Futures Slide as Weak China Data Add to Fed GloomComments OffU.S. stock-index futures joined a global selloff Thursday after an unexpected contraction in China’s manufacturing sector added to concerns about when the Fed will begin tapering its bond-buying program. |
ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exitComments OffThe European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting fortunes between the world’s two biggest economic blocs. |
Dover to spin off some communication technologies businessesComments OffU.S. industrial conglomerate Dover Corp said it will spin off some of its communication technologies businesses into a publicly traded company named Knowles Corp. |
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2nd-Quarter Profit Edges HigherComments OffToronto-Dominion Bank (TD), kicking off earnings season for Canada’s big banks, said Thursday its second-quarter profit edged up 1.8%, helped by contributions from its personal and commercial banking operations in Canada and the U.S. TD, Canada’s secon… |
Glencore Xstrata Announces Inaugural $5 Billion Five-Tranche Bond IssueComments OffMining and commodities-trading giant Glencore Xstrata PLC (GLEN.LN), Thursday enounced the launch and pricing of a dollar denominated issue of notes in a $5 billion five-tranche transaction comprising 3 year, 5 year and 10 year fixed-rate Notes and 3 y… |
