Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Dips 3.16%
Among the S&P 500’s biggest fallers on Friday November 29 was Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR). The stock experienced a 3.16% decline to $23.01 with 1.18 million shares changing hands. Murphy Oil Corporation started at an opening price of 23.33 and hit a high of $23.55 and a low of $23.01. Ultimately, the stock took a […]
Ascena Retail Group Inc. (ASNA) Soars 8.86%
Ascena Retail Group Inc. (ASNA) had a good day on the market for Friday November 29 as shares jumped 8.86% to close at $0.45. About 2.07 million shares traded hands on 2,528 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 199.25 million. After opening […]
Economic growth slows
Pace of economic growth slowed in third quarter: StatsCan Statistics Canada says the pace of economic growth in Canada slowed in the third quarter. The federal agency says real gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.3 per cent in the three-month period. It also revised its reading for the second quarter to […]
Black Friday = big bucks
Shoppers head out Black Friday instead of Boxing Day Canadian shoppers craving a deal increasingly turn to Black Friday — a sales bonanza imported from America, where retailers long slashed prices the day after their Thanksgiving holiday — at the expense of another sales spree, Boxing Day. The shift comes as consumers increasingly plan to […]
Sask projects $37M surplus
Saskatchewan projects $37M surplus, NDP calls for running deficit The Saskatchewan government’s mid-year financial update shows the province is still on track to finish in the black this fiscal year. The Ministry of Finance said Thursday it is forecasting a thin surplus of $37 million, which is slightly more than what was predicted in the […]
$5.8B deficit over 6 months
Federal government posts $5.8B deficit in first half of 2019-20 The federal government ran a deficit of $5.8 billion over the first six months of its 2019-20 fiscal year compared with a surplus of $1.2 billion in the same period last year. The Finance Department says the deficit came as program expenses climbed $12.4 billion […]