Banks differ on US deals
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TORONTO -- TD Bank announced its foray into US retail banking on Thursday, a day after rival CIBC signalled its focus will be on domestic operations, demonstrating how far apart Canadian banks are on their American strategies.
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LONDON  - With the euro soaring against the U.S. dollar, some analysts say European companies on the lookout for bargains would charge into the United States, snapping up easy acquisitions.
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Look at more than just the interest rate when choosing a card.
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Comings and goings in the banking indurstry.
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Two Wall Street investment banks had dramatically different success in weathering market turbulence triggered by a subprime mortgage meltdown, as results at Goldman Sachs Group Inc  easily exceeded expectations while those at Bear Stearns Cos Inc  fell far short.
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Two Wall Street investment banks had dramatically different success in weathering market turbulence triggered by a subprime mortgage meltdown, as results at Goldman Sachs Group Inc  easily exceeded expectations, while Bear Stearns Cos Inc  fell far short.
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Write-downs at a British mortgage lender and a new warning from the Bank of England prompt cautious trading in the UK; continental response is more muted.
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Business & money: Biggest share falls since height of credit crunch after US bank's $18bn write-off and Rock uncertainty grows
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The top-ranked bank was HSBC. Citigroup and Bank of America rated highest among US institutions.
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TORONTO (CP) - US stock markets shrugged off mixed economic data to post slight gains Thursday, while the Toronto market slipped due to weakness in bank shares in the last full session before the Christmas break.
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The central banks for Europe and Britain are facing similar quandaries but are expected to take two different paths when they make interest rate decisions Thursday.
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Mergers and acquisitions have played an enormous role in the U.S. economy during the past several decades, but sometimes the results have been bad for consumers.  Similarly, consolidation in the mutual fund business has sometimes hurt fund investors.
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The bank may not be such an easy acquisition target after all.
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This year may be the year of the maple leaf for European agency borrowers if Canadian investors snap up their Canadian dollar bond issues in the same way Australians bought their kangaroo bonds last year. The main reason for the boost for triple-A-rated agency bonds in Australia and Canada is the same -- both have a budget surplus which has cut the respective governments' borrowing needs, leaving domestic investors starved of top quality paper.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction. Rates on three-month bills rose while six-month bills declined.
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Doubts over charges against a US firm underscore concerns about the legal system and foreign investment.
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U.S. and European banks including Citigroup Inc  and HSBC Holdings PLC  are mulling sales of parts of their businesses from branches to entire units in a nod to crunch times ahead, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.