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TSX knocked lower, but secures weekly gain

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index dropped on Friday as a slide in commodity prices hurt the resource-heavy index and wiped out nearly all the gains recorded earlier in the...

Downward finish for TSX

Baystreet.ca - Commodity-linked stocks led Toronto's main index notably lower on Friday. Gold stocks saw the most notable...

Loonie falls as U.S. data sparks rate worries

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell against the U.S. currency on Friday, squeezed by weak commodity prices and a surging greenback, which climbed on employment data that showed the...

TSX closes negative: U.S. jobs data strengthens dollar, sends commodities lower

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed lower Friday as strength in the greenback punished commodity stocks and Royal Bank (TSX:RY) lost ground even as the bank met...

TSX tumbles as US$ strengthens on jobs data, sends commodity prices lower

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Toronto stock market sustained a sharp triple-digit loss Friday afternoon as the American dollar shot up in value following positive U.S. employment data, which...

TSX building on its China listings; Canada to expand economic ties with China

The Canadian Press - MONTREAL - As Canada expands its economic ties with China, the TMX Group Inc. (TSX:X) is continuing to build on its Chinese listings with a focus on small to medium-sized...

TSX sharply down on U.S. dollar

Baystreet.ca - The Toronto stock market was deep in the red late Friday morning despite positive employment data in Canada and the U.S. last month.

Dollar extends gains after U.S. jobs report

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar extended gains on Friday morning after U.S. data showed employers cut far fewer jobs than expected in November, suggesting erosion of the labor...

TSX opens higher on jobs data, banks

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock market index rose on Friday as a pair of strong Canadian and U.S. employment reports suggested a recovery was in the making, and Royal Bank of Canada...

Stocks open higher: U.S. and Canadian jobs data beats expectations

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was higher in early trading Friday after U.S. job losses for November came in much lower than expected.