The shares of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. ( CTC.A-T ) slid more than 10 per cent after the retailer released second-quarter results on Aug. 7. Excluding petroleum, revenue rose to $3.7-billion, up 8.4 per cent compared to the same quarter a year ago. However, net income from continuing operations fell 19.0 per cent to $188.3-million. Two insiders bought shares in the public market during the sell-off. On Aug. 8, Executive Vice President & CFO Darren Myers bought 1,875 Class A Non-Voting Shares at $159.81. On Aug. 11, Director Lyne Levesque-Castonguay bought 1,700 Class A Non-Voting Shares.

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