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| Premarket: Banks fall ill - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Straits Times- Premarket: Banks fall ill- Globe and Mail, Canada - David Berman- Concerns about the swine flu and the health of US banks dealt global stock market indexes a double whammy on Tuesday morning, extending volatility that began on Monday. US stock index futures were down sharply for the second day in a row. ...- Closing Market Recap: Stocks Rebound, Oil Slides, Canadian Dollar ... CEP News- Citigroup, Bank of America need capital: report Canada.com- Citi and BofA may need more capital after stress tests Reuters Canada- CanadianBusiness.com - ReportonBusiness.comall 1,402 news articles - | |
| Craigslist founder cancels BC gig - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| KY3- Craigslist founder cancels BC gig- Globe and Mail, Canada - Patricia Best- The man in the XXX-rated hot seat, Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com, was supposed to be in Vancouver yesterday to give a speech at the Mortgage Brokers Association of British Columbia's annual conference. But instead he was laying low and ...- Moralists now stalking Craigslist Metro Canada - Ottawa- all 32 news articles - | |
| Money Mart in court - Canada.com | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Money Mart in court- Canada.com, Canada - Shannon Kari- The defendants are alleged to have charged fees to customers between 1997 and 2007 on payday loans that added up to an effective annual interest rate of more than the 60% allowed under the Criminal Code. There are more than 240000 plaintiffs ...- Money Mart Comments on Class Action Trial Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 9 news articles - | |
| Cash Store Financial reports strong net income growth of 48% for ... - C... | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Cash Store Financial reports strong net income growth of 48% for ...- CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse), Canada- Many provinces are currently working through a process to establish consumer protection measures for the payday loan industry. These measures will include rate caps. We expect all Provinces to have provided full clarity on rate caps by the close of ... - | |
| Posted By THE CANADIAN PRESS - Peterborough Examiner | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Posted By THE CANADIAN PRESS- Peterborough Examiner, Canada- TORONTO -- Money Mart charged "criminal" interest rates on 4.5 million payday loans over 10 years, a lawyer representing 264000 borrowers told a judge during the first day of a class-action suit against the lending company. "We say this action delivers ... - | |
| Big Five Becomes Preferred Provider with the Affluent Traveler ... - Fre... | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Big Five Becomes Preferred Provider with the Affluent Traveler ...- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada- Their fine reputation speaks for itself, and their award-winning product line provides our Affluent Traveler Collection agencies with a superior luxury adventure travel inventory to recommend to their most discriminating clientele. ... - | |
| Financial bill could force election - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Financial bill could force election- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Tera Camus- Offshore offset payments, which last year totalled about $105 million, are required by law to go on the debt. Premier John Hamm committed in 2005 to put all the money from the Atlantic accord settlement with the federal government on the debt, ... - | |
| US reaches key deal with Chrysler bondholders - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| US reaches key deal with Chrysler bondholders- Globe and Mail, Canada- In contrast to the banks, some of the funds had held out for a higher settlement and had argued that Chrysler's secured debt had to be paid out at a higher return than what was offered to the UAW for its unsecured health-care-related claim. ... - | |
| New credit-card rules coming - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| New credit-card rules coming- Globe and Mail, Canada - Tara Perkins, Kevin Carmichael- He is expected to unveil new regulations governing credit cards next week, as governments ramp up efforts to clamp down on the industry in the wake of the economic crisis. Key elements will be the imposition of a minimum 21-day grace period, ... - | |
| New Democrat credit card relief motion passes in Parliament - Alberta Talks | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Alberta Talks- New Democrat credit card relief motion passes in Parliament- Alberta Talks, Canada- OTTAWA ? The New Democrat Opposition achieved a major victory yesterday for all Canadians who are suffering from the abusive practices of banks and credit card companies as its motion to take action to protect consumers was adopted in the House of ... - | |
| Life insurance can be part of plan - BCLocalNews | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Life insurance can be part of plan- BCLocalNews, Canada- By J Dobbelsteyn - Comox Valley Record The right kind of life insurance can do much more than provide a tidy sum to your heirs. It can be a good, tax-deferred place to stash the cash you have left over after maxing out your RRSP contributions. ... - | |
| GM to axe 21000 jobs in American factories - Timmins Daily Press | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| ABC News- GM to axe 21000 jobs in American factories- Timmins Daily Press, Canada- GM is living on US$15.4 billion in government loans and faces a June 1 deadline to restructure and get more government money. If the restructuring doesn't satisfy the government, the company could go into bankruptcy protection. ...- GM Canada readies the axe Hamilton Spectator- GM Survival Plan: Slash Half Its Cdn. Workforce, Pare Dealerships ... CityNews- GM gets $2B, Ford loses $1.4B London Free Press- all 3,513 news articles - | |
| Camden National Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results - Stockhouse | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Fibre2fashion.com- Camden National Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results- Stockhouse, Canada- Non-interest expenses were flat as a 15% reduction in personnel costs associated with the Union Trust integration was offset by increased FDIC deposit insurance cost and write-downs on other real estate owned. -- Non-performing assets totaled $20.4 ...- Entrust Announces Financial Results for First-Quarter 2009 Canada NewsWire (press release)- United Community Financial Corp. Reports Positive Earnings for the ... Stockhouse- /CORRECTION -- Indiana Community Bancorp/ Stockhouse- Stockhouse - Stockhouseall 1,163 news articles - | |
| Health Officials Keeping Tabs On Swine Flu - CD98.9 | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| PoliGazette- Health Officials Keeping Tabs On Swine Flu- CD98.9, Canada - Adam Liefl- Recently, her answer to questions about our unfair and deteriorating Employment Insurance system was; ?It is true that not everyone is eligible. Unfortunately, that is the way the system is, and everyone has agreed this is not the time to overhaul it. ...- World Health Organization raises its level of pandemic alert based ... Canadian Underwriter- Mexico quiet as 103 deaths linked to swine flu CTV.ca- all 45,007 news articles - | |
| Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation Announces Strong First Quarter Results - ... | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation Announces Strong First Quarter Results- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada- Net debt to total capitalization ratio of 0.30:1 at March 29, 2009 compared to 0.28:1 a year ago. (1) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. (See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure under "Results of ... - | |
| Intro to index funds - CBC.ca | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| CBC.ca- Intro to index funds- CBC.ca, Canada - Zack O\'Malley Greenburg- For most investors, the best way to own stocks is via an index funds. These are mutual funds that give you broad stock market exposure for a rock-bottom cost and with superlative tax efficiency. The alternative: actively managed funds, which charge ...- Know why you're investing 24 Hours Vancouver- all 7 news articles - | |
| Making Money Off Of Real Estate Recovery (TOL, DHI, CTX, PHM) - Investop... | As of: 2009-04-28 |
| Making Money Off Of Real Estate Recovery (TOL, DHI, CTX, PHM)- Investopedia, Canada - Chris Seabury- There are many different ways that you can make money off of the recovery in real estate. Some good equity positions that have the potential of seeing significant gains from the real estate recovery include: Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) reported a better ... - | |
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