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| If it looks and smells like a bank takeover, it probably is - Globe and ... | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| MinnPost.com- If it looks and smells like a bank takeover, it probably is- Globe and Mail, Canada- The two New York University professors warned that the US financial system is so close to insolvency that there is now only one path to salvation, and an anathematic one at that: The federal government must nationalize the country's most sickly banks. ...- Investors fret over control of banks Financial Post- all 31 news articles - | |
| 'Stress tests' just stressful - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| ABC News- 'Stress tests' just stressful- Globe and Mail, Canada- What are the "stress tests" that the United States government says it will run on the big banks in that country? The stress tests are supposed to look at banks' books, and see how they would hold up if the economy gets even worse. ...- US is not planning to nationalize banks: Feds Canada.com- US regulators to determine if banks are adequately capitalized Investment Executive- When banks don't compete CBC.ca- Globe and Mail - Globe and Mailall 2,701 news articles - | |
| Bank on The International for thrills - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| Bank on The International for thrills- Canada.com, Canada- Filmmakers behind The International, the new thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, couldn't have picked a better time to vilify big banks. With warm-and-fuzzy feelings for financial institutions at an all-time low, people might go just hoping ... - | |
| Big banks need to take a long look at unsustainable dividend payouts - G... | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| Big banks need to take a long look at unsustainable dividend payouts- Globe and Mail, Canada- None of the five big banks have cut common share dividends since the Great Depression. I don't know if history will be made in this downturn. But I do know that at least one blue-chip board - at Bank of Montreal - should cut the dividend in half. ... - | |
| Cramer down on Canadian bank stocks - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| Cramer down on Canadian bank stocks- Globe and Mail, Canada- We've now got Cramer weighing in on Canadian bank stock dividends. And he's not a fan. Jim Cramer, the high-volume host of CNBC's Mad Money, offered his usual two-second take on Canadian bank stocks Wednesday. An investor asked the former hedge fund ... - | |
| The case against stress tests - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| The case against stress tests- Globe and Mail, Canada- Unemployment may be hurtling ever higher, but there must be a bull market in jobs for bank regulators. More than 100 of them are converging on Citigroup's gleaming Manhattan headquarters. Pretty soon they'll be working overtime stress testing Citi and ... - | |
| Banking on banks - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| Banking on banks- Globe and Mail, Canada- 23) wrongly implies that business lending by Canada's banks has declined. In fact, Bank of Canada data show that banks increased credit to businesses of all sizes by 13 per cent from December, 2007 to December, 2008, while lending to business by all ... - | |
| TD profit slips to $712-million - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| Globe and Mail- TD profit slips to $712-million- Globe and Mail, Canada- Toronto-Dominion Bank kicked off earnings season for the Canadian banks Wednesday, reporting a first-quarter profit of $712-million, compared with $970-million a year ago. Filtering out one-time items, the bank's earnings amounted to $1.34 per share. ... - | |
| The close: Goodbye 1997, hello 2002 - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-24 |
| Xinhua- The close: Goodbye 1997, hello 2002- Globe and Mail, Canada- Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. ? widely seen just last week as likely candidates for nationalization by the US administration ? surged 21 per cent and 21.5 per cent, respectively. The S&P 500 financials subindex rose 11.8 per cent, ...- Dow Throwdown (C, BAC, V, GS) Investopedia- US stock futures rise on Monday Canada.com- Stock markets falter despite plans to bolster American financial ... CKTB- Globe and Mail - Globe and Mailall 1,449 news articles - | |
| Central bank tries new tactics to open credit tap - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-24 |
| Central bank tries new tactics to open credit tap- Globe and Mail, Canada- OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is stepping up its battle against the financial crisis by embarking on riskier lending. In a move that reflects the persistence of the credit crunch, the central bank said yesterday that it will soon create a new short-term ...- BoC to intervene in corporate bond market Canada.com- Bank of Canada to loosen collateral rules Globe and Mail- all 43 news articles - | |
| White House pushes banks to support GM, Chrysler - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| Maktoob- White House pushes banks to support GM, Chrysler- Globe and Mail, Canada- Outside advisers to the US Treasury have started lining up the largest bankruptcy loan ever, talking with banks and other lenders about at least $40-billion (US) in financing for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, in case the two auto makers need ...- Treasury considers GM and Chrysler funding options Reuters Canada- all 54 news articles - | |
| Bank of Canada to loosen collateral rules - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| Bank of Canada to loosen collateral rules- Globe and Mail, Canada- OTTAWA ? In a bid to loosen up the market for private debt, the Bank of Canada said it will soon begin accepting corporate bonds as collateral for short-term loans, a shift that reflects the persistence of the credit crunch. The central bank said ... - | |
| Canadian banks are next great trade: Gartman - National Post | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| Canadian banks are next great trade: Gartman- National Post, Canada- Dennis Gartman says the next great trade is to own Canadian banks stocks. The author of the popular Gartman Letter said this strategy should be coupled with being short of US banks. Mr. Gartman says he was looking at charts over the weekend and ... - | |
| Bank bailout, Big 3, oil, Canadian banks, retail sales, Campbell ... - N... | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| Bank bailout, Big 3, oil, Canadian banks, retail sales, Campbell ...- National Post, Canada- Investors are responding to media news over the weekend that more information on Treasury?s bank stabilization program will be released this week. The program includes the possibility that Treasury will convert Citigroup preferred shares into common ... - | |
| Only governments can get credit rolling - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| Only governments can get credit rolling- Globe and Mail, Canada- The banks became weapons of mass financial destruction last year. This year the same banks have the potential to become weapons of mass industrial destruction, the equivalent of back-to-back carpet bombings. The financial crisis has all but shut the ... - | |
| Bankers note funding gap - Financial Post | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| Bankers note funding gap- Financial Post, Canada- Executives warn that pressures will continue to build in the financial system and that banks will increasingly struggle to fill funding gaps left by the retreat of more fickle investors from capital markets. Solving this impasse will require further ... - | |
| US regulators pledge to shore up financial system - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-23 |
| US regulators pledge to shore up financial system- Globe and Mail, Canada- The Treasury Department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Reserve jointly issued the statement amid growing concern that some of the country's biggest banks may ... - | |
| Canada back as global diplomat - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-22 |
| Canada back as global diplomat- Canada.com, Canada- Ideas championed by Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, about the importance of taking a system-wide view of risks in the banking system are gaining currency among Western governments once comfortable letting the market run its course. ...- CA-BUSINESS Summary ReportonBusiness.com- Flaherty says G7 agree to avoid protectionism Canada.com- CA-BUSINESS Summary ReportonBusiness.com- all 20 news articles - | |
| Bank stocks likely to pressure TSX ahead of earnings reports - CKFR | As of: 2009-02-22 |
| Bank stocks likely to pressure TSX ahead of earnings reports- CKFR, Canada- TORONTO - Stock markets will likely be under pressure this week with weakness in the financial sector on deepening pessimism about the global economy and worries about the possible nationalization of banks in the United States. ... - | |
| Sarah Palin will make news when she shoots down Santa Claus over ... - C... | As of: 2009-02-22 |
| Sarah Palin will make news when she shoots down Santa Claus over ...- Canada.com, Canada- More big international banks will go under and Canadian banks will suddenly find themselves the biggest in the world, although they haven't grown at all. Our banks will be known for something special other banks don't have - money. ... - | |
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