Tough Times? Save the Planet.

We are drowning. And not just in credit card bills and tuition payments. We are drowning in false choices. We are told that we must choose between making money and making a difference, that it is not possible to...

Finding Gold within a resession - Join the new gold rush.

"COLUMBIA, Calif. -- Maybe it was the nail in Ray's head. Maybe it was the economy. His wife said one as much as the other drove the decision to auction off everything that wouldn't fit in the trailer and leave...

Mutual Fund value is expected to reach 20% of GDP by year-end

Investing into mutual funds is growing drastically as the Thailand's public understanding of the subject grows.  "The industry has continued to grow steadily over the past several years. In 1993, when the industry started, assets under management were 205.99 billion...

Aig shares bounces with their new CEO

Bloomberg reports: "Shares of AIG jumped 21% on Thursday after new CEO Robert Benmosche said he expects to repay government bailout money." Benmosche, who is originally from Croatia, hopes that AIG will be able to repay all the government debt. For his outrages actions,...

BMO says recovery stronger than expected? Self serving at best!

We are in the midst of a low volume summer recovery in the Canadian and US markets.  BMO (Bank of Montreal for those of us who still communicate using actual words and not acrinyms) says this is great...

Tax Change Can Re-ignite Venture Investing

Written by Roman Kikta Like the rest of the economy the venture capital industry is struggling.  Even the best of VC firms are finding it difficult to raise new money and even collect on prior commitments. Venture Capitalists are responding in several ways. ...

Vancouver fund proving that doing good is good business

This week, Vancouver's Renewal2, a fund focused on financing ventures with a social mission announced that they have raised their first $16 million.  In 2009 that is a monumental task and is testament to the...

Investors See Mcdonald's as a Safer Bet Then Uk Government Bonds

Confidence in the UK economy has been knocked to such an extent that investors now see the burger chain as a more secure investment. Faced with the sterling in free fall and the threat of an impending recession, there is no doubt that the UK economy isn't in the best of...

Ant aphrodisiac conman executed in China

Wang Zhendong, the "ant aphrodisiac conman" was executed on Wednesday in the Laioning province of northeastern China after conning investors out of $439 million. Officials are using this case as an example for...

BioMS Medical Announces Q3 Results and Continues Pivotal Multiple Sclerosis T...

BioMS Medical Corp. (TSX: MS), a leading developer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), today announced financial and operational results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. BioMS Medical, in partnership with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), is developing...

Global Financial Crisis Takes Center Stage at Socially Responsible Investment...

st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } "Socially responsible investment industry leaders will focus considerable attention on the global financial crisis at the 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference October...

Stocks Rise Dow +938 Nasdaq + 194 S&P 500 +104 Largest 1 day Gain since 1987

Stocks Rise Dow +938 Nasdaq + 194 S&P 500 +104 Largest 1 day Gain since 1987Wall Street makes stunning reversal from worst week ever. Dow, Nasdaq and S&P gain more than 11% after global crisis...

SRI in the Rockies to Honor Community Investors

Investors who earmark at least one percent of their capital for community investment will be honored at the 2008 SRI in the Rockies Conference, the premier annual conference for the sustainable and responsible...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

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