Shoppers Drug, Jean Coutu become defensive
Dundee Securities has upgraded drug retailing, pointing to low historical valuation and higher industry margins. Owing to improved qu...

HST may not be right for every province but makes sense for Ontario: McGuinty
WINNIPEG - Moving to a harmonized sales tax may not be right for every province, but Premier Dalton McGuinty says it still makes sense ...

Recruiters say more older men hired could mean firms hiring executives again
TORONTO - Employers may be hiring senior executives who lost their jobs during the recession, according to recruiters puzzling over a t...

Growing transportation demand suggests global freight recession over: analysts
MONTREAL - Growing demand for cargo transportation suggests the global freight recession may have ended, but industry observers remain ...

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets
TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:Toronto Stock Exch...

Financial market highlights: TSX closed up 34.12 points; Dow up 12.85 points
TORONTO - Highlights at the close of Friday's world financial market trading.Stocks:S&P/TSX Composite Index - 12,013.82, up...

TSX, TSXV Venture market, Nasdaq Canada, Nasdaq volumes on Friday
TORONTO - Friday's trading volume for the major stock markets at 5 p.m. ET:TSX: 401,722,717TSXV: 296,613,883Nasdaq Canada:...

TSX Venture Exchange up 7.35 points to close at 1,568.29 on Friday
TORONTO - The TSX Venture Exchange closed up 7.35 points at 1,568.29 on Friday. The volume at 4:30 p.m. was 296.61 million shares.Among...

Dividend increases on the rise
The number of TSX-listed firms raising dividends is no where near the level prior to the market collapse in 2008. But it is improving, ...