| Tax-free savings deadline looms An important deadline is nearing for about 70,000 Canadians who made overpayments to tax-free savings accounts. cbc.ca |
General Motors files for IPO (at MarketWatch) General Motors Co. filed its long-awaited initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday. Under the offering, certain GM shareholders will sell their common shares and GM will issue Series B mandatory convertible junior preferred stock. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Nine to launch digital TV channel GEM THE Nine Network says it will target the "sophisticated, discerning viewer" with its new digital channel, to be launched later this month. news.com.au |
Rogue trader Kerviel 'crushed' by sentence Ex-trader Jerome Kerviel, speaking for the first time about his tough sentencing in history's biggest rogue trading scandal, insisted he is a scapegoat for his former bank and compared the penalty to getting "hit on the head with a club." cbc.ca |
Finding good buys in tough industries You've probably been told to keep things simple when it comes to managing your portfolio. And that's typically good advice. Yet I'm reminded of that famous quote from Albert Einstein, who said, "Make everything as simple as possible -- but not simpler." money.cnn.com |