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Trading NewsHumberts shares suspended over financial fearsShare trading was suspended today in Humberts, one of England’s largest chains of estate agents part-owned by Vincent Tchenguiz, over doubts about its financial viability.Read Full Article Top estate agents firm close to collapse after credit crunchOne of Britain’s largest estate agents has fallen victim to the slowdown in the housing market, prompting fears for thousands of jobs around the country. Shares trading was suspended in Humberts, which has 80 branches from Central London to Hampshire, amid doubts about its viability.Read Full Article Barclays’ credit crunch hit rises to £1.7bnBarclays issued a generally upbeat trading statement for the first quarter today but has explicitly refused to rule out a rights issue to boost its capital ratios.Read Full Article Food crisis forces Malaysia into barter: palm oil for riceAsian commodity and currency markets could be plunged into chaos after the Malaysian government threatened to abandon standard trading channels in favour of bartering palm oil for rice.Read Full Article Tempus: Recession cryThe worrying disclosure in HSBC’s first quarter trading update is not the multi-billion dollar writedowns, which came to $2.6 billion in the investment banking business and $3.2 billion in HSBC Finance, the US operations. These are expected and came in lower than some estimates. It is the bank’s downbeat view of the US economy that is of concern.$Read Full Article External News for: tradingGoldman Said to Plan Closing Prop Trading Desk - New York Times (blog)Goldman Said to Plan Closing Prop Trading DeskNew York Times (blog)The best-known — or, conversely, most infamous — investment bank proprietary trading desk is apparently on its way to being wound down. ...Goldman shutting prop trading desk: reportReutersBanks need to come clean on prop tradingMarketWatchGoldman to Shut Principal Strategies UnitWall Street JournalBenzinga -Bloomberg -CNBCall 53 news articles »Goldman Said to Plan Closing Prop Trading Desk - New York Times (blog)Goldman Said to Plan Closing Prop Trading DeskNew York Times (blog)The best-known — or, conversely, most infamous — investment bank proprietary trading desk is apparently on its way to being wound down. ...Goldman shutting prop trading desk: reportReutersBanks need to come clean on prop tradingMarketWatchGoldman to Shut Principal Strategies UnitWall Street JournalBenzinga -Bloomberg -CNBCall 53 news articles »Doylestown man, friend fined in insider-trading case - Philadelphia InquirerThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comDoylestown man, friend fined in insider-trading casePhiladelphia InquirerAt the time, MedImmune's stock was trading at about $33 a share. On April 23, 2007, MedImmune announced it was being bought by AstraZeneca PLC for $58 a ...Ex-hedge fund manager in SEC insider trading accordReutersEx-Fund Manager Settles Insider Trading ClaimsNew York Times2 settle SEC insider-trading chargesBusinessWeekHedge Funds Review Magazine -Wall Street Journal -Bloombergall 61 news articles »Goldman Said to Plan Closing Prop Trading Desk - New York Times (blog)Goldman Said to Plan Closing Prop Trading DeskNew York Times (blog)The best-known — or, conversely, most infamous — investment bank proprietary trading desk is apparently on its way to being wound down. ...Goldman shutting prop trading desk: reportReutersBanks need to come clean on prop tradingMarketWatchGoldman to Shut Principal Strategies UnitWall Street JournalBenzinga -Bloomberg -CNBCall 53 news articles »Doylestown man, friend fined in insider-trading case - Philadelphia InquirerThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comDoylestown man, friend fined in insider-trading casePhiladelphia InquirerAt the time, MedImmune's stock was trading at about $33 a share. On April 23, 2007, MedImmune announced it was being bought by AstraZeneca PLC for $58 a ...Ex-hedge fund manager in SEC insider trading accordReutersEx-Fund Manager Settles Insider Trading ClaimsNew York Times2 settle SEC insider-trading chargesBusinessWeekHedge Funds Review Magazine -Wall Street Journal -Bloombergall 61 news articles »Shares of dual-listed Andean Resources soar 31% in Sydney trading - MarketWatchMoneycontrol.comShares of dual-listed Andean Resources soar 31% in Sydney tradingMarketWatchIt's also a 56% premium to its 20-day volume weighed average trading price. Shares of Andean ended up at 4.81 Canadian dollars in Toronto on Thursday. ...Call Trading Rises on Goldcorp as Company Announces AcquisitionSchaeffers ResearchCramer: Going for GoldoptionMONSTER Research (registration)all 589 news articles » |
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