Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements. HSI, MHI, HHI and MCH Futures Markets There will be mandatory intra-day variation adjustment calls in the Hang Seng Index (HSI), Mini-Hang Seng Index (MHI),...
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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...
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. ...
opinion by roman | 19 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 221 views | 35 recommendations | 0 comments
Since the hype of the financial meltdown has died down, the stock markets have been recovering. It’s been a slow process but you only have to look at the stock market charts to see that the peeks are gradually...
The doctors were called in, the patient was very ill but still not life threatening sick. They unanimous diagnosed too much debt as cause of the illness and described restructuring instead of reviving his...
" The 2008 AIG bonus pool just keeps getting larger and larger. In a response to detailed questions from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the company has offered a third assessment of exactly how much it paid out in...
"When the avian flu scare arrived, no one questioned it. This time, things are different. Those with some brains, a memory and internet ingenuity are on the case. Let’s hope this message gets out. ...
As Sri Lanka continues crushing the Tamils with butal attacks, its economy keeps falling abrubtly. The rupee reached its all-time low and investors are cashing out the shares predicting the loss. " COLOMBO,...
Six Flags amusement park operators are the latest to feel our current economy. "Six Flags has hired the boutique investment bank Houlihan Lokey to advise it on restructuring and the law firm Paul Hastings to...
"By SUSAN SCHMIDT WASHINGTON -- When Rep. Barney Frank was looking to aid a Boston-based lender last fall, the Massachusetts Democrat urged Maxine Waters, a colleague on the House Financial Services Committee, to...
"S&P 500 Forecast from GTBP Equity Traders ( Public ) Written by Rob Guerriere Mar 04, 2009 at 10:47 AM
UPDATE: Tues April 14th, 3pm: After seeing the retail numbers today, I took the...
opinion by Rob Guerriere | 35 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago 545 views | 30 recommendations | 5 comments
The Sunday Edition of the New York Times is $5.00. A share of the New York Times is $3.57"What costs more — a spark plug or a share of General Motors? A Sunday New York Times or a share of the newspaper company? A General Electric toaster or a share of GE? In...
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"The stock market crashed. Wall Street panicked. People stashed silver and gold under mattresses while businesses shut doors across America.We're talking, of course, about the Great Depression ... of 1873. That's...
Taleban militants in north-western Pakistan have released a Chinese engineer held hostage for more than five months. The engineer, Long Xiaowei, along with a Chinese colleague in the August in the Dir region. A Pakistani guard and driver who had been captured with the two...
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