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Suncor Energy Inc. (TSE:SU) restoring additional oilsands operations

CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. (TSE:SU) says it expects to restore more of its oilsands production by the end of this week. The Calgary-based company says start up activities have begun at its oilsands base plant north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals (TSE:VRX) rejected takeover bid: source

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (TSE:VRX) received a joint takeover offer from Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and TPG Capital Management LP this spring that the Canadian drugmaker rejected, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Royal Bank of Canada’s (TSE:RY) Q2 Profit, Bad Loans Rise

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) (TSE:RY) said on Thursday bad loans increased by C$583 million, or 19 percent, in the second quarter from the quarter before, largely due to a rise in credit to oil firms that had turned sour.

CleanTech CEOs Could Be Making Big Financing Mistakes: Frank Carnevale’s Gr...

It may all come down to de-risking Frank Carnevale | Energy and CleanTech consultant | May 20, 2016: It’s understandable that while the equity market...

Banks are winning the Fintech battle

Fintech was supposed to disrupt the financial old guard, but their stocks are tanking, and the market hasn’t been impressed with their performance so far.

George Soros makes big bet on gold 

Billionaire investor George Soros’s fund made a big wager on gold during the first quarter and bumped up its “put” option in an ETF that tracks the S&P stock index.

Loonie weakens as wildfire threatens oil sands facilities

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar weakened against its broadly firmer U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as a wildfire threatened oil sands facilities in Alberta, while global oil prices seesawed.

China to buy $90 billion gold vault in London

The Chinese state-owned ICBC Standard Bank, the world's biggest bank by assets, has agreed to buy Barclays precious metals storage business, including its state-of-the-art storage facility in London.

Oil company Penn West says it is in danger of not being able to pay its bil...

A Calgary-based oil company says it is in danger of defaulting on some of its debts by the end of June, but is working with its lenders to make sure that doesn't happen. Penn West Petroleum Ltd. said in its quarterly earnings on Monday that it is considering selling assets and raising capital via other means in order to pay its debts and stay in business.

Quebecor hikes dividend 29%, sees bright future

                  Montreal-based parent of Videotron says all of its major b...

Big banks focus on modernizing, cutting fees as spectre of fintech and shar...

Technology firms have turned several industries on their head. The way people buy books, hail a ride home from the bar or find a room for the night while on vacation have all changed. And now financial technology or fintech firms are turning their sights on the banking industry, but Canada's big banks aren't going to give up their dominant position without a fight.

How the rising loonie is costing Canadian investors

Losing gracefully is part of being a good investor. Some of us never got the memo. Submitted for evidence are the e-mails I’m getting from readers who are peeved about the impact of the rising dollar on their returns from U.S. stocks held directly or through exchange-traded funds and mutual funds.

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