International Business News - TD 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 TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. shares fell 7 percent Thursday as investors considered the hit the online brokerage's earnings will take because of the lower Federal Reserve funds rate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/td-ameritrade-shares-lower-after-fed-rate-cut.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:06:45 EDT Lawyers for Washington Mutual Inc. and its bondholders stood before a Delaware bankruptcy court judge on Friday to tussle over assets--including $5 billion in cash--and set timelines for the organized demise of what was once the nation's largest savings and loan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/wamu-debt-holders-stake-claim-in-bankruptcy-court.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:40:02 EDT Starting Wednesday, TD Ameritrade's chief executive will no longer be based at the online brokerage's Omaha headquarters. Fred Tomczyk plans to keep his primary office at Ameritrade's New Jersey offices instead of moving to Omaha. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/new-ceo-td-ameritrade-will-remain-based-in-omaha.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:59:13 EDT The government's seizure and sale of Washington Mutual Inc. eases pressure on a federal fund that insures Americans' bank deposits and places a high-stakes opportunity--with minimal risk--into the hands of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/in-wamu-takeover-jpmorgan-takes-calculated-risk.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:58:46 EDT As the debate over a $700 billion bank bailout rages on in Washington, one of the nation's largest banks--Washington Mutual Inc.--has collapsed under the weight of its enormous bad bets on the mortgage market. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/139418-jpmorgan-washington-mutual.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/jpmorgan-chase-buys-wamu-assets-after-fdic-seizure.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/jpmorgan-chase-buys-wamu-assets-after-fdic-seizure.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:00:23 EDT JPMorgan Chase & Co. Inc. came to the rescue of Washington Mutual Inc. Thursday, buying the thrift's banking assets after WaMu was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in the largest failure ever of a U.S. bank. This is the second time in six months that JPMorgan Chase has taken over a major financial institution crippled by bad bets in the mortgage market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/wamu-under-the-lens-of-regulators-suitors.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:39:19 EDT Washington Mutual Inc. shares fell in premarket trading Tuesday after ratings agency Moody's Investors Service cut the bank's ratings a day earlier and amid a report at least five banks are considering purchasing the embattled company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/ahead-of-the-bell-washington-mutual-falls.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:28:51 EDT Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. handled 17 percent fewer trades a day during August than July. The Omaha-based online brokerage said Tuesday it handled an average 263,000 client trades a day in August. That is down 17 percent from July and down 7 percent from August 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/td-ameritrade-daily-august-trades-fall-17-percent.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:36:42 EDT Among the premarket activity stories for Tuesday, Sept. 9, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An analyst on Tuesday cut his rating on brokerage firm TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., writing in a research note that "shares are now fairly valued." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/premarket-roundup-td-ameritrade-homebuilders.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:25:23 EDT An analyst on Tuesday cut his rating on brokerage firm TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., writing in a research note that "shares are now fairly valued." Credit Suisse analyst Howard Chen reduced his rating for TD Ameritrade to "Neutral" from "Outperform." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/ahead-of-the-bell-td-ameritrade-downgraded.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:57:12 EDT Royal Bank of Canada reported higher-than-expected earnings Thursday and Toronto-Dominion Bank experienced a boost of its quarterly dividend in outcomes that contrast with the banking sector in the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/canadas-2-big-banks-earnings-surprise.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:25:06 EDT Royal Bank of Canada has reported higher-than-expected earnings and Toronto-Dominion Bank experienced a boost of its quarterly dividend in outcomes that contrast with the banking sector in the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/canadas-2-big-banks-earnings-surprise.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:04:48 EDT Shares of brokerage firm TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. edged higher Thursday afternoon after an analyst raised his price target on the stock because of its growing cash base and "healthy" cash flow. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/td-ameritrade-rises-as-analyst-boosts-price-target.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:15:08 EDT TD Bank Financial Group said Thursday its profit for the third quarter fell 10 percent due to problems at the Canadian bank's wholesale banking operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/td-bank-posts-10-percent-drop-in-3q-profit.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:23:08 EDT TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. on Monday said daily client trades rose 11 percent in July as total client assets grew. The Omaha-based online brokerage reported an average 316,00 client trades a day in July, up 11 percent from July 2007 and a 9 percent increase from June of this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/ameritrade-daily-july-client-trades-up-11-percent.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:09:58 EDT The combined operations of Portland-based TD Banknorth and New Jersey-based Commerce Bank will be known as TD Bank. The combined company faced legal challenges to using the TD Commerce Bank name. The company was prevented from using that name on signs and marketing material in some counties in Massachusetts because of a trademark infringement lawsuit by Worcester, Mass.-based Commerce Bank & Trust. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/td-banknorth-commerce-bank-become-td-bank.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:22:34 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 BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Friday it has agreed on terms of a $35 billion sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the biggest leveraged buyout ever. The deal is expected to be completed by mid-December. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080705/canadian-telecom-bce-suitor-agree-on-terms.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:22:04 EDT BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Friday it has agreed on terms of a $35 billion sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the biggest leveraged buyout ever. The deal is expected to be completed by mid-December. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/canadian-telecom-bce-suitor-agree-on-terms.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:31:07 EDT It's been a year since BCE Inc. announced a $35-billion going-private deal with an Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan-led consortium and in that time the deal has cleared every obstacle but one--financing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/bce-defers-the-declaration-of-dividend.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:35:47 EDT