DSU shakeup
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) council met for their final summer meeting on August 21, which ended with confusion and a small dose of controversy. During the meeting, council appointed […]
Market Round Up: February 18-22, 2013
Market comments: On Feb. 19, the S&P hit a new five-year high. On Feb. 20, it began to fall. After a two-day sell off, stocks rebounded. Despite these gains, the […]
Market Round Up: September 24-28, 2012
Market Comments: The S&P and TSX began the week with losses. The S&P took its worst fall of the past three months last Tuesday, ending just five points higher than […]
Market Round Up: March 12 – 16, 2012
General Comments Greg Smith, a mid level executive at Goldman Sachs, resigned from Goldman Sachs this week via an opinion piece in the New York Times. Mr Smith stated he knew […]
Market Round Up: March 5 – 9, 2012
General Comments Many news headlines seemed familiar last week, as equity markets were “supported by strong US jobs figures” and “Greek debt success steadied nerves.” February was the third consecutive […]
Market Round Up: February 13-17, 2012
General Comments Analysts are now saying that the market has priced in potential Greek default, additional debt downgrades, and other potentially poor economic information into the markets. For instance, last […]
Market Round Up: February 6-11, 2012
General Comments US and UK equities faltered at the end of last week, with concerns about the Greek bailout. Luckily, a decision was met early Saturday morning, as Papademos won […]
Market Round Up: January 30-Februay 3, 2012
General Comments Based on Sunday night’s Superbowl, we can expect a 0.5 per cent loss in the S&P. The good news, though, is that the S&P has historically lost 2.1 […]
Market Round Up: January 23-27, 2012
General Comments After several weeks out of the news, Greece has made it to the front pages once again. A bond payment is due March 20. If it’s not paid, […]
Market Round-Up: January 16 – 20
General Comments So far this year, only 55% of companies have beaten analyst expectations. This is less than the 62% average of past earnings seasons and may explain the “cooling” […]