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A.M. numbers: September 09, 2009

The Toronto stock market could benefit from energy stocks at the open on Wednesday as a weaker American currency continued to send oil prices higher. U.S. stocks headed toward a flat opening as the Dow Jones industrials inched up two points to 9,498, the Nasdaq futures declined 2.5 points to 1,652.8 while the S&P 500 […]

By Staff |September 9, 2009

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A.M. market numbers: September 08, 2009

The Toronto stock market headed for a positive open as economic optimism helped send oil prices higher while gold moved over US$1,000 an ounce. U.S. futures also pointed to a higher open as the Dow Jones industrial futures advanced 89 points to 9,506, the Nasdaq futures gained 15.75 points to 1,651.5 and the S&P 500 […]

By Staff |September 8, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: September 8, 2009

The Toronto stock market closed at its highest level of the year as a weak U.S. dollar sent oil and metal prices higher. There was also optimism over a weekend pledge by the world’s 20 biggest economies to support the global recovery with stimulus efforts. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 87.83 points at 11,105.3, […]

By Staff |September 8, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: September 4, 2009

The Toronto stock market closed higher thanks to gains in energy and financial stocks as investors reacted to better than expected August job reports. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 95.98 points to 11,017.47 as the Canadian economy added 27,100 jobs in August. The showing was much better than the loss of 22,000 jobs that […]

By Staff |September 4, 2009

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A hands-on approach to landing in retirement

I do a lot of flying across Canada. Because of that, I am conscious of the fact that most of the time, the plane almost lands itself (and, if you happen to be in the right plane at the right airport, it completely lands itself). But sometimes, the pilot is required to take over and […]

By Peter Drake |September 3, 2009

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A.M. market numbers: September 03, 2009

The Toronto stock market could get early support from energy stocks as oil prices headed higher Thursday following big slides earlier in the week. U.S. futures pointed to a higher opening ahead of employment data coming out later in the morning. The Dow Jones industrial futures climbed 63 points to 9,340, the Nasdaq futures rose […]

By Staff |September 3, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: September 3, 2009

Financial and mining stocks helped send the Toronto stock market sharply higher Thursday. The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 220.17 points to 10,921.49. The gold sector was a big contributor, up almost five per cent, as gold surged $19.20 to a six-month high of US$997.70 on worries about inflation spiking as a result of massive government […]

By Staff |September 3, 2009

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A.M. market numbers: September 02, 2009

The Toronto market is likely headed for a lower opening on top of two days of sharp losses sparked by worries about the financial industry and prospects for a strong recovery that will justify the sharp runup in stocks for most of this year. U.S. futures also pointed to a lower open following a worse […]

By Staff |September 2, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: September 2, 2009

The Toronto stock market closed positive after two days of triple digit slides thanks in large part to surging gold stocks. But sentiment was generally weak in the wake of disappointing jobs and factory orders data from the U.S. The S&P/TSX composite index added 11.54 points to 10,701.32 as the gold sector jumped 10%. The […]

By Staff |September 2, 2009

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Investors need both a belt and suspenders

There’s not much new in the world of asset allocation despite the drubbing portfolios sustained last year. Many of the best and the brightest minds, and the most researched and supported techniques, failed to save Humpty Dumpty from shattering on impact. To be sure, diversification never seems to work when fear and flight take control […]

By Mark Yamada |September 1, 2009

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