Investor Advocates Push for More Broker Disclosure | MarketWatch
BMO Investments Inc. Receives Securityholder Approval for Certain Changes to its Mutual Fund Line-Up | MarketWatch
Japanese Stock Futures Drop Amid Europe Debt Crisis Concern | BusinessWeek
Japanese and Australian stock futures fell amid concern Europe’s debt crisis is worsening as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy struggles to avoid tapping markets to fund a bailout of its third-biggest lender. American depositary receipts of Canon Inc....
Billericay Broker Wins 'Young Broker of the Year' for Anglia | MarketWatch
(MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- An account executive from the Billericay branch of Swinton Commercial, a leading business insurance broker, has been announced as the regional winner of BIBA's Young Broker of the Year Award. Steve Coughlin, who joined Swinton...
George Melloan: Seeing Is Not Believing at Today's Fed | MarketWatch
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In shaky market, brokerages fight to hang on | Globe and Mail
Volatile markets have resulted in a decline in business for stockbrokers. FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS Rumours of the small brokerages death have been greatly exaggerated. It could not be uglier for the dozens of so-called institutional brokerage firms...
How Facebook panicked and botched its IPO | Washington Post
There’s been a ton of coverage about the Facebook IPO disaster, but very little of it looks at the crucial point two weeks ago where things went terribly wrong. It’s becoming increasingly clear that Facebook itself messed up at that juncture. The screw-up...
A look at high-earning stocks with a low share price | Globe and Mail
What are we looking for? Stocks with solid levels of profitability in comparison to their valuations. The stocks that do well on this screen have both high returns on equity and relatively low price-to-earnings ratios, as well as improving prospects. In...
Analysis: Geography, not economy, counts in China's rebalancing | Reuters
XI'AN, China (Reuters) - A gleaming new $1.4 billion airport extension, a $5.2 billion bullet train and Samsung's planned $7 billion electronics plant, touted as the largest single high-tech foreign investment in China, are sure signs of economic intent...
Cautious optimism in Greece while markets slump in Spain | Globe and Mail
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Fed's Plosser says U.S. to withstand euro fallout: WSJ | Reuters
n"(Reuters) - The United States is well poised to withstand any fallout from Europe's escalating debt crisis, a top Federal Reserve executive told the Wall Street Journal. Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, said the...
3 top stock picks from money strategist Gavin Graham | Globe and Mail
Gavin Graham is president of Graham Investment Strategy Ltd. His focus is on global equities and North American large caps. Corus is the last remaining specialist Canadian TV and radio company after the takeover of Astral by BCE, with particular strengths...
Canadian Stocks Snap Four-Day Rally Amid Spain Concern | BusinessWeek
Canadian stocks declined as concern about Spain’s finances overshadowed rallies in gold and oil, preventing the fifth straight advance in the Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) dropped 2.1 percent after talks to end...
Five world markets themes in the coming week | Globe and Mail
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Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Protect the Canadian Economy | MarketWatch
(MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, introduced legislation to protect Canadian businesses, families and the economy. The Restoring Rail Service Act would end the work stoppage at the Canadian Pacific...
Tony Blair: 'Pressure' from Murdoch | CNN
London (CNN) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under "political pressure" from media baron Rupert Murdoch during his time in office, he testified Monday at an independent inquiry set up in response to phone hacking and alleged police...
3 top U.S. stocks for the great euro real estate selloff | Globe and Mail
European banks will sell an estimated $380-$760-billion in commercial real estate (CRE) loans over the next five years, leading to investing and lending opportunities for several U.S. players, according to a Morgan Stanley report published Friday. Banks...
Fed told U.S. funds to pull money out of Europe | Globe and Mail
A collection of old Greek Drachma and euro notes and coins. The U.S. The Federal Reserve has warned U.S. money market funds to cut their investments in Europe, a top official says. The Federal Reserve has warned U.S. money market funds to cut their...
In sputtering economy, students weigh benefits of degree and burden of debt | Washington Post
That is raising new questions about the wisdom of decades of public policy that focused on increasing access to higher learning but paid less attention to what happens once students arrive on campus. And some education experts have begun to argue that...
Hedge funds queue up to go short of Bankia | Reuters
A rush by hedge funds to go short of troubled Bankia in recent months has been stymied by a shortage of stock, limiting their gains from the Spanish bank's collapsing share price. Shortsellers borrow shares they expect to drop in price and then sell them...
Euro Rises as European Stocks Erase Gain, Spanish Debt Declines | Washington Post
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- The euro strengthened, rebounding from a four-day losing streak, as polls showed Greece’s pro- bailout parties gained ground. European stocks erased gains, Spanish bonds declined and yields on German two-year notes fell to a record...
U.S. economy may have hit full speed | Globe and Mail
File photo of a steel factory in Hefei, China. the share prices of Asian steel producers have fallen about 30 per cent in the last year - underperforming the broader market by a fifth. Markets will be looking for direction from key U.S. economic data due...
Greece, GDP to drive markets this week | MSNBC
NEW YORK -- Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come. As contingency plans are made for Greece's...
FTSE edges higher in thin trading, with Lloyds Banking Group lifted by analyst meeting | Guardian.co.uk
Markets encouraged by Greek poll news but Spanish banking woes continue to unsettle investors A holiday on Wall Street mean thin trading on European markets, and despite continuing worries about the Greece and Spain and the state of their banking systems,...
European Stocks Are Little Changed as Banks Slide; Rio Advances | Washington Post
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks were little changed, following last week’s rally for the region’s equity benchmark, as a selloff in banks offset Greek opinion polls that eased concern the country will leave the euro. Bankia SA sank 13 percent after...