World markets
| Shanghai | 2,159.29 | +3.08 (0.14%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 13,007.28 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 21,225.88 | -0.02 (0.00%) |
| TSEC | 8,011.02 | +18.13 (0.23%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,374.21 | +43.72 (0.69%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,700.93 | -1.76 (-0.07%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,860.55 | -3.11 (-0.08%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,814.40 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,223.28 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| KOSPI | 1,900.62 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
Whether Past Is Prologue or Not, Stocks Set To Rally
As investors grapple with the outlook for stocks, they're once again looking to the past to predict the future. But in a world where markets are being driven by unusual Federal Reserve policies, investors are having a hard time finding a precedent.
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| 929.99 | -4.05 | (-0.43%) | |
| 15,318.23 | +138.38 | (0.91%) | ||
| 1,651.81 | +12.77 | (0.78%) |
Top stories
Tim Hortons Inc. - already dealing with slumping sales that it blames on the slow economy and $1 drinks at competitors - faces new pressure from a second U.S.
CALGARY - Thermal oilsands giant Cenovus Energy Inc. says it will increase its rail transportation capacity to 30,000 barrels per day or 10 per cent of overall production by the end of 2014.
Verizon Communications Inc. confirmed on Tuesday that it is considering an entry into Canada's $19-billion wireless market in the wake of a report earlier this week by The Globe and Mail.
The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A temporary bridge over the Skagit River will reopen Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge collapsed.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THI | Tim Hortons Inc. | 4.03% | 8.58B |
| TIM | Timminco Limited | 29.78M | |
| GWO | Great-West Lifeco Inc. | 2.01% | 30.75B |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.01% | +0.0015 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 1.01% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.61% | +0.0200 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |