Monday, August 8, 2005 1:28 PM PDT
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Canadian Press via Yahoo! News, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 9:50 AM PDT
Bank of Montreal to sell Harrisdirect to E-Trade for $910 million Cdn http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050808/ca_pr_on_bu/harrisdirect_e_trade_4
TORONTO (CP) - The online stock trading industry continues to consolidate, with Bank of Montreal announcing Monday the sale of Harrisdirect, its U.S.-based discount brokerage, to E-Trade Financial Corp. in a deal valued at $910 million Cdn.
Money Sense, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:20 AM PDT
TSX surges on earnings, BMO discount brokerage sale; oil depresses NY http://www.moneysense.ca/news/headline_news/shownews.jsp?content=b080857A
TORONTO (CP) - A combination of good earnings news and higher energy stocks resulting from another record spike in the price of oil sent the Toronto stock market up sharply higher Monday morning.
AP via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 1:18 PM PDT
Interest Rates Hit Four-Year High http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050808/treasury_bills.html?.v=4
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction to the highest levels in more than four years. The Treasury Department auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, up from 3.400 last week.
Bloomberg.com, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:33 AM PDT
E*Trade Agrees to Buy Harrisdirect for $700 Million (Update6) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=aWcriJSVk1EE
Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- E*Trade Financial Corp., the third- largest discount brokerage, agreed to buy Harrisdirect from Bank of Montreal for $700 million after failing in a takeover bid that would have made it the industry's biggest.
Bloomberg.com, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:18 AM PDT
E*Trade Agrees to Buy Harrisdirect for $700 Million (Update5) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=a5prQsvaNqhY
Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- E*Trade Financial Corp., the third- largest discount brokerage, agreed to buy Harrisdirect from Bank of Montreal for $700 million two months after failing in a takeover bid that would have made it No. 1 in the industry.
The Auto Channel, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:06 PM PDT
AAA Announces Additional Auto Insurance Discounts http://www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/08/139712.html
AURORA, Ill., Aug. 8, 2005 -- AAA Chicago will give its members who live in Illinois and insure their autos through AAA an additional 5 percent discount on their insurance premiums beginning August 15, 2005. This action doubles to 10 percent the discount AAA members receive on AAA's MemberSelect Insurance Company auto policies, according to Brad Roeber, AAA's regional president.
Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 1:08 PM PDT
Do Specialty Chemicals Make Cytec Special? http://biz.yahoo.com/fool/050808/112353169224.html?.v=1
Despite a strong market for specialty chemicals, Cytec trades at a discount to most of its peers.
Money Sense, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:21 AM PDT
Bank of Montreal to sell Harrisdirect to E-Trade for $910 million Cdn http://www.moneysense.ca/news/headline_news/shownews.jsp?content=b080831A
TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Montreal is selling Harrisdirect, its U.S.-based discount brokerage, to E-Trade Financial Corp. for $910 million Cdn.
The Herald-Sun, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:21 AM PDT
Interest Rates at Treasury Auction Rise http://www.heraldsun.com/business/wire/22-634446.html
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction to the highest levels in more than four years. The Treasury Department auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, up from 3.400 last week. Another $16 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 3.680 percent, up from 3.600 percent last week.
The Hindu, Mon, 08 Aug 2005 1:22 PM PDT
Purchase of petro products for retail sale — Oil marketing chiefs to meet today for better deal from pvt refiners http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/08/09/stories/2005080902640100.htm
THE bargaining power of the oil marketing companies (OMCs) will be put to test on Tuesday when the marketing heads of these companies are scheduled to meet to work out the best discount they can get from the private and standalone refiners on the petroleum products, particularly kerosene and LPG, bought by them for retail sale.
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