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Financial Services – Student Credit Cards

{ Posted on Dec 11 2011 by Financial Services }
There are many things you should talk to your kids about before they go to college. Most of these things should be discussed long before that, but some wait. Things like sex, personal safety, and drugs are often discussed, and ...Read More »

Harley-Davidson: Easy Riding on Less Bad Results

{ Posted on Jul 20 2010 by Ockham Research Staff }
"Bucking the trend, Harley-Davidson, which uses that great ticker symbol, HOG, with a solid 8% gain thanks to a return to profitability in the finance arm." – Fox Business Network 7/20/2010 Thanks to improving sales trends and a profitable quarter from ...Read More »

7 Commodity Investments Worth Considering in 2010

{ Posted on Jan 25 2010 by andy }
7 Commodity Investments Worth Considering in 2010 With trillions of dollars of bailout money possibly lurking out there, just waiting to saturate the US economy, it appears to be only a matter of time before inflation begins creeping its way back ...Read More »

Bankers turn bullish about bid activity

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
Following two years of depressed levels of worldwide deal activity, rising equity markets and lower valuations make mergers and acquisitions bankers confident about a pick-up next year Read More »

Capital markets expect bonanza to go on

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
Debt markets have seen record issuance this year while share issues to shore up balance sheets boosted equity markets well beyond most expectations Read More »

Insolvency pay-outs at record levels

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
Trade credit insurers have paid out a record high amount of claims, reflecting the peak of high-profile insolvencies seen at the end of 2008 and the start of this year Read More »

Ireland meets economic crisis head on

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
With swingeing public sector pay cuts and other unpopular measures announced in this month's budget, Ireland appears to be taking its medicine Read More »

Rolet’s new broom sweeps LSE

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
Xavier Rolet, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, says that he is prepared to 'change the nature of clearing in the UK' if talks with Euroclear do not succeed Read More »

Glencore takes step closer to flotation

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
The world's largest commodity trader has taken the first step towards becoming a public company by selling $2.2bn in convertible bonds, a move that values the Switzerland-based company at $35bn Read More »

Glencore opens up equity capital to outsiders

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Financial Times - Financial Services }
The private commodities trader invites some of the savviest participants in resource investment to anchor the company ahead of its probable flotation Read More »