Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Dec. 1, 2017 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Hiring in Canada unexpectedly surged in November, sending the unemployment rate tumbling to a more than nine-year low, according to data released from Statistics Canada Friday. The unemployment rate dropped

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 30, 2017 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The federal government backed Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s second appeal to the national energy regulator Wednesday over local permits for its planned Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, as related public

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 29, 2017 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The latest census data released from Statistics Canada Wednesday showed more Canadians than ever are choosing to work past the traditional retirement. More than 53 per cent of Canadian men

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 28, 2017 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Scotiabank said Tuesday it has submitted a binding offer to acquire Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s (BBVA) shares in its Chilean banking operation, BBVA Chile. The deal will double Scotiabank’s market

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 27, 2017 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. TransCanada Corp’s existing Keystone pipeline has leaked substantially more oil, and more often, in the United States than previously indicated. The existing 3,455 kilometre system from Hardisty, Alta. to the

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 24 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Amazon received an unexpected jolt on Black Friday. Employees at six of its distribution centres in Germany and one in Italy quit working to demand better wages. A total

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 23 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a large stake of a prominent insurance and financial group. Under the terms of the agreement, the board assumes a 30

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 22 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Uber is under scrutiny after admitting it paid computer hackers US$100,000 to keep quiet about a massive data breach. The incident happened last year and resulted in the disclosure

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 21 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – One of Canada’s largest banks has been added to the list of financial institutions recognized as globally important. The Royal Bank has officially made the 2017 list of global

By Commodity News Service Canada Nov. 20 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s inflation rate eased by a slight amount during the past month. The rate was pegged at 1.4 percent in October, which compares with 1.6 percent in September. Clothing prices