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The pound, euro, Canadian dollar, yen and kiwi were all down; Investors Review
July 11th, 2017
Stocks in Asia edged higher as investors awaited a potential new catalyst for further moves — the U.S. earnings season. Japanese and South Korean markets rose with volumes nearly a third below average, while Australia’s benchmark gave up earlier ...
Oil Rises as Canadian Fires Spread, Saudi Oil Minister Replaced
May 9th, 2016
Canada wildfires cut oil-sands production by about 40%: IHS Ali al-Naimi succeeded by Al-Falih, head of state oil company Crude rose as expanding wildfires in Canada knocked out about 1 million barrels a day of output, and after Saudi Arabia ...
Oil jumps on Canadian wildfire, Libyan fighting
May 5th, 2016
Oil prices jumped on Thursday as a huge wildfire in Canada disrupted oil sands production, while escalating fighting in Libya threatened the North African nation’s output. International benchmark Brent crude futures were trading at $45.36 per barrel at 2.54 ...
Twitter warns of government ‘hacking’
December 14th, 2015
Twitter has sent warnings to a number of users that their accounts may have been hacked by “state-sponsored actors”. It is the first time that the social media company has issued such a warning. Twitter emailed users to say ...
Chinese, Canadian central banks agree to 200 bln yuan currency swap
November 10th, 2014
The central banks of China and Canada have agreed to a currency swap worth 200 billion yuan ($32.67 billion) or C$30 billion, according to a Canadian government statement issued at a meeting of Asia Pacific nations on Saturday. The swap will ...
Canadian company lays out defense case for its jailed CEO
October 6th, 2014
Defense lawyers for a Canadian executive sentenced to 15 years prison in Cuba on bribery and other charges released a raft of documents on Sunday seeking to bolster their case that Cy Tokmakjian was denied a fair trial. The ...
Canadian corporate tax attracts U.S. companies
August 26th, 2014
Canada has become the latest frontier for U.S. companies fleeing the high cost of business, spurred by low corporate taxes and a policy that keeps international earnings out of the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. It’s “not fair” ...
5 Tips to Buying Bitcoin in Canada
June 4th, 2018
With over a million dollars’ worth of volume bought and sold every day, Bitcoin remains one of the hottest digital assets traded by millions of speculators from all over the world. Backed by the power of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies ...
CETA: EU and Canada agree on new approach on investment in trade agreement
March 1st, 2016
This agreement is a clear break from the current ISDS system and shows the commitment to work together to establish a multilateral investment tribunal. The European Commission and the Canadian Government have agreed to include a new approach on ...
Computer-Driven, Automatic Trading Strategies Score Big
February 6th, 2015
So-Called Quant Traders Take Advantage of Volatility ‘These are the best conditions we’ve seen since 2008,’ says Roy Niederhoffer Recent market volatility caught many investors flat-footed. Among the few winners were traders who let a computer be their guide. ...
