Archive for September, 2008

Dow Jones Introduces Dow Jones Global Markets News, First in a Series of Innovations for Financial Professionals

New Service Will Assist Global Equity Market Participants in Identifying Market and Deal Opportunities Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company introduced Dow Jones Global Markets News, the first in a series of innovative solutions designed to provide an edge for financial professionals seeking timely and useful market information. Dow Jones Global Markets News [...]

SIPC: Lehman Brothers Inc. Liquidation Proceeding Paves Way for Asset Purchase Agreement by Barclays

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which maintains a special reserve fund authorized by Congress to help investors at failed brokerage firms, issued the following statement today in relation to Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI), a SIPC member. SIPC President Stephen Harbeck said: “I am pleased to be able to report this morning that SIPC’s timely [...]

Fifth Third Bank Continues to Expand Global Reach with Trading Platform

With the shift in domestic economic conditions, U.S.-based companies are steadily moving toward the international marketplace as a viable and necessary element of their business model. Fifth Third Bank  has long recognized the importance of the global environment and recently introduced a 24-hour Internet trading platform, providing clients with real-time access to the Foreign Exchange [...]

Hispanic Americans Pay Higher Used Car Loan Rates

Hispanic America Saves Outlines Steps to Avoid Costly Loans A Consumer Federation of America (CFA) analysis of the most recent Federal Reserve Board Survey of Consumer Finances reveals that Latinos pay much higher used car loan rates than do other Americans. Slightly more than half of all automobile loans taken out by Latinos were for [...]