Archive for September, 2009

Ocean Bio-Chem Receives Notice of Non Compliance From Nasdaq

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

OBCI ) received a notice from the Nasdaq stock market (Nasdaq), that for 30 consecutive business days the bid price of the Company's common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share require…

Lawson Software results on deck for late session

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Lawson Software Inc. is scheduled to report its latest financial figures Wednesday evening, and earnings are expected to hold steady on a decline in revenue.

Canada stocks down, but poised for quarterly gain

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Canadian equities slipped Wednesday, with only mining stocks able to gain traction as prices for metals rose, but the equity market is set to post its best advances for a …

Fed may boost rates while economy still weak: Kohn

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve may need to begin to pull back its extensive support for the weak U.S. economy before it has healed enough to substantially lower the jobless rate and get factories working again, Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Wednesday.

Oil jumps over 5 percent, eyes gasoline demand

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices surged more than 5 percent to settle above $70 a barrel on Wednesday, buoyed by a drop in U.S. gasoline inventories last week that hinted at rising demand in the world’s largest energy consumer.

Stocks rebound from slide on manufacturing data

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Investors shook off their disappointment with a weak regional economic report Wednesday and resumed buying stocks on the final day of a stellar quarter.The Dow Jones industrials initially fell more th…

Top UK Banks Cave to Goverment Pressure on Bonuses

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Out of the five that agreed to the new rules, only two have accepted emergency funds by the government.

The five banks that have signed up to the new rules are Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered.

While the curbs do not limit bonuses, the changes will include the banks having to disclose all such payments.

The chancellor said UK banks were leading the way, and he expected them to set the global standard for others.

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Can Bonds and Stocks both be Right?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Bonds markets are telling investors that a prolonged period of low rates will be necessary to dig out from the deepest recession in almost a century.

U.S. pay czar Feinberg expecting heat for rulings

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s pay czar joked Wednesday that he might have to move to Pluto to escape the fallout from his first batch of compensation decisions, which are expected in October.

Stronger spending helps GDP shrink at a slower 0.7% rate

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The economy contracted at slower pace than previously thought in the second quarter as improved consumer and business spending …