International Business News - Schwab 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 An analyst on Thursday upgraded brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corp. because of its potential to gain market share and improve its margins on clients' cash invested in money-market funds or bank savings accounts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/ahead-of-the-bell-charles-schwab-upgraded.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:52:46 EST Brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corp. said Friday it would not participate in the U.S. Treasury Department's bailout program. The deadline for applications from financial services companies seeking to participate in the $700 billion program is Friday. Schwab said it does not need government help to continue or improve operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/charles-schwab-says-no-to-bailout-program.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:48:36 EST Charles Schwab Corp. said Friday total client assets at the brokerage firm fell in October amid continued turbulence in the credit and equity markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/schwab-client-assets-fall-22-percent-in-october.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:41 EST Donor-advised fund Schwab Charitable on Tuesday said its grants to charities rose 12 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/schwab-charitable-grants-jump-12-percent-in-3q.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:38:14 EDT Charles Schwab Corp. reported Wednesday its third-quarter earnings fell sharply from results that included a big gain a year ago, but still topped analysts expectations. The ongoing financial market turmoil weighed on the retail brokerage's assets under management. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/schwab-3q-profit-falls-still-beats-estimates.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:54:26 EDT Charles Schwab Corp. is set to release third-quarter results before the market opens Wednesday and analysts expect weakness in equity markets to affect the company's earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/ahead-of-the-bell-charles-schwab.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:09:02 EDT Charles Schwab Corp. reports third-quarter results Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/earnings-preview-charles-schwab.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:46:14 EDT Shares of Charles Schwab Corp. declined Monday after the nation's largest discount brokerage reported a falloff in revenue from customer trades last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/charles-schwab-slips-on-drop-in-august-trades.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:37:02 EDT Retail brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. said Monday its clients' total assets rose 1 percent in August. Total client assets totaled $1.398 trillion, up 1 percent from August a year ago and flat from July 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/charles-schwab-total-assets-edge-up-in-august.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:04:21 EDT Retail brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. on Thursday said its clients' total assets rose 2 percent in July. Total client assets totaled $1.391 trillion, a 2 percent increase from last year but flat from June 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/charles-schwab-assets-rise-2-percent-in-july.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:23:06 EDT Discount broker Charles Schwab Corp. spent $640,000 in the second quarter lobbying on taxes and retirement plan rules, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/charles-schwab-spent-640-000-lobbying-in-2q.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:51:47 EDT Walter W. Bettinger II will be the new president and chief executive of the nation's largest discount brokerage, Charles Schwab Corp. Bettinger will replace company founder Charles R. Schwab as CEO on Oct. 1, the brokerage firm announced Tuesday. Schwab said he will remain active as chairman of the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/bettinger-to-be-new-ceo-of-schwab.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:41:40 EDT Charles Schwab Corp., the nation's largest discount brokerage, said Wednesday stronger fees and trading levels helped drive second-quarter profit growth despite choppy market conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/schwab-2q-profit-rises-1-percent-to-meet-street.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:11:50 EDT Les Schwab Tire Centers has agreed to pay $185,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a former company employee in Kalispell, Mont. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/tire-dealer-to-pay-185-000-in-harassment-case.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:32:56 EDT Florida on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection procedure prompted the state to revamp the way it conducts capital punishment. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/83756-schwab-execution.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/florida-preparing-to-execute-child-rapist-killer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/florida-preparing-to-execute-child-rapist-killer.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:15:35 EDT Charles Schwab Corp.'s May average daily trading volume rose 15 percent in May, the online brokerage said Friday. Average daily trading volume rose to 304,700 last month from 265,000 a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/schwab-may-daily-trading-volume-jumps-15-percent.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:53:09 EDT The senior vice president of Donaldson Co., which makes machinery for air and liquid filtration, sold 26,697 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/donaldson-senior-vice-president-sells-shares.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:11:06 EDT Discount broker Charles Schwab Corp. spent almost $500,000 in the first quarter lobbying on tax rates and other issues, according to a disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/charles-schwab-spent-490-000-lobbying.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 15:57:34 EDT Charles Schwab Corp, the discount brokerage said on Tuesday its earnings from continuing operations rose 29 percent, spurred of by a higher-than-expected number of new client sign ups. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/schwab-earnings-bank-america.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:04:43 EDT