Canadian mining companies are putting together an excellent winning streak in international arbitration cases against foreign governments. But their record of collecting on those awards is much more mixed. Late a week ago, a tiny firm called Gold Reserve Inc. shocked many onlookers by reaching a potentially favourable settlement with the Venezuelan government, so it has been battling in the ...
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David Rosenberg: Canadian economy not so dead, after all
The Canadian economy, left for dead just a few short months ago, has come back again – if barely. How reckless, excessive borrowing became Canada's national pastime Philip Cross: Total borrowing in Canada across all categories increased by $77.9 billion last year, a lot more than the $71.6 billion additional load we took on throughout the 2009 recession Read more ...
Read More »Let the ‘bully’ M&A tactics and proxy battles begin
In two months the recently published amendments towards the country’s take-over bid regime will require effect. For some observers the important thing changes C the 105-day minimum deposit period, the minimum target condition and the mandatory 10-day extension – strike a balance between your 120-day original proposal and comments received by the regulators. A recent report prepared by Stikeman Elliott said ...
Read More »CSX Corp’s stock surges on report of CP Rail takeover interest
CSX Corp. jumped as much as 8 percent following the close of trading in New York, following a are convinced that Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. approached the U.S. railroad about a takeover in January and was rebuffed. Shares rose to US$25.60 in the latest trade at 6:22 p.m. in New York after climbing as high as US$26.60, up in the ...
Read More »Oil price slide casts shadow over Canada’s banks, despite solid quarter
Canada’s big banks wrapped up the very first quarter of the fiscal year with increased profits and widely expected dividend hikes. However the early impact of the oil rut was evident, with an increase of provisioning and reports of accelerating charge card and loan delinquencies within the hardest hit provinces, primarily in Western Canada. Scotiabank hikes dividend as profit rises, ...
Read More »Imperial Tobacco challenges Quebec law banning flavoured tobacco, menthol cigarettes
MONTREAL – Imperial Tobacco has launched a legitimate challenge of song of Quebec’s tobacco-control law and it is asking the court to strike them recorded on constitutional grounds. The company has filed an application for judicial review with Quebec Superior Court, saying various elements of the legislation are punitive. In its court action, dated last Friday, Imperial argues a section ...
Read More »Enbridge Inc equity offering seen as catalyst
Enbrige Inc.’s $2.3 billion equity offering has been viewed as a sensible move during challenging times for many energy-related companies. The company also reduced its dividend growth forecast to Ten to twelve per cent between 2015 and 2019, from 14 to 16 per cent previously, an expression of their more cautious outlook. Calling the offering a “key catalyst,” J.P. Morgan ...
Read More »Quebec, Ontario premiers team up to push Ottawa to help fund Bombardier Inc
VANCOUVER – The premiers of Canada’s two most populous provinces have joined forces to push for federal help for Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard drew support from his Ontario counterpart in calling for Ottawa to back the airliner, saying the CSeries is important towards the Canadian economy. The province wants the federal government to join it in contributing ...
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