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Yes Bankers Will Cheat (STILL) – Compensation

You just knew they wouldn’t play by the rules, right?
Investment bankers in the U.S. have begun using equity derivatives to convert restricted shares paid as bonuses into cash, side-stepping new guidelines on remuneration which were designed to preven…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets, Trading News |

Peet’s to extend tender offer for Diedrich -source

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc
plans to announce on Monday it will extend its tender
offer for shares of Diedrich Coffee Inc by 30 days, a
person with knowledge of the situation said, signaling its
anticipation that regulato…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Acquisitions, Mergers |
 

Amman Stock Exchange

<ul><li>Jan. 31–WEEKLY ANALYSIS </li><li>AMMAN — Amman Stock Exchange’s (ASE) general index closed in the red for the second week in a row due to a wave of margin calls which led to heavy selling pressures on shares of several…

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Greenberg Traurig Executive Chairman Cesar Alvarez shares his insights

<ul><li>Jan. 30–Q & A </li><li>Cindy Krischer Goodman sat down with Cesar Alvarez to talk about his tenure at the firm, changes in the legal profession and his personal future as well as the firm’s. </li><li>Q: …

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets |
 

Surprise profit at Columbia Banking

<ul><li>Jan. 29–An unexpected fourth-quarter profit sent shares of Columbia Banking System higher Thursday. </li><li>Wall Street analysts had on average expected a loss of 10 cents per common share, according to First Call. &lt…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets |

Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. Reports 4th Quarter Net Income Available to Common Shareholders of $1.1 Million

<ul><li>Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBIN) reported fourth quarter net income available to common shareholders of $1.1 million, a 53% increase over the previous quarter. </li><li>During the fourth quarter…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets |
 

Five-for-One Stock Split for GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Market ETF-GSR

<ul><li>BOSTON, Jan. 29, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Old Mutual Global Shares Trust announced today that its Board has approved a five-for-one stock split of the shares of GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund ("the Fund") shares (…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets |

Maxim Group Completes Secondary Offering for Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.

<ul><li>Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHIP) (NASDAQ: SHIPW) today announced that it has priced its public offering of 20,833,333 shares of common stock. </li><li>Four of the Company’s major …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets |

Cleco Corporation Declares Regular Common and Preferred Dividends

<ul><li>The Board of Directors of Cleco Corporation (NYSE: CNL) today declared regular quarterly dividends on the Company’s common stock and preferred stock. </li><li>The Company has a dividend reinvestment plan which allows di…

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US growth surprise sends world stocks higher

<ul><li>LONDON – European stock markets closed higher Friday after data showed the U.S. economy grew at its fastest rate in over six years during the final three months of last year. </li><li>In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of lea…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Markets |