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Finance-Sector IPO Pipeline Frozen in Place: Renaissance Capital
By Joyce HansonSince July 8, when Fortune Bank shelved its $360 million IPO, a total of 11 filings in the finance sector have not gone to market, according to data from Renaissance Capital. Those 11 filings are just a fraction of the total 168 IPOs that have stalled.
September 09, 2010
Trade Deficit Shrank in July; Jobless Claims DropGood news dominated the economic data released Thursday, September 9 as weekly jobless claims fell more than expected and the U.S. trade gap saw its biggest improvement in 17 months.
September 08, 2010
Goldman Sachs, Incapital Partner to Offer Municipals to Small InvestorsIn a deal announced Wednesday, September 8, Goldman Sachs and Incapital have joined forces to offer sales of municipal bonds to the man in the street, not the man on the Street.
September 08, 2010
Obama Calls for End of Bush Income, Cap Gains, Dividend Tax Cuts; Assails GOPIn an effort to give voters confidence in a Democrat-led Congress, President Barack Obama drove home his party's support of the middle class and small business Wednesday, September 8.
September 07, 2010
Dow Index: Third-Quarter Earnings to Drop 1%Blue-chip companies are expected to earn slightly less than they did last quarter, but 27% more than they did a year ago, analysts say.
September 07, 2010
SEC to Launch Muni Markets Field Hearings on September 21Disclosure and transparency, credit ratings, and internal controls top the SEC's agenda for a series of nationwide field hearings to examine the municipal securities markets, starting in San Francisco on September 21.
September 03, 2010
U.S. Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 9.6% in AugustPayroll jobs fell by just 54,000 in August and the unemployment rate rose by only one-tenth of a percentage point, to 9.6% from 9.5% in July, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released Friday, September 3.
September 03, 2010
The Evolving Emerging Markets Debt Asset Class: ADVICE ColumnWhat to consider when exploring emerging markets debt.