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Canada, China plot course for more oil, gas and uranium exports
Canada could boost exports of oil, natural gas and uranium to China under agreements reached during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing. Mr. Carney announced Canada would welcome Chinese investments in areas including energy, agriculture and consumer products…
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Canadian Natural Resources set to acquire Tourmaline’s natural gas business
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. CNQ-T +1.70%increase, the country’s largest energy company, is poised to purchase a $1-billion-plus portfolio of Alberta natural gas properties from Tourmaline Oil Corp. TOU-T -0.05%decrease Canadian Natural filed the paperwork for federal Competition Bureau approval of a transaction with…
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Aritzia reports quarterly sales over $1-billion for the first time
Trendy fashion retailer Aritzia Inc. ATZ-T -0.55%decrease reported a nearly 90-per-cent jump in its third-quarter profit and hiked its full-year sales forecasts as the company’s continuing U.S. expansion and growing digital presence stoked demand among shoppers. The Vancouver-based…
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Maple Leaf Foods hikes dividend expecting mid-single-digit revenue growth in 2026
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. MFI-T +3.86%increase is raising its quarterly dividend as it expects a mid-single-digit increase in revenue for fiscal 2026 compared with 2025. The company says its adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $520-million and…
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U.S. inflation eases to 2.7% in December, remains higher than Fed’s target
Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3 per cent in December from the prior month, the…
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JAN 12/26: The week ahead: Earnings start, inflation data pose tests for resilient U.S. stocks
U.S. stocks have kicked off 2026 on a strong note, but could face turbulence in the coming days with the start of corporate earnings season, fresh inflation data and rising geopolitical uncertainty. The S&P 500…
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Jan 9/26: Nat-Gas Prices Sink on Warm US Weather Forecasts
February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Friday closed down -0.238 (-6.99%), Feb nat-gas prices added to this week’s sell-off on Friday, dropping to a 2.5-month nearest-futures low. Forecasts of warmer US weather that will reduce…
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JAN 8th : Crude Rallies on Stronger Energy Demand and Index Buying of Crude Futures
February WTI crude oil (CLG26) today is up +0.99 (+1.77%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) is up +0.0435 (+2.57%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher after today’s better-than-expected US economic news shows strength…
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Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Sunday, Jan. 4 OPEC+ meeting Monday, Jan. 5 Japan and China release PMIs North American auto sales for December 10 am ET: U.S. ISM manufacturing PMI Tuesday, Jan. 6 China expected to release foreign reserves…