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- The S&P 500 Gets an Upgrade
- Market Blog submits: By David Parkinson Bank of America-Merrill Lynch BAC figures it’s time to raise its target for the S&P 500. The way chief U.S. equity strategist David Bianco sees it, the market has earned it. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-11-23
- Everybody Loves Google
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman Investors like the look of those Google Inc. GOOG earnings, released after markets closed on Thursday. The shares rose Friday morning, putting them at a fresh 52-week high, and representing a gain of 123% from their low in November....
- External links 2009-10-16
- Canadian National Railway: All Aboard
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman Canadian National Railway Co. CNI missed expectations when it reported its third quarter results on Tuesday – after extraordinary items are taken into account – and the stock was reflecting this disappointment on Wednesday. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-10-21
- Potash Estimates Trimmed Amid Falling Demand
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman A couple of analysts have turned down their enthusiasm for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. POT, with the fertilizer producer’s profits down sharply and potash pricing looking anything but clear. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-10-23
- Agrium: Fertilizer Sales Withering Along with Recession
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman In good times and bad, hobbyists and professional gardeners alike should feel the need to give their plots of land a little boost with some well-applied fertilizer. After all, what better way is there to lessen the impact of...
- External links 2009-10-27
- TransAlta: Does High Yield Signal Slow Growth?
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman With a dividend yield of 5.6%, TransAlta Corp. TAC is one of those attractive-repellent stocks. Yes, the yield is high, making it tempting for investors who like regular dividend payments. But is the yield so high that the market...
- External links 2009-10-29
- Canada Next to Raise Rates?
- Market Blog submits: By David Parkinson It doesn't seem to matter how loudly Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney yells. He keeps getting drowned out by the Reserve Bank of Australia. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-11-03
- European Central Bank: Time to Phase Out Liquidity Programs
- Market Blog submits: By David Parkinson The U.S. Federal Reserve Board is having a bit of trouble finding the exit. Not so the European Union’s central bank. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-11-05
- Wal-Mart: Squeezing Out a Profit Despite Soft Sales
- Market Blog submits: By Simon Avery Economists tell us that a full-fledged economic recovery needs to be driven by consumers. So how are individual shoppers really thinking today? One way to read that sentiment is to parse results of the world’s largest retailer. On...
- External links 2009-11-12
- Intel: Dividend Boost Points to Renewed Confidence
- Market Blog submits: By Allan Robinson A dividend boost at semiconductor maker Intel Corp. INTC reflects confidence in the business outlook, said Paul Ortellini, its chief executive officer. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-11-16
- Goldman Moves to Help Small Business
- Market Blog submits: By Simon Avery Last week the Globe’s financial services reporter Steve Ladurantaye brought us a story of outreach at Goldman Sachs GS. Specifically, the frenzy that developed around rumours that the richest investment firm in Wall Street history wasn’t going to step...
- External links 2009-11-17
- Potash Gets a Soros-Led Boost
- Market Blog submits: By Simon Avery Shares of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan POT hit a five-month high and led the Toronto Stock Exchange to higher ground Tuesday, after the hedge fund of billionaire investor George Soros increased its stake in the company by nearly 50%....
- External links 2009-11-17
- The Whisper-Driven Market
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman When Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS reported third-quarter earnings of U.S.$5.25 a share on Thursday morning, it was difficult to figure out exactly whether this was good news or bad news. by Market Blog
- External links 2009-10-15
- Dow 10,000: Is the Market Getting Ahead of Itself?
- Market Blog submits: By David Berman The Dow did it, sort of. After much anticipation, the Dow Jones industrial average rose above 10,000 on Wednesday afternoon, for the first time in a year. That marks quite an accomplishment after touching a multi-year low...
- External links 2009-10-14
- Homebuilding Stocks Looking Up
- Market Blog submits: U.S. homebuilding stocks are certainly benefiting from back-to-back upbeat reports on the housing market this week. On Wednesday afternoon, the four-member S&P 500 homebuilding index was up 3.7 per cent after rising 3.2 per cent on Tuesday. DR Horton Inc....
- External links 2009-08-27
- U.S vs. Canada: Banking Edition
- Market Blog submits: Much has been made about the differences between Canadian banks and their U.S. counterparts during the financial crisis (here's a recent study) – with observers generally heaping praise on the Canadian banks for their more conservative approach, which has allowed them to...
- External links 2009-08-28
- Why Did the Shanghai Market Collapse?
- Market Blog submits: Since the news from China dominated global stock markets on Monday, we thought we should alert you to this interesting comment from Michael Pettis, professor at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management and a blogger. He addresses the question that...
- External links 2009-09-01
- Boeing's Dreamliner: Still Grounded and No Lift-Off in Sight
- Market Blog submits: Boeing Co.’s new 787 Dreamliner has been anything but a dream for investors. Delay after delay has sapped the confidence that the aerospace company can make headway against rival Airbus – and it shows in Boeing’s BA share price. From...
- External links 2009-09-06
- The Return of BUD
- Market Blog submits: Ever since InBev NV consumed Anheuser-Busch in a controversial $52-billion (U.S.) takeover last year, investors have been deprived of a good, high-yielding beer stock that trades on a North American exchange – until now. Welcome back, BUD! Anheuser-Busch InBev NV,...
- External links 2009-09-17
- Canada's Top Insurers Feud Over the Size of Their Respective Dividends
- Market Blog submits: Have Canada’s top insurance companies gotten into a spat over their respective dividends? According to a Canadian Press article , Sun Life Financial Inc.’s SLF president Dean Connor told an investor conference on Thursday that the insurer will maintain its...
- External links 2009-09-18
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