International Business News - ETFC 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 Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP)--Futures exchange operator CME Group Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose sharply, benefiting from the integration of last year's acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/earnings-roundup-cme-group-ak-steel.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:55:28 EDT Retail brokerage firm E-Trade Financial Corp. said Tuesday it swung to a loss during the second quarter due to a sharp increase in loan-loss provisions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/e-trade-swings-to-loss-in-2q.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:56 EDT Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 130 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95539-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/stocks-look-to-fall-after-disappointing-earnings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/stocks-look-to-fall-after-disappointing-earnings.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:37:45 EDT Retail brokerage firm E-Trade Financial Corp. is set to release second-quarter financial results later Tuesday and analysts widely expect the company to post a loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/ahead-of-the-bell-e-trade-financial.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:20:57 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for Tuesday: NEW YORK--Treasury Secretary Paulson speaks on markets and the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/calendar-of-major-business-events-for-tuesday.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:22:28 EDT E-Trade Financial Corp. reports second-quarter earnings Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/earnings-preview-e-trade-financial.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:09:27 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): MONDAY, July 21 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/business-economic-events-for-the-coming-week.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:45:02 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/jpmorgan-harley-ebay-starbucks-among-big-movers.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:55:16 EDT Online brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. on Monday said it will sell its E-Trade Canada unit to Scotiabank for $442 million cash. The sale is part of E-Trade's plan to sell noncore assets at it attempts a turnaround following two straight quarterly losses resulting from bad bets in the mortgage market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/e-trade-financial-sells-canada-unit-to-scotiabank.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:07:00 EDT E-Trade Financial Corp. on Tuesday named Joseph Sclafani to the finance and risk oversight committee of its board. Sclafani is a former executive vice president and controller at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/e-trade-names-sclafani-to-risk-committee.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:42:12 EDT Retail brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. said Monday it further reduced its debt during the second quarter in an effort to lower its leverage ratio and debt service requirements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/e-trade-cuts-debt-by-95-8-million-in-2q.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:32:05 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was essentially flat at midday Tuesday, as investors weighed a lower-than-expected reading on consumer confidence and a jump in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/midday-leaders-laggards-s-p-500.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:12:08 EDT Retail brokerage firm E-Trade Financial Corp. said Wednesday total customer assets increased 3.9 percent in May compared with the prior month. Total customer assets increased to $180.94 billion during the month from $174.13 billion in April. Customer assets are still 15.6 percent lower than the $214.4 billion at the end of May in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/21433-airlines-whats-next.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/e-trade-customer-assets-rise-4-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/e-trade-customer-assets-rise-4-percent.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:24:56 EDT As if BlackBerry users needed one more excuse to be glued to their screens, E-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them get real-time stock quotes and trade on their phones. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/63875-e-trade-blackberry.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/e-trade-makes-it-easier-to-trade-on-the-blackberry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/e-trade-makes-it-easier-to-trade-on-the-blackberry.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:54:05 EDT A Northern California man was arraigned Wednesday on federal charges after he allegedly used the names of cartoon characters to open fraudulent online brokerage accounts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/calif-man-charged-with-defrauding-brokerages.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 21:20:57 EDT Shares of E-Trade Financial Corp. fell Monday after the discount brokerage filed for its biggest shareholder and creditor and others, to sell up to $2.6 billion of the company's stock and bonds, a move one analyst said could pressure the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/last-call-e-trade-financial-falls.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 15:59:40 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers traded mostly lower Monday afternoon as an analyst said GE Money's plan to leave the consumer RV and marine lending business will put further pressure on a sector already dealing with weakening economic conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/sector-snap-rv-cos-mostly-decline-on-ge-moneys-plans.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 15:18:09 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 An executive exodus from troubled online brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. is continuing, with the chief financial officer's and general counsel's departures announced Friday as the company grapples with massive losses stemming from its hemorrhaging mortgage business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/e-trade-cfo-and-general-counsel-resign.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:38:37 EDT Shares of E-Trade Financial Corp. jumped on Friday after the company reported a first-quarter loss, but said it added 60,000 new customers in the period, the largest increase since the fourth quarter... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/out-of-the-gate-e-trade-jumps-on-new-customer-additions.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:37:07 EDT