Investment bank fees hit record $84 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - Global investment banking fees hit a record $84.3 billion (63.4 billion pounds) in 2007, helping offset the losses many banks suffered on business related to high-risk U.S. home loans, a London financial services body said on Monday. feeds.reuters.com
Debut Broadcasting Inks Agreements to Add Two Radio Stations in Vicksburg, Mississippi (Business Wire)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. & VICKSBURG, Miss.----Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. , a media and entertainment company, today announced it has signed multiple agreements that give Debut Broadcasting™ the right to acquire and/or manage two radio stations in Vicksburg, Miss., WBBV-FM and KLSM-FM. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tahera Diamond loans send earnings down at Tiffany
Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. said Monday it wrote off just under $48 million US for loans made to Tahera Diamond Corp., which went into creditor protection in January. The charge is on the expectation that the loans will not be repaid. cbc.ca
Iraq debt attracts investors looking beyond violence
LONDON (Reuters) - Long-term investors are keen to pick up Iraqi debt, looking beyond the day-to-day violence to a perhaps more promising future for the oil-rich country a decade from now. feeds.feedburner.com
Rudderless market closes lower
THE Australian share market closed lower today after a mixed lead from Wall Street overnight and little in the way of market-swaying economic data or company news. news.com.au