Markets & Investment
'Economic engine': Alberta predicting $2.4 billion surplus for petro powered economy
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 6:07 AM MST
Alberta is predicting a $2.4-billion budget surplus for its petro-powered economy this year, with plans to take a big bite…
Oil set for fourth monthly loss as Fed tightening eclipses China
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 6:39 AM MST
Oil headed for a fourth consecutive monthly decline as concerns over tighter monetary policy and swelling stockpiles in the US…
Oil steady as halt to polish pipeline supply offsets rate fears
Monday, February 27, 2023, 6:41 AM MST
Oil steadied as traders weighed the prospects for tighter US monetary policy against optimism for a demand recovery in China…
Alberta expecting another gusher in budget ahead of provincial election
Monday, February 27, 2023, 6:28 AM MST
Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget Tuesday – the last before a spring provincial election – with political observers…
Oil extends gain for a second session ahead of US inflation data
Friday, February 24, 2023, 6:12 AM MST
Oil rose for a second session ahead of US data that will help shape the debate over monetary policy. West…
Oil stems run of declines as pressure from hawkish Fed cools
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 6:21 AM MST
Oil held near $74 — after the longest run of losses this year — as prices swung with a fluctuating…
Ontario explores possibility of new, large scale nuclear plants
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 6:16 AM MST
Ontario is exploring the possibility of building new, large-scale nuclear plants in order to meet increasing demand for electricity and…
Oil extends longest run of losses this year ahead of Fed minutes
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 6:32 AM MST
Oil extended its longest run of losses this year ahead of the release of Federal Reserve minutes that may provide…
Oil swings in rangebound market as Fed and China demand face off
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 6:17 AM MST
Oil pared an earlier drop as investors weighed the prospect for further US monetary tightening against signs of improving demand…
Oil’s longest run of losses this year ushers in weekly decline
Friday, February 17, 2023, 6:46 AM MST
Oil headed for a weekly decline, with a risk-off mood across markets hampering prices Friday. West Texas Intermediate slipped below…
TransAlta to buy interest in Alta. pumped hydro energy storage development for $8M
Friday, February 17, 2023, 6:34 AM MST
TransAlta Corp. says it will acquire a 50 per cent interest in an early-stage pumped hydro energy storage development project…
Oil swings within narrow band as China demand starts to recover
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 6:47 AM MST
Oil fluctuated, remaining within a recent narrow range, as investors assessed more evidence of higher energy demand in China and…
