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TransCanada deal won’t solve natural gas issues

Western Canada’s natural gas producers won’t be as competitive as hoped.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |April 25, 2017

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Oil recovery fragile despite rising commodities index

Commodities benefit from a stronger economic outlook, but oil inventories remain high.

By Staff |April 12, 2017

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Oil leads positive outlook for commodities

Commodities are expected to broadly benefit from rising prices in 2017, reveals a Scotiabank report. The Scotiabank commodity price index gained 6.2% month-over-month in December as a large gain in oil and gas complemented monthly gains in all other sub-indices. Prices for North American benchmark WTI have been moderately upgraded to average $58 per barrel […]

By Staff |January 30, 2017

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Mining companies dig for innovation amid commodities downturn

Mining companies are stronger now than they were at the beginning of the year, says PwC Canada’s new mining report. With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian mining companies in 2017 are capital allocation, strategic deal making, and employing new technology and innovations for sustainability. Read: Not on top of ESG investing? Don’t […]

By Staff |December 8, 2016

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