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| MarketWatch.com - Financial Services Industry News Updated : Macquarie sees 25% profit fall, to buy back shares SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Macquarie Group Ltd. (MQG.AU) on Tuesday forecast a 25% fall in annual profit as tough market conditions continue to plague investment banks, and said it will buy back up to 10% of its shares. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:42:13 GMT Financial Stocks: Financials retreat as Greece talks drag on U.S. financial stocks retreat on Monday as a decent earnings season faded into the background and investors focus again on seemingly endless talks to resolve the Greek debt crisis. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:43:16 GMT Bond Report: Treasurys rise on concerns about Greece Prices edge up in response to the lack of a political agreement in the debt-ridden nation to make reforms necessary to avoid default. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:03:45 GMT Currencies: Dollar up as Greece deal delayed further The U.S. dollar rises as Greece once more scrambles to strike an agreement with international creditors. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:12:51 GMT Q&A with Canadian opponent of Keystone A top opposition lawmaker to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper explains why he and “millions of Canadians” are opposed to the Conservative government’s support for proposals to build pipelines from Alberta to the U.S. and to British Columbia, arguing that the exporting of Canadian oil could translate into oil spills, environmental costs and lost Canadian jobs Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:32 GMT Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks decline on Greek default worries Brazilian stocks fall Monday, poised to snap a winning streak as investors worry that Greece may be moving closer to default. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:20 GMT Canada hot stocks: Rubicon, Antrim Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Monday's session are Rubicon Minerals Corp. RBY and Antrim Energy Inc. AEN.T. Rubicon Minerals (C$4.04, -C$0.23, -5.4%) said it plans to sell 49 million shares at C$4.10 each to raise C$200.9 million. Antrim Energy (C$1.11, -C$0.26, -19%) announced results from the East Fyne appraisal well in the U.K. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:00 GMT Earnings Outlook: Higher profit seen at Disney Walt Disney is expected to post higher profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31, though difficult comparisons with very strong results at ESPN and in home video in the year-earlier period could have an impact. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:22:15 GMT ETF Focus: Stock ETFs to eye if Greece gets better With European officials moving to confront the continent’s massive debt crisis, investors who can stand the high-stakes drama might want to take a flier on European stocks, in the hope that the worst is over, over there. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:08:03 GMT London Markets: FTSE 100 slips as Greece worries persist U.K. stocks trade lower, with miners struggling as the Greek debt crisis again commands investor attention. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:17:13 GMT |