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Financings down in mining and real estate sectors

Financings down in mining and real estate sectors

Funds raised from biggest stock and debt deals dropped 14% in 2016 compared with 2015
Insider trading: April 4, 2017

Insider trading: April 4, 2017

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended March 29, 2017. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
B.C.’s retail sector resurgent in January

B.C.’s retail sector resurgent in January

B.C. retail sales rebounded in January after a two-month slide to re-establish the upward pattern observed for most of last year. Dollar-volume sales climbed 2.9% from December to a seasonally adjusted $6.
Businesses brace for recreational marijuana boom

Businesses brace for recreational marijuana boom

Unresolved retail, policing, supply chain management issues among marketplace concerns
GDP jumps in January as ‘the hits just keep on coming’

GDP jumps in January as ‘the hits just keep on coming’

The Canadian economy is maintaining its recent winning streaking, expanding 0.6% in January for its seventh gain in eight months. Manufacturing (+1.9%), wholesale trade (+2.4%), and retail (+1.
Vancouver water utility suing valve company over faulty Capilano reservoir equipment

Vancouver water utility suing valve company over faulty Capilano reservoir equipment

Metro Vancouver’s water utility, the Greater Vancouver Water District, has filed a lawsuit against a valve company it alleges was negligent in providing faulty equipment for the utility’s energy recovery facility at the Capilano reservoir.
BIV on Global BC March 29, 2017: Impact of Brexit; Samsung S8

BIV on Global BC March 29, 2017: Impact of Brexit; Samsung S8

Hayley Woodin discusses the impact of Brexit on the Canadian economy. Plus: Samsung launches the new Galaxy S8 smartphone
Canadian businesses tight-fisted despite upbeat indicators

Canadian businesses tight-fisted despite upbeat indicators

BoC cites low business investment in Canada as worrisome barometer of uncertainty
Guaranteed basic income would help B.C. move from resource to innovation economy: Weaver

Guaranteed basic income would help B.C. move from resource to innovation economy: Weaver

Q&A | Green Party leader on LNG, Site C, land claims, transportation challenges
Insider trading: March 28, 2017

Insider trading: March 28, 2017

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended March 22, 2017. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.