Venture investing dives 57&#37; in N.E.
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Venture capital investing, a key barometer of the entreprenerial economy, unexpectedly tumbled 26 percent to 4.3 billion nationally in the third quarter, from $5.8 billion in the second quarter, according to the latest Money- Tree survey scheduled to be released today.
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Cash-rich Ulster and Irish investors are sinking their money into commercial property both here and in other parts of the UK, according to a review of the market by property consultants BTWshiells.
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TORONTO (CP) - Deploring the lack of opportunities in Canada, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing &#36;470 million in European and British infrastructure.
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Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climb to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas even if the staggering economy falls into a recession.
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Driving the companyâs loss, which amounts to $31.85 a share, was a $5.21 billion write-down on its portfolio of credit derivatives.
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Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by &#36;4.41 billion in the latest week to &#36;825.34 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
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Some venture capitalists, who've seen improving conditions in recent years for taking companies public and cashing out investments, are worried the turbulence that has roiled financial markets this summer could spill over into their investment niche.
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Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by &#36;6.07 billion in the latest week to &#36;848.66 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
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U.S. private employers likely added  57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had  expected, according to a report released on Wednesday,  indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.
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Microsoft&#39;s $1.2 billion acquisition bid for Oslo-based Fast Search and Transfer and a dour report on Amazon marked the new year&#39;s first full trading week in the United States, as technology company share prices continued to slide.The increase in tech share prices that occurred in 2007 -- a banner year for IT company earnings -- appears to be in danger of evaporating, as fears of a general downturn and bad news on the consumer front resound among industry insiders. U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke&#39;s announcement on Thursday that he would move to cut interest rates to spur growth provided only a temporary halt to a decline in the Nasdaq Composite Index, which closed Friday at 2,440, down 212 points from its close at the end of 2007.This week, investment banking firm Goldman Sachs forecast that the United States will suffer a recession this year. Company analyst David Kostin reduced his recommendation for the amount of technology stocks that investors should keep in their portfolios, from 19 percent to 15 percent.Investors usually like to keep a good percentage of their holdings in tech stocks to hedge their bets. IT companies are truly global, with major U.S. vendors earning about 50 percent of their revenue outside their home countries.But inside the United States, tech companies are getting hit with a double whammy: a predicted weakening of consumer spending because of falling home prices and a resulting crisis in financial markets. Up to 18 percent of U.S. and global tech spending comes from financial companies, according to Forrester Research.Turmoil in the financial markets will likely dampen tech buyouts from private equity investors, according to the 451 Group&#39;s Tech Banking Outlook Survey, released this week. But that might not stop cash-rich technology companies from continuing to shop for deals, it noted.On Tuesday,&#160;Microsoft announced that it would buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer&#160;for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion). Microsoft said it will integrate Fast Search&#39;s high-end search technologies into its enterprise infrastructure offerings, including SharePoint Server 2007 business productivity platform.Microsoft is locked in a search battle with Google, not just for general Web searches but also for businesses. Fast Search shares got an immediate boost on the Oslo exchange, where its price jumped from 13.35 kroner to close at 18.80 kroner Tuesday. The deal did not keep Microsoft shares from sliding in a generally down market for tech, however.On the consumer side, investors were particularly spooked by comments on Tuesday from AT&amp;T CEO Randall Stephenson, who said the company has had to stop servicing an increasing number of customers who did not pay their bills. The company closed Tuesday at $39.07, down by $1.96 for the day.The news did not bode well for other technology companies that sell to consumers. Citing uncertainty about U.S. consumer spending, American Technology Research Monday put a &quot;sell&quot; rating on Amazon, which then on Tuesday fell by $2.66 to close at $85.22 on the Nasdaq.Even companies that received positive reports from analysts this week were slammed by the general market slide. Lazard Capital Markets started its coverage of virtualization-software darling VMware, which had a successful IPO last month, by issuing a &quot;buy&quot; rating on Tuesday. VMware&#39;s share price jumped by $5.39 to close at $79.89 Wednesday, but slid back to $77.53 by the end of the week.
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VANCOUVER - Investors sent units of Hot House Growers Income Fund down more than 35 per after the fund said it is suspending cash distributions.
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By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 6--A six-session rally by the Nasdaq composite index ended Monday on  weakness in the technology sector. Investors generally treaded water after  recent market gains, fueled in part by double-digit corporate profit growth.
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THE REGION Eaton Vance Corp. said fiscal second-quarter profit fell 42 percent because of costs to start the largest-ever closed-end stock fund. Net income in the three months ended April 30 declined to $23.1 million, or 17 cents a share, from $39.9 million, or 29 cents, a year earlier, the Boston fund company said. Excluding expenses to sell shares in ...
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- US venture capital investment and number of deals were down 4 percent with $4.56 billion invested in 467 deals in typical third quarter slow-down, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released by Ernst &amp; Young and VentureOne
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The nationâs number 2 buyer and backer of home mortgages saw a 45 percent drop in second-quarter profits after setting aside $300 million to account for bad loans.
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Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by &#36;3.14 billion in the latest week to &#36;842.55 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
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Internet gambling firm Partygaming sees pre-tax profits fall 57% after a US internet gaming crackdown.