Canadian Market Set To End On Bright Note

The Canadian is up firmly in positive territory Thursday afternoon, and looks well on course to end the session on a buoyant note with stocks from technology, energy, industrials and financials sectors continuing to attract strong buying. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index is up 340.82 points or 1.36% at 25,377.28. Celestica Inc (CLS.TO) is up...

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Germany Narrowly Skirts Recession In Q3

The German economy grew marginally in the third quarter after a contraction, preventing a technical recession, official data revealed Friday. Gross domestic product posted a sequential growth of 0.1 percent in the third quarter, revised data from Destatis showed. The rate was downgraded from 0.2 percent estimated on October 30. In the second quarter, GDP...

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UK Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected

UK retail sales declined more than expected in October as consumers reduced their spending on food and clothing, data released by the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. Retail sales dropped 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in October, in contrast to the revised 0.1 percent rise in September. Sales were expected to fall...

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German Private Sector Continues To Shrink

Germanys private sector continued to contract in November as sustained weakness in manufacturing output was compounded by the first fall in services activity for nine months, flash Purchasing Managers survey compiled by S&P Global showed Friday. The HCOB composite output index dropped to 47.3 in November from 48.6 in the previous month. The score signaled...

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