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90 days - 1.75% + MORE Jul 5th
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
US to hold UN summit to strengthen global efforts to combat financing of extremist groups + MORE Dec 4th
The United States is organizing a summit of finance ministers from U.N. Security Council nations aimed at strengthening global efforts to combat “the financing of terrorism” — especially methods used by Islamic State extremists.
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said Friday that T.... More »
March 2016 Dividend Income Update + MORE May 1st
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Welcome to my latest dividend income update. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss my approach to investing focusing on dividend paying stocks and how reinvesting the dividends paid from the Canadian companies we .... More »
4.5 year - 2.50% + MORE Jan 20th
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-06-13. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Target liquidation sale ‘underwhelms’ + MORE Feb 5th
Brave shoppers found most items discounted by only 10% on the first day of the Target liquidation sale (Photograph by Romana King)
It looked like a regular Saturday morning at the mall—only it was Thursday morning and all cars were parked in front of the local Ajax, Ont. Target store. Shoppers ha.... More »
5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
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Aiming to avoid Facebook fiasco, NYSE holds ‘successful’ dry run to prepare for Twitter IPO
– canadianbusiness.com
The New York Stock Exchange says its test run of Twitter’s initial public offering on Saturday was a success, as the exchange takes pains to avoid the technical problems that marred Facebook’s debut.
While the NYSE frequently does testing on the weekend, this was the first time the exchange conducted a mock IPO. Early Saturday, traders from member firms gathered with NYSE staff to run simulated buy and sell orders, test the flow of those orders and open the stock.
“This morning’s systems test was successful, and we’re grateful to all the firms that chose to participate,” NYSE spokeswoman Marissa Arnold said in a statement. “We are being very methodical in our planning for Twitter’s IPO, and are working together with the industry to ensure a world class experience for Twitter, retail investors and all market participants.”
Twitter will be the biggest technology IPO since Facebook went public in May 2012. While Nasdaq won Facebook’s listing, one of the biggest IPOs in years, the debut was hit with trading delays and order failures…
While the NYSE frequently does testing on the weekend, this was the first time the exchange conducted a mock IPO. Early Saturday, traders from member firms gathered with NYSE staff to run simulated buy and sell orders, test the flow of those orders and open the stock.
“This morning’s systems test was successful, and we’re grateful to all the firms that chose to participate,” NYSE spokeswoman Marissa Arnold said in a statement. “We are being very methodical in our planning for Twitter’s IPO, and are working together with the industry to ensure a world class experience for Twitter, retail investors and all market participants.”
Twitter will be the biggest technology IPO since Facebook went public in May 2012. While Nasdaq won Facebook’s listing, one of the biggest IPOs in years, the debut was hit with trading delays and order failures…
Aiming to avoid Facebook fiasco, NYSE holds ‘successful’ dry run to prepare for Twitter IPO
– macleans.ca
The New York Stock Exchange says its test run of Twitter’s initial public offering…
