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May 6, 2009
Hello Stockhouse members, I'm currently working on an article that will be looking at some useful tools for the modern investor and am looking for your opinions on what you think are the most useful tools and resources to help you in today's market (ie: streaming quotes, real-time quotes), etc...What do you use and find invaluable on a daily basis?Please feel free to leave your comment below or...
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April 2, 2009
The G20 summit in London concluded on Thursday with leaders agreeing to triple resources available to the IMF from $250 billion to $750 billion.Among other measures announced to combat the global financial crisis, the G20 also said in a statement that it will support a new special drawing rights allocation of $250 billion, to support at least $100 billion of additional lending by the...
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April 1, 2009
The price of crude oil for May delivery tumbled $1.27 to $48.47 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, as the U.S. weekly petroleum status report showed that inventories of crude oil and gasoline climbed last week. For the week ending March 27, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic...
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February 24, 2009
Hello, Well, its almost that time of year again - PDAC 2009, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention, trade show and investors exchange will be held in Toronto from March 1-4.I'm sure many of you are making plans to attend this year's convention - if anyone is attending and would like to write an article on what you see/hear from the various speakers, etc. or any topic...
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January 28, 2009
Yesterday's Federal budget contained billions allocated towards infrastructure - but what about environmental infrastructure spending?According to budget documents, almost $12 billion was earmarked to build "a more modern and greener infrastructure," including $1 billion over five years for a green infrastructure fund. In other environmental allocations, the CBC reports that a new Clean Energy...
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January 12, 2009
News coming out of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this weekend had a consistently green theme, as several automakers reportedly re-itereated their intent to launch electric or next generation hybrid vehicles to the mainstream market over the next few years.Reuters reports that companies such Toyota and Honda as well as North American firms General Motors and Ford, are...
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January 6, 2009
The price of gold headed upward Tuesday, trading at $858 as of 1pm EST. This, a day after gold for February delivery closed down $21.70, or 2.5%, at $857.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to MarketWatch. The dollar index climbed 1% Monday. Unsurprisingly, posters on the Stockhouse Bullboards have been providing their opinions on gold’s recent...
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December 5, 2008
Some shocking employment statistics today on both sides of the border: 71,000 jobs lost in Canada in November, while the U.S. shed a shocking 533,000 jobs last month, reportedly the largest monthly drop in 34 years.Most of these losses were in the manufacturing sector in Canada, a sector that also saw a number of losses south of the border.How did the markets react? Well, by 11am EST, markets...