Canada
Pershing Square Statement on Strong Endorsement from Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board
…fellow shareholders are ready for change and believe in our goal of returning Canadian Pacific to its historic position as a leader in the industry,” said William A. Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square. “We have assessed the cases put forward by CP and Pershing…
Canadian Helicopter sees growth opportunities at home with mining and Plan Nord
…expanding in Asia, South America and Africa. “The continuing recovery in the general Canadian economy leads us to expect that 2012 will prove to be another strong year in terms of our top and bottom lines,” CEO Don Wall said at the company’s annual meeting…
Canadian Markets: Canada stocks up slightly as financials advance
…late Thursday of a $2 billion trading loss. The trades were executed at the bank’s chief investment office, which took large positions for the bank in credit-default swaps. More on J.P. Morgan’s $2 billion trading loss
CIBC Raises PT On Canadian Tire To $79, Maintains ‘Sector Outperformer’
…earnings momentum heading into the crucial second-quarter. The brokerage noted Canadian Tire reported solid Q1 results, with sales growth across all banners well ahead of its forecasts. The retail businesses each paid for this growth in gross margin, and earnings…
Pershing Square gets CPPIB backing for change at Canadian Pacific
…for Pershing’s push for change. CPPIB said it concluded that change is necessary at Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) as operational and financial performance have led to lagging shareholder returns compared with the railway’s peers. “Although CP appears to have made…
Canada Jobs Creation Beats Forecasts
…labor force, went up 0.2 points to 66.8%, the highest since last September. The Canadian dollar rose to parity with the U.S. dollar, which weakened from C$1.0040 just before the release. The Bank of Canada signaled last month that it may hike interest rates,…
Canadian Banks Dominate World’s Strongest Bank Rankings
…financial sector continues to be ranked as one of the world’s safest. Four of Canada’s banks rank in the top 10 of Bloomberg Markets’ second annual world’s strongest bank rankings, with another two ranking in the top 25. Bloomberg Markets magazine reported…
Canadian Banks Some of the Strongest in the World According to Recent Rankings
…financial sector continues to be ranked as one of the world’s safest. Four of Canada’s banks rank in the top 10 of Bloomberg Markets’ second annual world’s strongest bank rankings, with another two ranking in the top 25. Bloomberg Markets magazine reported…
Canadian economy surprises again, 58,200 jobs created in April
…with news Friday that the economy churned out 58,200 new jobs in April as Canadians found work in most regions of the country, many in the high-paying manufacturing, construction and resource industries. Combined with March’s 82,300 jobs number, the 140,500…
Candian Employment Data Beats Forecast
Canada’s April Employment data: 58.2K Forecast: 10.1K Previous: 82.K Unemployment Rate: 7.3% Forecast: 7.3% Previous: 7.2% Source for the charts: Statistics Canada CAD gaining across the board. If WTI oil doesn’t slide further, the loonie has a case to take back the gains it had pared in the past couple of weeks. Information and opinions contained in this report are for educational purposes only and do not constitute an investment advice.
Canada adds 58,000 jobs in April
…If confirmed in subsequent months, the pace of jobs growth might give Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney one more reason to carry through on his signal last month that the time for modestly raising interest rates was approaching. Following March’s mammoth…
Canada’s job juggernaut
…as the debt crisis in Europe and a sputtering recovery in the United States cloud Canada’s prospects for growth. The Bank of Canada recently forecast economic growth of 2.4% this year and in 2013. That’s down from the central bank’s previous estimate of 2%…
CANADA: Magna ups Q1 sales 7% to $7.7bn, books assembly fall of 11%
…carbon footprint matters for auto industry manufacturing Coverage of company financial results and analysis of company financial performance Vehicle market and industry outlook projections National and international regulations and taxation frameworks that…
Has Canada’s luck run out?
…lagged the global markets over the last three years, and the U.S. has outperformed Canada over the last five. Are our best days behind us?
Queen’s University Business School, Canada
…bills its Commerce program as the most prestigious undergraduate degree program in Canada. Commerce students emerge from the school well-prepared to launch lucrative and rewarding business careers. The degree prepares them to enter a number of business fields,…
Research and Markets: Jewelry & Watches in Canada
…within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Canada jewelry & watches market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information….
Helicopters NZ’s Canadian buyer to adopt HNZ name
…the company will change its name in the Northern Hemisphere summer this year. Canadian Helicopters has cut its bank debt to C$41.7 million as at March 31. It drew down C$93 million of a revolving credit facility of C$125 million to finance the HNZ acquisition,…
In Canada, Alternate Currency Keeps Traction With Fans
…smiling and mustachioed fictitious figurehead. As the program took off, Canadian Tire started printing its coupons on bank-note quality paper. They now have the crisp feel of real money, and each carries an embossed serial number.
Comprehensive Tax Reform: The Next Priority for a Canadian Growth Agenda
…workforce shortages, and the strong dollar. Our recent briefing, Reinventing the Canadian Tax System: The Case for Comprehensive Tax Reform, outlined three core areas for action. First, Canada’s income tax system should have a broad, stable and neutral tax…
Canadian funds for charities
…children, the elderly or women. President of the Community Service Team of the Canadian Women’s Club CWC), Annette Sandiford, said that this year the focus had been on projects that touched the recipients directly. Sandiford said that there was always more…
