Canadian Technology Stocks and Startups
In July, scientists at Switzerland’s CERN research centre unveiled the latest results in their search for the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle believed to be key to the formation of stars, planets and, ultimately, life. The particle, first proposed by several physicists including Peter Higgs, is the final piece of the Standard Model, a theory [...]
TOP PICKS FOR 2013: We polled some of Canada’s best tech analyst for their top picks for the coming year. Check them out here. Is there a sector rotation taking place in Canada? While resource plays have been a drag on the Canadian markets for more than a year, the story certainly isn’t unique to [...]
Zecotek Photonics (TSXV:ZMS) today announced it had selected Korea’s National NanoFab Center to manufacture its photodiode (MAPD) solid-state photo detector arrays. Zecotek believes its imaging division technology, which includes crystals, photo detectors and data acquisition or read-out electronics, will reduce the cost of a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner by up to 40%, by replacing [...]
In the button-down, “show me the dividend” world of Canadian money management, AlphaNorth’s Steve Palmer stands out. Headed by Palmer, who was once VP of Canadian Equities at AIG Global Investments, AlphaNorth Asset Management simply demanded the attention of the street when it posted a gain of 160.6% in 2009 and followed that up with [...]
In an R&D intensive venture there are two occasions that stand above all others; the moment an idea is born and the moment it is commercialized. Between these two milestones can lie a rough and rocky road, fraught with false starts and frustration, especially for public companies, who must depend upon increasingly fickle capital markets. [...]
The TSX was up +35.82 points to 12,553.48, a gain of 0.29% Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index was up 3.65% to 26.98. Here’s who said what in the world of Canadian tech stocks today: Norsat (TSX: NII) announced the appointment of Ivan Gissing as General Manager of its Sinclair Division. Full Story Amaya [...]
In his own quiet and unassuming way, Steve Palmer is becoming one of the most talked about names on Bay Street. How did your portfolio do during “The Great Recession”? If you had the foresight to invest in his AlphaNorth Partners Fund in 2008 you wouldn’t have merely survived the downturn, you’d have nearly four [...]
Calling bottom. The recent correction is a clear buying opportunity says Steve Palmer, CEO of AlphaNorth Asset Management. While the call is not in and of itself unusual, the proposed path may be. Palmer says tech, not resource may lead the way this time. Talking to the Financial Post’s Jonathan Ratner on Friday, Palmer says [...]
Canadian 3D Beyond TV There’s more to 3D than television. And right now, there are several Canadian 3D technology stocks exploring the possibilities of the technology in the medical and mining fields, for instance. While most of the companies profiled below are still at the earlier stages of their journey, there is a least one [...]
Tomorrow’s Leaders: Ten Canadian Tech Stocks for the Future At Cantech Letter we like value. Talk to us about a tech stock trading under one times sales with 45% of its market cap in cash and our ears perk up. Admittedly, though, being an adherent to any discipline mean you sometimes miss stuff that falls [...]
