News Corporation (NWSA) Dips 3.15%

Among the S&P 500’s biggest fallers on Friday November 08 was News Corporation (NWSA). The stock experienced a 3.15% decline to $12.90 with 6.65 million shares changing hands. News Corporation started at an opening price of 13.26 and hit a high of $13.46 and a low of $12.62. Ultimately, the stock took a hit and […]

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) Rises 2.74%

Among the biggest risers on the S&P 500 on Friday November 08 was Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($OXY), popping some 2.74% to a price of $40.10 a share with some 13.6 million shares trading hands. Starting the day trading at $38.65, Occidental Petroleum Corporation reached an intraday high of $40.20 and hit intraday lows of $38.30. […]

Alberta pushes more drilling

Alberta alters rules on oil production to spur more drilling Alberta’s energy minister says the government is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give producers incentive to drill more conventional wells. Sonya Savage says, starting immediately, any oil produced from a new well will not be subject to the rules. Savage says the […]

1,800 jobs lost in October

1,800 jobs in October, unemployment rate steady at 5.5% The number of people working in Canada edged lower in October as the manufacturing and construction sectors lost jobs, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 per cent. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 1,800 jobs in October, following gains of 54,000 jobs in […]

Marine heat wave weakens

Scientists breathe easier as ocean heat wave weakens Scientists say a marine heat wave that blanketed a large area of the west coast has weakened, but the potential disruption to ocean life isn’t over yet. Nate Mantua of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the “good news” is that the area of exceptionally warm […]

Kenney: ‘Fair Deal Panel’

Kenney announces ‘Fair Deal Panel’ for Alberta Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the creation of a panel that will examine ways to make his province more independent of Ottawa in a speech to the conservative Manning Centre on Saturday in which he rejected separatist arguments. Kenney’s “Fair Deal Panel,” which will include former Reform Party […]

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