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Archive for June 5th, 2007

Winnie Mandela and Snoop Dog

5 June 2007

Those two names don’t fit into the same headline very often, but the report that the Government of Canada has denied a visa for Winnie Mandela makes it oh so appropriate. You see, it wasn’t that long ago that the U.K. denied entry to Rapper Snoop Dog; something to do with outstanding gun charges [...]

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Clarus likes nanotechnology

5 June 2007

You know that the capital markets have taken an interest in tech plays when an investment dealer takes the time to publich research on a nanotechnology firm. Here’s a summary of the Clarus Securities research report on Quebec-based Raymor Industries (RAR:TSXV). Raymor has a market cap. of $95 million and is still pre-revenue.
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Calling all software equity research analysts part 2

5 June 2007

The recent post about the impact of the Canadian dollar on local software firms generated a bit of traction with at least one Canadian software and services analyst. He thinks the Euros’ performance will mitigate part of the issue that continues to come from the rising US$.
Here are the recent US/CDN$ exchange rate figures:
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