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By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 4, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A group of Manitoba First Nations has announced it has formed a partnership with a private company, iChurchill Inc., that will result in the reopening of the rail line to […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 3 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar closed lower Thursday, dragged down by a slight dip in the stock market. The Canadian dollar settled Thursday at US$0.7775 or C$1.2862, compared to Wednesday’s North American close of US$0.7781 or C$1.2851. Oil prices rose Thursday, boosted by Organization of Petroleum Exporting […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 3, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of its efforts to raise extra cash under a […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 2 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Facebook Inc. is planning on adding an optional dating service to its social media network, announced CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday. Zuckerberg also announced that the company was working […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 1 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, the European Union, and Mexico will be postponed until June 1, with permanent exemptions for Argentina, Australia, and Brazil. The tariffs […] Read more

=By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 30, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s stock exchange resumed trading Monday, after an abrupt shutdown Friday. The TMX Group Ltd. which operates the Toronto Stock Exchange and smaller Canadian trading platforms, said in a statement […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 27, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The leaders of North and South Korea embraced on Friday after pledging to work for the “complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”, on a day of smiles and handshakes at […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 26, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will stop making most of its North America car lineup as part of a broad plan to save money and make the company […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 25, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Twitter Inc. topped Wall Street estimates for its second quarter profits. In data released Wednesday, Twitter beat estimates for revenue and monthly active users, as advertisers in Asia and other […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 24, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation which would allow the province to control its oil and gas exports, similar to a bill recently tabled in Alberta. Once passed, the law […] Read more