Week in Review: Stocks gain amid Greek bailout hopes and strong economic news

Things are looking up for Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. The company is almost through the riskiest stage of its growth plan and its share price appears to have reached a bottom, Credit Suisse analyst Anita Soni said following its second quarter results. Agnico’s Kittila mine in northern Finland, which is one of the largest known gold [...] […]

Stop us if this sounds familiar — sources close to Facebook have told Bloomberg News that the social networking site is likely to put off an initial public offering until 2012. Rumours of a Facebook IPO have been hovering around for a few years now. They originally popped up in 2007 when the brand established [...] […]

The European Commission released numbers for its European Economic Sentiment Indicator on Thursday, showing consumer and business confidence at its highest point since March 2008. The index climbed to 101.3 points in July for Eurozone members, on the back of strong German numbers. The country, Europe’s economic heavyweight is showing strong growth, despite p […]