Obama To Host Mexican President For State Dinner
United States President Barack Obama will host the second state dinner of his presidency for his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon in recognition of their...
Mitchell To Tour Middle East At Weekend
United States Middle East envoy George Mitchell, who postponed his visit to the region apparently provoked by Israel's defiance of international calls to halt...
Clinton Criticizes Russia Over Iranian Nuclear Plant
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday criticized Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for declaring that the Bushehr atomic power...
Trichet: Need To Strengthen Longer-term Confidence
Strengthening longer-term confidence is crucial for the post-crisis economy and robust policy frameworks will be needed against future challenges, European Central...
Malaysia February Inflation At 1.2%
Malaysia's consumer price index rose 1.2% year-on-year in February, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said Friday. Economists were looking for a 1.4% increase....
Leading Indicators Index Rises For Eleventh Consecutive Month
Thursday morning, the Conference Board released its report on leading economic indicators in the month of February, showing that its leading economic indicators index increased slightly, marking the eleventh consecutive month...
Philadelphia-Area Manufacturing Shows Continued Signs Of Growth
Manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region is continuing to show signs of growth in the month of March, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday, with the index of activity...
Weekly Jobless Claims Show Modest Decrease, Continuing Claims Rise
First-time claims for unemployment benefits showed another modest decrease in the week ended March 13th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday, although the report also showed another increase in continuing...
The United Nations has formally recognized a Russia-led defense bloc of ex-Soviet Union states as a full-fledged international security organization after the world body signed a co-operation pact with the security bloc paving the way for the alliance's greater involvement in Afghanistan.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon signed a joint declaration Thursday on cooperation in Moscow with General Nikolai Bordyuzha, head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which covers Russia
Lloyds Banking Sees Profitable FY10; Shares Up On LSE
UK-based Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Friday, in an update on trading for the first 10 weeks of 2010, said its trading performance for the period has been strong against each area of its recent guidance and the banking net interest margin is trending in line with its recent forecast. Lloyds believes that the full year 2010 will be profitable on a combined businesses basis. The company's shares are currently trading up by 8% on the London Stock Exchange.
Cintas Q3 Profit Declines, Yet Tops Estimate; Reaffirms Q4 Guidance
Uniforms and business service provider Cintas Corp. said its profit for the third quarter declined due mainly to lower revenues, which were negatively impacted by the continued sluggishness in job recovery, weather difficulties and holiday shut downs. Nevertheless, earnings came in ahead of estimates, while revenues fell short. Looking ahead, Cintas also reaffirmed its fourth quarter earnings outlook.
BREAKING NEWS
Gunman Kills Indian-Born Cash Clerk In Kansas
3/19/2010 6:24:17 AM
A gunman is reported to have shot dead an Indian-born cash clerk in a mid-western Kansas city store in the US State of Missouri during a robbery even after he had complied with the instructions of the gunman to....
Reports: Automaker Geely Says Volvo Talks Hit Snag
3/19/2010 1:20:04 AM
Talks between Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Ford Motor Co. (F) over Geely's acquisition of Ford's unprofitable Volvo unit has hit a snag, reports said Thursday
Geely Chairman Li Shufu....
Iteration Energy Q4 Loss Narrows - Quick Facts
3/19/2010 6:10:02 AM
Iteration Energy Ltd. (ITX.TO, ITXFF.PK) reported fourth quarter net loss of C$9.13 million or C$0.04 per share, compared to net loss of C$244.9 million or C$1.48 per share last year.
Funds from operations...
African Barrick Gold Sets IPO Price At 575p/Ordinary Share - Quick Facts
3/19/2010 5:38:26 AM
African Barrick Gold plc announced that an offer price of 575 pence per Ordinary Share has been set in respect of its initial public offering of new Ordinary Shares to institutional investors in the United...
Traders to Focus on More Data Amid Encouraging Signs
The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a higher opening on Thursday, with futures turning uniformly higher following the release of jobless claims data and the consumer price inflation report for February. Held down by a decline in energy prices, consumer price inflation remained benign in February,......
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TSX Retreats From Yearly High
3/18/2010 5:33:27 PM
Toronto's main index erased some of the early week gains and closed lower Thursday, led by a sell-off in commodity-related stocks.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended lower 60.65 points or 0.50% at 12040.01. The benchmark index managed to close above the 12000 mark for the fifth consecutive day, since......
TSX Lingers In The Red On Profit Taking
3/18/2010 2:06:06 PM
Toronto stocks slipped deeper into the red Thursday afternoon as commodity prices fell following a sharp rise in the greenback, prompting traders to book profits from the higher levels. Energy and base-metal stocks were the worst hit, and most of the sectoral indices were in the negative territory.
The......
Energy, Base Metals Stocks Drag TSX Lower Thursday Morning
3/18/2010 11:44:46 AM
Bay Street stocks were down in mid-morning deals Thursday as commodities prices were off from their recent highs after worries over the Greece debt situation resurfaced. Profit taking at higher levels after the main index settled the previous session at its calendar year high, also weighed on the market.
Thursday,......
China Recycling Energy in the watch list – Stocks To Watch
3/18/2010 8:53:59 AM
China Recycling Energy Corp. (CREG.OB), an industrial waste-to-energy solution provider in China, swung to an annual profit in 2009, on 130% growth in revenues, and issued upbeat forecast...
Vaalco Energy Pumped Up - Stocks To Watch
3/17/2010 8:57:27 AM
Independent energy company Vaalco Energy Inc. (EGY) returned to profit in the fourth quarter - its second quarterly profit in a row, thanks to high crude prices that boosted revenues...
CyberDefender in the watch list - Stocks To watch
3/16/2010 8:39:22 AM
CyberDefender Corp. (CYDE.OB), a provider of internet security technology for the consumer market, significantly narrowed its net loss for the fourth quarter, as revenues grew more...
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MKT TREND
Health Insurance Stocks Posting Notable Gains In Late-Morning Trading
3/18/2010 11:35:41 AM
Health insurance stocks are some of the market's strongest performers in late-morning trading on Thursday, extending this month's steady upward move.
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Oil Stocks Extending Gains Along With Price Of Crude
3/17/2010 11:37:37 AM
Oil stocks are seeing considerable strength during trading on Wednesday, contributing to the upward move by the broader markets. The gains by oil stocks come as oil inventories rose...
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