Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 7, 2018 – Stock markets in North America showed signs of levelling off Wednesday morning, after a roller- coaster ride the past two days. U.S. stock indexes had their biggest percentage falls in over six years but were back in the black on Tuesday and poised for further

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 6, 2018 – Stock markets around the work continue to plummet in the face of rising interest rates. The fall began after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report came out on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 500 points at today’s opening before staging a slight rally. Yesterday,

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 5, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has signed a deal to buy part of Carillon Canada, which filed for court protection from creditors last month. Under the deal, Fairfax will take control

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 2, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Chinese conglomerate, HNA Group, is struggling under mounting debt of an estimated US$90 billion due to foreign investments and has reached out to its own employees for money. The company

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 1, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk has closed orders for his latest novelty product, after selling 20,000 flamethrowers at US$500 a piece in four days. Each flamethrower will come with a

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 31, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The Canadian economy accelerated by the fastest rate in six months in November, according to a release by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Growth was wide-spread across a number of sectors

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 30, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, Quebecor Inc., Cineplex Inc., the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and several other organizations are calling for a new federal agency to locate and shut down websites that

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 29, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The European Union announced Monday it has extended its investigation into Bayer’s bid to buy Monsanto by five working days until March 12. The EU did not give a reason

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 26, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Brawls broke out in French supermarkets as shoppers scrambled to get their hands on discounted Nutella. The chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets across the country operated by the

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 25, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States soybean growers are losing market share in China to Brazil. A decade ago, the U.S. supplied 38 per cent of soybeans to China compared to 34 per cent