Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 21, 2018 – Maple Leaf Foods is reporting a quarterly profit of C$59.1 million. The company is now planning to pay investors a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. Total sales for the quarter amounted to C$876.8 million. Uber is imposing new rules on company drivers in […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 20, 2018 – Quarterly earnings for American retail giant Walmart missed expectations. The company released revenue and sales data for the holiday period but took a hit in the gross margins category. Walmart earned US$136.3 billion in revenue, which fell below analysts’ expectations of US$134.9 billion. Canadian Prime […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 16, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Farm Equipment maker Deere & Co reported a 23 per cent jump in first-quarter revenues Friday as its key markets improved, but recorded a net loss after a charge related […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 15, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Shaw Communications has announced 3,300 of its employees have decided to take a voluntary buyout package – far above the company’s original estimate of about 650. One-quarter of Shaw’s workforce […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 14, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A senior Shaw Communications official has admitted the company made a “big mis-step” in its handling of an employee buyout campaign. Chris Kucharski, Shaw’s consumer and business unit president, said […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 13, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump complained about Canadian trade practices on Monday during the unveiling of his long awaited infrastructure plan. In a lengthy session with reporters Trump complained about […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 12, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported a better- than-expected profit for its fourth quarter as revenue was boosted by the acquisition of Popeyes and system-wide sales growth. The parent company of […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 9, 2018 – The U.S. Congress passed a bill Friday to end a government shutdown. The bill passed around Midnight and just minutes after the second shutdown in 2018 began. The funding measure essentially gives the government a year to write a full-time budget. One of Canada’s largest […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 8, 2018 – Stock markets around the world were tentative Thursday morning, in the aftermath of one of the most volatile periods on the charts ever. Asian markets showed some slight strength but European markets were weaker to start the day. The Dow Jones and the TSX were […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 7, 2018 – Stock markets in North America showed signs of levelling off Wednesday morning, after a roller- coaster ride the past two days. U.S. stock indexes had their biggest percentage falls in over six years but were back in the black on Tuesday and poised for further […] Read more