Corporate profits skyrocket in first quarter, boosted by resources

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First quarter profits for Canadian companies double overall, with the financial and oil industries seeing some of the biggest gains.

Commercial Banks, Commercial Banking, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum, Statistical Data Included, Banking industry, Economic aspects, Profit, Profits, Petroleum industry, Statistics, Petroleum, Corporations, Corporate finance

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Energy income trusts the current choice of investors

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The article discusses how energy income trusts are the current choice of investors.

Financial management, Other Financial Vehicles, Trusts, not elsewhere classified, Trusts ex Ed, Religious, Charitable, Trusts (Law)

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Best as long-term bets, stock funds the short-term losers last year

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The average Canadian stock fund declined by 3% in 1998, the worst performance since the 11.3% loss in 1990. Domestic bond funds posted an average gain of 6.7% in 1998. However, domestic stock funds are still ahead of bond funds over five years, with an annual compound return of 8.4% compared with the bond funds' 7.2%. Over a 10-yr period, bonds funds outperformed the equities with 9.7% return over the stock funds' 8.9%.

Mutual Fund Mgmt Companies, Portfolio Management, Mutual funds

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