OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy unexpectedly shrank in February, disappointing markets and cooling talk that the Bank of Canada could start raising interest rates in the near future. Statistics Canada said gross domestic product dropped by 0.2 percent in February from January, surprising analysts who had expected a 0.2 percent increase. Statscan cited factors such as temporary closures in ...

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy unexpectedly shrank in February due to a slowdown in the mining and manufacturing sectors, dampening expectations that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates soon.

Canada’s gross domestic product unexpectedly shrank in February on mining shutdowns and the first drop in manufacturing in six months.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy unexpectedly shrank in February, disappointing markets and cooling talk that the Bank of Canada could start raising interest rates in the near future. Statistics Canada said gross domestic product dropped by 0.2 percent in February from January, surprising analysts who had expected a 0.2 percent increase. Statscan cited factors such as temporary closures in ...

Canadian stocks finish higher as energy stocks and a rebound in mining stocks trump some large-cap earnings disappointments.

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA-- - The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, travelled to Africa from May 7 to May 10, 2012, where she attended the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining ...

Stocks in Toronto settled soon after Friday's opening bell, as investors digested horrific bank news south of the border, and jobs numbers here at home. The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped 57.07 points ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Don Lindsay, Teck Resources Limited's President & CEO, will be presenting at the 2012 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Metals & Mining conference on Tuesday, May 15, ...

TORONTO, CANADA-- - Mr. Jochen Tilk, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inmet Mining Corporation , will be speaking on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Metals, Mining & Steel Conference being held in Miami Beach, Florida at the Loews ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell for the seventh time in eight sessions on Friday as resource shares slid on a witches' brew of Greek turmoil, slowdown fears in China and shock trading losses at JPMorgan Chase that offset strong North American data. After a brief period in positive territory on Thursday, Canadian stocks resumed their May sell-off. Seven of the index's 10 main ...