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Communication Equipment sector prospering

The Communication Equipment sector includes companies whose primary business involves the physical transmission of telecommunications and related network services, the production of telecommunications equipment, and the delivery of multimedia content through television and related telecommunications activities. This large and diverse sector contains vertically integrated businesses ranging from computer systems design and related services to wired telecommunications carriers.

By Chip Brian |March 11, 2011

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Japanese quake may boost commodities

Natural calamities like the earthquake and the resultant tsunami in Japan may bring untold misery in their wake, but commodity investors may reap the benefit of reconstruction efforts. As the reports of devastation started pouring in, the metals and minerals stocks on the TSX reacted by gaining 2.5%. The TSX’s reaction begs the question: are […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 11, 2011

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TMX deal a threat to financing: Prentice

Reader Alert: Make your views known on the TMX-LSE story. Post your thoughts at the bottom of this story and vote in our poll here. With the right fiscal foundation, Canada can successfully meet the challenges of new domestic and global investment boom, according Jim Prentice, senior executive vice president and vice chairman of CIBC. […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 9, 2011

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CC&L launches HNW real estate unit

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group has formed a new private equity real estate venture. Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. will offer institutional and high net worth investors with direct access to Canadian commercial real estate assets. Investors have the choice of pooled or segregated accounts. “For several years now, industry consultants have highlighted the […]

By Staff |March 9, 2011

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