OTTAWA (Reuters) - The overall perceived risk to the Canadian financial system has increased slightly over the last six months but confidence in its resilience remains high, the Bank of Canada said on Wednesday.A six-monthly central bank survey of risk management professionals showed that 44 percent felt the chances of a high-impact event had grown slightly while 50 percent saw no change.Compared...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will waive some hazardous waste regulations for auto dealers and businesses disposing of airbags, a decision designed to ensure proper disposal of potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators.Dealers will instead send airbag parts to a certified disposal facility that will then handle the airbags under hazardous wa...Read More
Snapchat's parent company is struggling after DOJ and SEC subpoenasSnap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) continues to struggle after its Oct. 26 all-time low of $5.77, and is headed for another day of losses. The stock is down 1.9% to trade at $6.58 at last check, with SNAP pacing for another close beneath resistance at its 20-day moving average. This comes after the Snapchat parent announced, late Tuesday, that...Read More
Oil, on the other hand, is headed for its first win in more than two weeksThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was up more than 200 points earlier after this morning's latest inflation update. However, the blue-chip index has since swung into the red at midday, pressured by sharp losses for Apple (AAPL) following a fresh downgrade for the FAANG stock. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite...Read More
Evidence of a looming financial crisis may be growing, according to Harry Dent.The man who warned of the 2001 tech crash, the 2008 subprime financial disaster and China's recent stock market decline - years before they happened - has issued a new earth-shattering statement:"The Dow is set to embark on a catastrophic plunge...all the way down to 6,000."Harry Dent recently explained: "Nations are...Read More
Mr. Matthew Hornor reportsMAPLE GOLD COMPLETES 2018 MAPPING AND SAMPLING PROGRAM AND IDENTIFIES NEW TARGET AREASMaple Gold Mines Ltd. has completed its first pass summer 2018 field mapping in the central part of the Douay project. Very limited historical work has been completed previously in this portion of the Project. The objective of the mapping program was to identify alkaline intrusive-relate...Read More
MILAN (Reuters) - Oil prices bounced from multi-month lows on Wednesday but stocks fell as disappointing data heightened worries over slowing global growth, while the pound wavered as Prime Minister Theresa May faced the hard task of selling her Brexit deal.European shares hit a two-week low after data showed the German economy contracted for the first time since 2015, tracking similar losses in A...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp (SHLDQ.PK) is finalizing a deal with financial firm Great American Capital Partners and other lenders for $350 million in bankruptcy financing that would keep the retailer open through the holiday season while it attempts to reorganize, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.The deal increases an existing financing package from banks to give Sear...Read More
The stock tends to outperform the week of Black FridayKohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) stock is slightly lower today. However, the retail stock could rally to new heights in the short term, if recent history is any indicator. Specifically, KSS has been one of the best stocks to own during Thanksgiving week, looking back 10 years, and next week's earnings release could be the catalyst to send the equi...Read More
Mr. Jeff Chisholm reportsPAN ORIENT ENERGY CORP. 2018 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL & OPERATING RESULTSPan Orient Energy Corp. has released its third quarter 2018 consolidated financial and operating results.The company is today filing its unaudited consolidated financial statements as at and for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2018 and related management's discussion and analysis with Canadian sec...Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.For hundreds of years, since the first stock exchange opened its doors, every trader has been looking for an edge... Some way to predict what will happen next... And hopefully collect a fat "paycheck" at the end of the road.From Bollinger bands to momentum oscillators, technical indicators have been at the forefront of this constant...Read More
Iran executed a gold dealer known as the "Sultan of Coins," in a warning to merchants not to exploit the country's financial troubles as U.S. sanctions squeeze the economy.Vahid Mazloumin was sentenced to death in October after being accused by Iranian authorities of contributing to price hikes by hoarding gold.The very specter of sanctions, even before they were resumed in August, plunged the Ira...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blue Apron Holdings Inc (APRN.N) said on Wednesday it would sacrifice overall revenue growth and cut marketing expenses in 2019, sending shares into volatile decline.The forecast comes a day after the meal-kit delivery company reported a steep decline in net revenue for the third quarter, down 28.4 percent at $150.6 million, missing average analyst forecast of $160.3 million,...Read More
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC and its partners are discussing a proposal to cut oil output by 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd), three sources familiar with the issue said, although Russia may not be on board for such a large reduction.Worried by a drop in oil prices due to slowing demand and record supply from Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...Read More
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent (0700.HK) beat third-quarter profit forecasts on Wednesday but gave no update on a regulatory block in China, the world’s largest gaming market, that has damaged its core business.China has imposed tougher rules on the gaming industry, including a halt to new game approvals as part of a regulatory overhaul and calls to tackle addiction among young people.Tencent...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawmaker expected to head the powerful House Oversight Committee in the new U.S. Congress says one of his first priorities will be investigating why President Donald Trump’s administration decided to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census questionnaire.Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings told Reuters he had not yet prioritized all the issues his committee w...Read More
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher on Wednesday, after consumer prices in October rose as expected, adding little pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates swiftly, while a rebound in oil prices lifted energy stocks.Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) rose 0.5 percent and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) gained 1.6 percent as oil prices recovered on growing prospect of an output cut by OPEC and...Read More
ADDIEVILLE, Ill.(Reuters) - Clouds crowded the Illinois sky as Nick Harre walked away from his combine at the peak of harvest to join four fellow farmers in greeting some unlikely visitors.Inside a nearby seed barn, they made their pitch to eight Sri Lankan government officials: Please buy our soybeans.The wooing of such a tiny market underscores the depth of U.S. farmers’ problems after los...Read More
Kellogg updated investors on its turnaround plans yesterdayCereal maker Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) is moving lower in early trading, as analysts react to the company's underwhelming plans for aturnaround, which were announced yesterday at its investor conference. Among the specifics, Kellogg is selling its Keebler bakery brands and cookie business, and said it'll continue to be active in M&A. In re...Read More
AAPL is lower after Guggenheim downgraded the FAANG stockThe shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) initially ticked higher out of the gate on broad-market tailwinds, but was last seen down 0.4% to trade at $191.45. The FAANG stock was downgraded to "neutral" from "buy" at Guggenheim, which also removed its $245 price target on the equity. This is the second brokerage firm in as many days to predict...Read More