• U.S. GDP fails to move stocks at the open

    David Berman

    There is a little change when the North American stocks opened on Friday, after investors were ripped following an unexpectedly worse reading on U.S. initial jobless claims.

    There is a decline on the average by 1 point on the Dow Jones industrial average, to 10,320. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 fell by 1 point, to 1102. The S&P/TSX composite index in Canada rose 3 points, to 11,634.

    The Commerce Department of the U.S. reported the economy broadened at a 5.9% annualized clip in the Q4, more than the 5.7% growth originally forecasted in January. The upward revision was not appreciated by economists.

    “The overall growth in the Q4 [was] still very inventory-driven, with a 3.9% point contribution,” said chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, Ian Shepherdson. In a note, he said, “Final domestic sales increased only 1.6%, following 1.7 cent in the Q3 and 2.3% in the Q2.

    “The reported increase today in the second estimate of Q4 GDP to 5.9% from the formerly reported 5.7% does little to change the fact that the bulk of the posted surge in GDP growth in the Q4 reflects a sharp reduction in the rate of inventory liquidation after the unexpected drop through the first 3 quarters of 2009,” said Nathan Janzen, a Royal Bank of Canada economist, in a note.

    In the US, Boeing Co. increased 0.9% and General Electric Co. increased by 0.8%. Home Depot Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dropped 0.7% each.

    Energy stocks in Canada generally increased with crude oil’s price, with Suncor Energy Inc. up by 0.3% and Talisman Energy Inc. up by 0.2%. Among gold stocks, on the other hand, Barrick Gold Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. increased 0.6% each.

    Financials decreased after Thursday’s strong earnings-inspired returns, with Royal Bank of Canada dropping by 0.3 %, Bank of Nova Scotia dropping by 0.4% and Manulife Financial Corp. dropping by 0.6%.

    VIA Globe and Mail

    Keyword: Stock Investing


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On Mar 9, 2010, Paul Fraser Said:
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC Bank) : Corporate Bully

$100,000 - MISTAKE (FISHERMEN'S LOAN)


I'm a commercial fisherman fighting the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC Bank) over a $100,000 loan mistake. I lost my home, fishing vessel and equipment.

There was no monthly interest payment date or amount of interest payable per month on my loan agreement. Date of first installment payment (Principal + interest) is approximately 1 year from the signing of my contract.
Demand loan agreements signed by other fishermen around the same time disclosed monthly interest payment dates and interest amounts payable per month.The lending policy for fishermen did change at RBC from one payment (principal + interest) per year for fishing loans to principal paid yearly with interest paid monthly. This lending practice was in place when I approached RBC.
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