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Fed optimism, Tim Hortons lift TSX to 1-week high
By John Tilak. TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S.
| 12,367.46 | +78.56 | (0.64%) | |
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| 929.99 | -4.05 | (-0.43%) | |
| 15,318.23 | +138.38 | (0.91%) | ||
| 1,651.81 | +12.77 | (0.78%) |
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tim-hortons A row of Tim Hortons coffee cups are lined up for customers at Penn Station in New York in this July 13, 2009 file photo.
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U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless is weighing the possibility of an expansion into Canada, but says consideration of any move north is at a very early stage.
More of the world's rich are creating rather than inheriting their wealth, a survey has found, as globalisation increases opportunities for individuals worldwide to make rapid fortunes.
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 |