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Posted 23 hours ago
Finally, some good news out of Mexico for New Gold Inc. The Vancouver-based miner has been fighting a rough battle with anti-mining activists over its Cerro San Pedro mine. But the company won a landm
Posted 1 day ago
Getting aggressively long crude oil at this point probably isn t a good idea. High prices are clearly in the long-term interest of OPEC, but the cartel would be wise to curtail any rapid rise so as
Posted 1 day ago
U.S. equity index futures are slightly higher this morning. S&P 500 futures are up 1 point in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved higher following release of economic data at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus
Posted 1 day ago
Encana Corp. s gutsy, and slightly out-of-character, move to double its production in five years caught the attention of the market. Encana is not adding any new natural gas plays to its portfolio
Posted 1 day ago
There s something of a fad among intellectuals for inventing imaginary countries. Niall Ferguson, the Harvard historian, likes to talk of Chimerica -- the combination of the U.S. and Chinese economi
Posted 1 day ago
Paladin Labs Inc. had its biggest day in weeks on Wednesday, jumping almost 6% to a new 52-week high of $21.58. Late Tuesday night, the company announced that it has acquired a 34.99% ownership inter
Posted 1 day ago
By Ian McGuganThe Big Mac index says the loonie is trading above fair value with the U.S. dollar, while the Chinese yuan is far below where it should be.The index is the brainchild of the Economist
Posted 1 day ago
Moody s Investors Service raised its ratings on both Ford Motor Co. and the company s finance arm by one notch on Wednesday. It is also reviewing the ratings for further possible upgrade.Ford Moto
Posted 1 day ago
In all the to-and-fro about how best to regulate the financial sector, one fact tends to get overlooked: regulators get paid less a lot less than the people they re supposed to oversee. Acco
Posted 1 day ago
Now that Agrium Inc. has pulled the plug on its contentious bid for CF Industries, what's next for the Canadian fertilizer giant?Richard Kelartas, analyst at Dundee Securities, has a few ideas includi