Vive Nano, one of Corporate Knight’s Next 10 companies mentioned in Monday’s Financial Post article on emerging clean technology businesses, has been awarded almost $3.8-million in investment from the Ontario government. The Ontario Ministry of Research and … “That’s why we’re proud to help emerging companies like Vive Nano bring their technology to market , so that they can create jobs and seize what is already a multi-billion dollar global market opportunity.” …

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As Canadians flock to online investing in record numbers, Canada’s big banks are positioning their online.

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Rising leverage and dividend payout ratios are signs that the overall health of the stock market has deteriorated. So have valuations. The S&P 500 is roughly 15% to 20% overvalued, according to Smithers. Without a significant profit …

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After all, Biovail already owned the marketing rights in Canada and the United States, and this continues the company’s strategy of expanding in the central nervous system (CNS) disorder market . But Paradigm Capital analyst Claude Camiré noted … In the meantime, he maintained his “buy” rating on the stock and target of US$15.00 a share (based on a multiple of nine times 2010 earnings). He also noted that Biovail should be able to maintain its dividend of US36¢ a share. …

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Investors in the U.S. market should watch out for a correction in the financial and retail sectors while the health care segment is set to become the next market leader, a new BCA note on American equity strategy suggests.

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And that’s because I don’t really think investors are going to desert the market . Quite the opposite, i think you could see growth in investment in silver,” GFMS chairman Philip Klapwijk said in an interview. The survey showed that investment demand continued to be a key driver of silver in 2008, as 93.1 million ounces flowed into the three main exchange-traded funds for silver. At the same time, coin and medal fabrication jumped by a remarkable 63% to 64.9 million ounces …

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And if President Obama is right, his market bottom call beats out the predictions of several top stock pickers, among them Warren Buffett, who last October said it was time to rush back into U.S.

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Is the stock market rally simply being driven by a stampede out of the zero-basis-point wasteland of money markets instead anticipation of real earnings to come? Michael Hartnett, international investment strategist at Bank of America …

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Its stock is up 5% in overnight trading. Target offered positive second quarter earnings guidance. Its stock is up 8% in overnight trading. General Motors reported a less than expected fourth quarter loss. The European Central Bank announced … short position in the broad market . Don Vialoux, chartered market technician, is the author of a free daily report on equity markets, sectors, commodities, equities and Exchange-Traded Funds . For more visit Don Vialoux’s Web site ..

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