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Monthly Archive April, 2008

HBOS sets 4 billion stg rights issue

April 30, 2008

British bank HBOS (HBOS.L: Quote, Profile, Research) unveiled a 4 billion pound ($7.9 billion) rights issue alongside plans to cut its dividend payout to […]

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World stocks rally as credit crisis eases

April 28, 2008

LONDON – Increasing confidence that the worst of the credit crisis is over boosted world stocks on Monday while inflation concerns grew with oil […]

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Vehicle lease can open door to surprise charges

April 27, 2008

When leasing cars, some people get an end-of-lease surprise. They’re hit with high fees they don’t understand and can’t fight.
Sam Murali leased a Dodge Caravan […]

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AmEx profit falls as cardholders miss payments

April 26, 2008

NEW YORK – American Express Co.'s first-quarter profit slipped six per cent as the credit card lender saw more U.S. cardholders fail to make […]

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Dollar vexes Infineon as bid talk boosts shares

April 24, 2008

Infineon warned the weak dollar would keep sales at best flat this quarter, but the German chipmaker’s shares leapt as much as 8 percent […]

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Native brands sales smoking at Kahnawake

April 21, 2008

KAHNAWAKE, QUE.–As you turn off the Mercier Bridge and onto these native lands, it’s pretty hard not to notice the Native brand.
Signs everywhere for Smokey’s, […]

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Housing slump hammers Huttig

April 19, 2008

The housing market slowdown continues to slice into the bottom line of Town and Country-based Huttig Building Products Inc., a distributor of millwork, building […]

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United Airlines raises fuel surcharge

April 18, 2008

NEW YORK–UAL Corp.'s United Airlines said Tuesday it raised its domestic fuel surcharge by US$10 to $20 round trip, less than a week after […]

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Oil helps keep TSX up

April 16, 2008

The Toronto stock market rose modestly Monday as high oil prices helped offset disheartening news of an unexpected loss at U.S. bank Wachovia and investors […]

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Is LNG flame burning out?

April 14, 2008

Domestic production of natural gas is falling as demand continues to shoot up, a situation that over the past few years has positioned liquefied natural […]

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