The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement today announced a preliminary settlement in principle with RBC Capital Markets Corp. (RBC) that would provide individual investors, small businesses, small nonprofits, charities and religious organizations the opportunity to sell back to RBC all ...
<div><p>Two Fort Bragg soldiers have been arrested and charged with bank robbery, police said Thursday. <br /><br />Officers arrested Kali Eloi Robinson, 24, of 19-G Briar Circle and Christopher Bernard Jackson, 22, of 4-H Briar Circle on Wednesday. Both have been charged ...
<div><p>Canada's five big banks outperformed most of their peers in 2008 amid a credit collapse and a global recession, but two leading executives announced pay cuts on Monday to show solidarity with investors.</p><p>Scotiabank chief executive Rick Waugh is to receive 7.5 million ...
<div id="subtitle">Look to deposit/book value growth, says one poster</div><div><p>Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: T.RY, Stock Forum) was a surprising gainer in Monday afternoon trading, up $2.55 or almost 7% to $39.03 from Friday’s close, despite a warning that the company expects ...
<div id="subtitle">Stocks face an uphill battle in 2009, even with record amounts of cash on the sidelines</div><div><p>After a year of devastating losses, the stock market has the makings of a recovery in 2009: Nearly $9 trillion in cash on the sidelines, waiting ...
<div id="subtitle">Earnings Preview: Research in Motion hurt by product delay, but expected to meet 2Q forecast</div><div><p>Research in Motion Ltd. reports fiscal second-quarter financial results Thursday after the close of the market. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion ...
<div id="subtitle">Bank of America, RBC agree to buy back auction-rate securities in SEC, state settlements</div><div><p>Bank of America Corp. has agreed to buy back up to $4.7 billion in auction-rate securities to settle charges it misled thousands of customers about the risky investments, ...
<div id="subtitle">Interview with diamond expert Des Kilalea</div><div><p>Financial world chaos and extreme market volatility have pretty much sidelined the vast majority of the juniors in the diamond mining sector, according to RBC Capital Markets’ highly regarded diamond analyst Des Kilalea. The senior players ...
<div><p>US retailers are bracing for a grim Christmas shopping season as Americans rein in their spending and try to weather the storm in the financial markets and a suffocating credit squeeze.</p><p>Government data released Wednesday showed US retail sales slumped 1.2 percent in ...
<div><p>Pardy in response to the US-led assault on their opaque banking systems and propensity for secrecy, many of the Caribbean financial centers have dramatically tightened up both their regulatory oversight and their attempts to deter money laundering. The result is that the ...
