The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 2.4%, or 22.61 points, before closing out the period at 973.58. Precious-metal futures rose, while energy and base-metal prices remained relatively static. Markets were bolstered by strong earnings…
VANCOUVER — Shares of Volta Resources (TSE: VTR) doubled on Oct. 28, after the tabling of a friendly, all-share bid from diversified producer B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) values the junior gold explorer at US$63 million.
A last-minute deal to prevent a U.S. default — along with the reopening of government offices — sent the S&P 500 into record territory, helped by a growing consensus that Washington would not taper quantitative easing until at…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 233 points to 13,136.09 for the holiday shortened period. But the gains paled in comparison to the momentum south of the border after a debt deal was reached. The performance gap between the S&P/TSX…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index bounced back during the shortened trading period, gaining 2.3%, or 21.60 points, en route to a 950.97-point weekly close. Markets were buoyed by a resolution in the U.S. debt negotiations, as well as…
At the launch of the Goodman Talks public lecture series at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. From left: Laurentian University president Dominic Giroux; Ivanhoe Mines chairman and inaugural speaker Robert Friedland; Dundee Corp. CEO…
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/13 (with changes from Sept. 30/13).
The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 176 points to 12,892.11, as investors hoped for a resolution to the budget impasse south of the border. The situation was doubly bad for commodities, as lower U.S. bond prices pushed yields higher,…
U.S. markets climbed late in the week with signs that lawmakers might strike a short-term deal to avoid a debt default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.09% to 15,237.11 and the S&P 500 advanced 0.75% to 1,703.20. Economists estimate…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 2.7%, or 26 points, before closing the trading week at 929.37 points. Metal and energy futures struggled as markets kept an eye on the U.S. debt impasse. Meanwhile, trade data out of China showed…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended the week in negative territory as the dispute over the U.S. federal budget and debt ceiling rattled investors. The index plunged 85.4 points to 12,758.65. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index dropped 6.8…
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government did not affect markets the way many prognosticators had predicted. The period saw Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a budget deal, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average was only down 177 points…
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