International Business News - AMTD http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)--Shares of office furniture and home fireplace manufacturer HNI Corp. rose nearly 30 percent Thursday, after the company reported better-than-expected profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-hni-td-ameritrade.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:10:56 EDT A Chicago-area commercial real estate group has made an offer to buy Wrigley field, the iconic and historic home of the Chicago Cubs, according to a report Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/report-chicago-real-estate-firm-bids-for-wrigley.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:26:16 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Media General Inc. swung to a loss in the second quarter on severance costs and lower ad revenue and expects to take an additional charge of up to $550 million to write down the value of its intangible assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-media-general-td-ameritrade.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:13:35 EDT TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s quarterly net income soared 29 percent as the online brokerage handled a large number of trades and its asset-based revenue grew, the company said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/td-ameritrades-3q-net-income-up-29-percent.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:41:14 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON--Commerce Department reports on housing starts for June, 8:30 a.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/calendar-of-major-business-events-for-thursday.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:09:58 EDT Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is close to settling a class-action lawsuit over the theft of contact information for more than 6 million customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/td-ameritrade-close-to-settling-data-theft-lawsuit.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:19:04 EDT Nine potential buyers who have been preapproved by Major League Baseball have received the financial books on the Chicago Cubs, two people familiar with the process told The Associated Press on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/cubs-financial-books-said-sent-to-possible-buyers.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:16:39 EDT TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. says its chief operating officer, Fred Tomczyk, will become chief executive in October, replacing Joe Moglia. Moglia will retire as CEO Oct. 1 and become chairman of the Omaha, Neb.-based company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/td-ameritrade-selects-tomczyk-to-be-next-ceo.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:53:08 EDT Cash is starting to flow out of money market accounts as interest rates on those accounts have tumbled along with the Federal Reserve Board's recent spate of cuts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/market-spotlight-money-market-funds-and-recent-rate-cuts.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 17:42:15 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, April 17, from AP Financial News: MILWAUKEE (AP) MGIC Investment Corp. shares soared almost 19 percent on Thursday when the nation's largest mortgage insure... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/earnings-roundup-mgic-td-ameritrade.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:46:28 EDT E-Trade Financial Corp. may have reported a loss while TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. showed a profit, but the results tell the same story: The discount brokerage industry remained healthy in the first ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/e-trade-td-ameritrade-report-customers-kept-trading-in-1q.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:10:50 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, April 17, from AP Financial News: DALLAS (AP) Southwest Airlines Co., better insulated from high fuel costs than other carriers, eked out a reduced profit in... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/earnings-roundup-southwest-airlines-td-ameritrade.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:12:00 EDT Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped 32 percent on strong trading activity and growth in its asset-based revenue. The Omaha-based company said ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/td-ameritrade-2q-profit-rises-32-percent-on-trading-activity.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:09:03 EDT As retail brokerages begin to report first-quarter financial results, their performance should be boosted by market volatility. But, analysts widely agree that boost is likely short lived. "We're p... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/market-spotlight-volatility-seen-boosting-retail-brokers.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:57:16 EDT Fitch Ratings affirmed TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp.'s issuer default rating Friday, saying it appropriately reflects the discount brokerage's financial position. Fitch's issuer default rating, wh... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/fitch-affirms-td-ameritrade-rating.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:26:06 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, April 3, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) Shares of biotechnology company Cleveland BioLabs Inc. rose Thursday after the company said it won a dev... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/movers-roundup-cleveland-biolabs.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:30:11 EDT MF Global Ltd.'s stock surged Thursday after the broker tapped J. Randy MacDonald, the former chief operating officer at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., to be the company's chief financial officer. S... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/mf-global-stock-surges-on-new-cfo.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:37:15 EDT Recent interest-rate cuts and slowing customer activity could hinder TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s future earnings, analyst said Wednesday. BMO Capital markets analyst Michael Vinciquerra said Wednesday TD Ameritrade has interest rate exposure related to the Federal Reserve Board's recent string of cuts in interest rates that likely will hurt the company's earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080319/weakening-markets-could-hurt-ameritrade.htm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:19:50 EDT E-Trade Financial shares are slipping after analysts said they have become more pessimistic about brokerage stocks. UBS analyst Glenn Schoor downgraded shares of rival online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. and five other financial services stocks Monday, saying a cash squeeze in the financial markets is going to get worse. Schoor lowered his rating to "Neutral" from "Buy." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/e-trade-falls-on-downgrades-of-rival.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:56:22 EDT Donald Layton, newly appointed chief executive of E-Trade Financial Corp., said Monday there are no plans to sell or break up the embattled online brokerage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080303/e-trade-ceo-sees-sale-unlikely.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:39:42 EST