TSX Venture Exchange September 12-18
With gold’s recent price plunge levelling out at the US$580-per-oz. level, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued its decline over the Sept. 12-18 trading session to close down 26.91 points…
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U.S. Markets September 12-18
Resource-based stocks listed on U.S. markets enjoyed a modest recovery over the report period Sept. 12-18 following a recent sell-off driven in part by the perception that commodity and energy prices…
Desjardins’ top takeover targets
Desjardins Securities’ veteran mining analyst Michael Fowler and his associate Joanne van Ballegooie continue to see investment potential in gold and gold stocks, and have put together a list of the t…
Short position report
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Toronto Stock Exchange September 5-11
The clobbering of the precious metals sector was the big story of the Sept. 5-11 report period, and it was carried out against a backdrop of falling oil prices and a stronger U.S. dollar….
U.S. Markets September 5-11
Commodity prices took a tumble that translated into lower share prices for most resource companies listed on U.S. markets during the report period ended Sept. 11. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index s…
TSX Venture Exchange September 5-11
A US$50-per-oz. spot gold price correction sent the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index tumbling 5.7% over the Sept. 5-11 trading session, closing down 156.86 points at 2,604.43. Average daily trading…
Investment Commentary: Desjardins picks top takeover targets in gold sector
Desjardins Securities’ veteran mining analyst Michael Fowler and his associate Joanne van Ballegooie continue to se…
Toronto Stock Exchange Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Merger news in the gold sector and strong earnings from two of the big banks helped the TSX Composite Index fight through a mid-week slump over the holiday-shortened Aug.29-Sept. 1 period. The index w…
TSX Venture Exchange Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Solid metal prices coupled with further mining mergers continued to buoy the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index, which gained 68.41 points to close up 2.5% at 2,761.29 over the Aug. 29-Sept. 1 sessio…
U.S. Markets Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Lower oil prices and a hurricane season that wasn’t as bad as feared kept trading activity on U.S. markets bubbling over the trading period Aug. 29-Sept. 1. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 10…
Short Position Report (September 07, 2006)
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