as mining stocks rose on the back of higher commodity prices ahead of the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. The four-day event started on March 1 and should…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite gained on the back of rising metal futures, rising 1.7%, or 11.79 points, en route to a 706.73-point close. Statistics Canada reported that, on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index…
VANCOUVER — Streaming and royalty outfit Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) has been on a bit of a dealmaking tear to start the year. The company locked down 10 new royalty agreements in West Africa and Nevada, and on Feb. 18 it…
VANCOUVER — Much of the rhetoric in Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent marketing drive has involved getting back to its roots and rediscovering the “lean and nimble” business model that led to the…
Greece may have reached a deal in principle with euro finance ministers to extend its financial bailout by four months, but concern in the energy sector about the impact of low oil prices drove the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 0.6% to…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground during the shortened trading period, as it dropped 1.57 points before finishing at 694.94 points. Commodity futures were down across the board, with resource and industrial groups trending…
VANCOUVER — In early 2013, fledgling gold producer Inca One Gold (TSXV: IO; US-OTC: INCAF) shifted its business model away from exploration in a bid to benefit from a new mineral landscape in Peru. The decision was fuelled by President…
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/15 (with changes from Jan.31/15).
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