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| TSEC | 7,326.72 | -40.72 (-0.55%) |
| FTSE 100 | 5,777.34 | +119.48 (2.11%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,524.95 | +83.14 (3.40%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,509.88 | +104.09 (3.06%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,312.90 | +34.10 (0.80%) |
| BSE Sensex | 17,346.27 | +32.93 (0.19%) |
Canadians' sky-high debt increases recession risk, warns report
CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - There is more than a 20 per cent risk of Canada falling into a second recession - and though much of that risk comes from outside our borders, Canadians' sky high debt loads could push the economy over the edge, ...
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Top stories
By Edward Krudy NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 rose to its highest level in more than four years and European blue chip stocks jumped on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced an aggressive bond-buying program to stop the spread of the ...
A new survey suggests fewer Canadians are living from paycheque to paycheque, and more are putting money aside for a rainy day or retirement.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index extended gains on Thursday, pushing higher as Europe's bond-buying plan buoyed oil companies and other resource stocks along with their underlying commodity prices.
TORONTO -- WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) says its flights in August took off with the lowest percentage of empty seats in the airline's history.
CALGARY - Shares in Encana Corp. were up nearly two per cent in Toronto Thursday morning despite an analyst's warning that a US collusion investigation poses the threat of �meaningful penalties.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| SCL.A | ShawCor Ltd. | 19.75% | 2.95B |
| CGX | Cineplex Inc | -2.80% | 1.74B |
| PTQ | Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. | 57.14% | 122.03M |
| AGF.B | AGF Management Limited | 8.10% | 1.21B |
| STN | Stantec Inc. | 3.25% | 1.51B |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.01% | +0.0004 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 0.980% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 1.30% | -0.2000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.23% | +0.0100 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.24% | 0.00 |