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  9:00 am

  National Bank posts stronger Q2 operating profit, declares share buyback, raises dividend

  National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA), the nation’s sixth-largest lender, said its operating profit in the fiscal second-quarter rose 6 percent, outlined plans to repurchase shares and raised its quarterly dividend by 5 percent. Taking out one-time items, profit for the three months ended April 30 rose to a record C$369 million, or C$2.08 a share, from C$347 million, or C$1.95 a share, the Montreal-based firm said in a statement on Friday. This beat the C$1.97 average estimate of 8 analysts.

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  8:39 am

  Wall Street still lower after positive durable goods data surprise

  U.S. stock futures trimmed losses Friday after durable goods orders data for April surprised investors with a better-than-expected rise, as traders were cautious heading into the long weekend,with markets to be shut Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. 

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  8:24 am

  Falcon Oil & Gas buys out minority investor in Australian business for C$22.6mln

  Falcon Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire a minority stake of its Australian subsidiary for C$22.6mln, giving it full ownership of the business

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  4:58 am

  Caza Oil & Gas nets vital funding for ‘significant’ Bone Springs opportunity

  Apollo Investment Management has agreed to buy up to US$50mln of senior secured notes in the company, with the first US$20mln being paid up front.

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  Thu 5:20 pm

  U.S. retailers release mixed results in after hours

  A series of American retailers reported a mixed bag of quarterly results after the bell. Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) confirmed investor fears, sending the stock tumbling after the company reported a first-quarter loss twice as large as expected. After returning to the black in the fourth quarter following three-straight losing quarters, the Sears department store holding company says it lost $279 million, or $2.63 per diluted share.

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  Thu 3:20 pm

  U.S. markets well off session lows; retail in focus

  U.S. stocks cut losses substantially on Thursday, with Dow industrials actually moving into the black after encouraging new home sales data, which worked against fears of the Fed potentially easing its bond buying program in the near term and weak Chinese manufacturing data. 

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  Thu 2:33 pm

  Pivotal Therapeutics, RESAAS confirmed for CNSX sponsored Proactive Forum in Toronto

  The next Proactive One2One Investor Forum will take place in early June as we showcase another batch of exciting junior companies in Toronto, with the event focused on Canadian National Stock Exchange-listed equities. The event kicks off on June 6th in Toronto at 5:30 pm, at the Toronto Region Board of Trade - 77 Adelaide Street West, Suite 350. 

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  Thu 2:23 pm

  Gold's safe haven appeal reaffirmed once more

   

  Gold futures were up across the board Thursday as investors reaffirmed the precious metal’s status as a safe haven in the face of weaker than expected economic data from China and a U.S. dollar under pressure