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176A short story about Enbridge’s financing, with a twist
Massive short covering. That was the reason one investment adviser gave the other day when attempting to describe the sharp play the...
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208B.C. premier’s proposal to export power to Alberta looks dead on arrival
The horse-trading over oil pipelines seems to be moving to a different level with Bc Premier Christy Clark searching for a $1...
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233Sentiment muted at PDAC conference despite signs of life in mining industry
Some optimism is starting to creep back into the mining sector – although not much. Sentiment is rather muted so far in...
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175Bad energy loans hit oilpatch equipment prices as banks try to sell assets of insolvent companies
CALGARY C Prices for used industrial equipment in Western Canada are falling as banks locate a method of getting money out of...
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227PDAC 2016: Planetary Resources shows off its asteroid mining technology
TORONTO – Depressed commodity prices aren’t stopping one mining company at PDAC from settings its sights high – beyond orbit, actually. Planetary...
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177PDAC 2016: Mining downturn poses enormous threat to NWT, premier says
When De Beers halted its Snap Lake mine in the Northwest Territories in December and let go 600 people, it sent some...
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183Interest rate cuts may be more likely than you think, at least in Canada
The Bank of Canada might not be completed with interest-rate cuts at this time. Seven of 19 economists in a Bloomberg survey...
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180PDAC 2016: New Goldcorp CEO acknowledges company needs to win back investor confidence
David Garofalo never reached have a honeymoon period. He became leader of Goldcorp Inc. on Feb. 29. Just four days earlier, the...
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196Fears of $20 oil fade away as speculation grows that crude may have already hit bottom
Hedge funds unwound bearish bets at the fastest pace in 10 months as anxiety about oil sinking to US$20 a barrel faded....
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215PDAC 2016: Don Coxe sees pension funds driving gold prices higher in bondholder backlash
TORONTO – Pension funds and other long-term investors sick of negative bond yields could drive up gold prices within the coming years,...
