Investment Banking News

1. Investment Banking PA - French Spea... - Investment Banking PA - French SpeakingTower HillA16.00/hASAP2 weeksOur client is a renowned French Investment Bank based in Tower Hill. They are seeking a French speaking Senior PA to provide temporary support to the Chief Financial Officer for Europe.
2. Paragon Technologies, Inc. Engages Investment Banking Firm Curtis Securities, LLC - EASTON, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PGNT), a leading supplier of "smart" material handling systems and "software-driven" warehouse and distribution center solutions, today announced that it has retained Curtis Securities, LLC to provide investment banking services for the Company. The Company's Board of Directors made the decision to engage Curtis ...
3. Efforts by Canadian banks to expand their global investment banking business not without risks: Moody’s - The global investment banking business represents an attractive growth opportunity for Canadian banks, but it also poses a risk to their credit quality, suggests Moody’s Investors Service in a new report.
4. Investment Banking Firm McGovernWang Forms Partnership With Shenyin Wanguo Securities (H.K.) - NEW YORK -- McGovernWang, an independent global financial advisory and investment banking firm, today announced the formation of an exclusive partnership with Shenyin Wanguo Securities Limited , one of the largest securities houses in China.
5. Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled HQ - Swedish investment bank HQ Bank said on Friday its competitor Carnegie would buy it after the authorities revoked its licences and forced it into liquidation.
6. HR Programme Manager Investment Banking - Leading top tier investment bank has a current opportunity for a senior project / programme manager. The candidate must have strong formal project / programme management experience in a complex, multi-disciplined organisation including project planning and reporting.
7. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan - Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan
8. Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ - Swedish investment bank HQ Bank said on Friday its competitor Carnegie would buy it after the financial supervisory authority last weekend revoked its licences, forcing it into involuntary liquidation.
9. Paragon Technologies, Inc. Engages Investment Banking Firm Curtis Securities - EASTON, Pa. -- Paragon Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PGNT), a leading supplier of "smart" materia...
10. Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ Bank - STOCKHOLM - Swedish investment bank Carnegie AB Friday said it will buy competitor HQ Bank AB, which had its banking license revoked by the financial watchdog last week.

Other Business news

1. Unemployment inched up in August - Philadelphia Inquirer -

   New York Daily News

   Unemployment inched up in August Philadelphia Inquirer The nation's unemployment rate inched up to 9.6 percent in August as public and private employers, for the third straight month, laid off more people than they hired, the Department of Labor reported Friday. ... Growth in jobs beats estimates, easing concernsChattanooga Times Free Press Economy 101: Jobless rate widens for black workersThe Associated Press Jobless Rate 9.6% In Mixed Labor ReportForbes Sarasota Herald-Tribune -Asia Bizz all 1,368 news articles »

2. BP Installs New Blowout Valves on Cemented Macondo Well in Gulf - Bloomberg -

   The Hindu

   BP Installs New Blowout Valves on Cemented Macondo Well in Gulf Bloomberg A new valve-stack system was installed successfully last night to replace the one that failed to stop a blowout at BP Plc's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, the US government said. ... BP Provides Lessons Learned From SpillWall Street Journal BP replaces Gulf well's blowout preventerUSA Today BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probeThe Associated Press New York Times -Reuters -Washington Post all 1,009 news articles »

3. Legal Briefing: Texas Investigating Google for Antitrust Violations - DailyFinance -

   MiamiHerald.com

   Legal Briefing: Texas Investigating Google for Antitrust Violations DailyFinance Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating Google (GOOG) for allegedly manipulating search results to hurt its competitors, which could be an antitrust ... Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankingsThe Associated Press Texas watchdog reviews Google's practicesFinancial Times Texas opens antitrust investigation of GoogleCNET eWeek -Computerworld -RTT News all 313 news articles »

4. Not-so-dire jobs report gives stocks a boost - Washington Post -

   Kansas City Star

   Not-so-dire jobs report gives stocks a boost Washington Post The stock markets topped off their best week in a month Friday as the latest jobs report calmed fears that the sputtering economy is headed toward a double-dip recession. The major stock indexes climbed more than 1 percent Friday ... Dow Finishes 128 Points Higher on Jobs ReportTheStreet.com Stocks Rally as Jobs Data Spurs OptimismABC News Stocks Snapped Three Week Decline on Better than Expected Economic DataTradersHuddle.com MarketWatch -The Associated Press -FOXBusiness all 2,308 news articles »

5. Can the Brazilians Rescue Burger King? - TIME -

   Reuters

   Can the Brazilians Rescue Burger King? TIME "I've been to this movie a few times." Such was the response of one prominent Burger King franchisee, when asked his reaction to the $4 billion leveraged buyout that will take the country's no. ... Burger King Agrees to $4 Billion Private Equity OfferNew York Times Analysis: Burger King sale may stoke restaurant dealsReuters What went wrong at Burger KingCNNMoney TheStreet.com -Bloomberg -Telegraph.co.uk all 1,679 news articles »

6. Medvedev Proposes Replacing State-Run Rosneft's Bogdanchikov With Deputy - Bloomberg -

   Medvedev Proposes Replacing State-Run Rosneft's Bogdanchikov With Deputy Bloomberg Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed replacing Sergei Bogdanchikov as chief executive officer of OAO Rosneft, nominating the state-run oil producer's deputy CEO for the top post. ... Kremlin to Tap a New Rosneft CEOWall Street Journal Kremlin proposes new president for RosneftBusinessWeek all 65 news articles »

7. Government regulators slow to act on triggers of crisis, Bernanke says - Washington Post -

   msnbc.com

   Government regulators slow to act on triggers of crisis, Bernanke says Washington Post The government should be prepared to close down even the nation's largest firms if they pose a broader threat to the financial system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said on Capitol Hill. (Brendan Smialowski) By Ariana Eunjung Cha Regulators ... Bernanke EmpoweredBloomberg Review & Outlook: The Diviner of System RiskWall Street Journal New Book: How Lehman Lost Its WayCNBC Financial Times -ABC News -The Guardian all 1,695 news articles »

8. Feds offer $20000 reward in mosque fire - The Tennessean -

   MiamiHerald.com

   Feds offer $20000 reward in mosque fire The Tennessean Federal investigators are offering a $20000 reward to anyone who can help identify the person or persons responsible for setting fire to construction equipment at the site of a future mosque south of ... Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arsonThe Associated Press Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'BBC News Fire at mosque site ruled deliberateWinston-Salem Journal UPI.com -CNN (blog) -Columbia Daily Herald all 254 news articles »

9. Dell Likely to Seek New Data-Storage Targets After 3Par Loss - Bloomberg -

   Telegraph.co.uk

   Dell Likely to Seek New Data-Storage Targets After 3Par Loss Bloomberg Dell Inc., beaten by Hewlett-Packard Co. in an 18-day bidding war for data-storage provider 3Par Inc., is likely to pursue other targets that would help it vie with market leaders including EMC Corp. ... HP to buy 3Par as Dell pulls out of raceFinancial Times HP poised to acquire 3Par as Dell bows outWashington Post 3Par boss nets £65m fortune from hi-tech bidding warThe Guardian ABC News -PC World -Telegraph.co.uk all 2,076 news articles »

10. Fiorina backs delaying Calif. global warming law - BusinessWeek -

    The Economist (blog)

    Fiorina backs delaying Calif. global warming law BusinessWeek Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Friday endorsed an oil-company funded ballot initiative that seeks to indefinitely delay California's landmark global warming law. The announcement comes two days after the former Hewlett-Packard ... Bid to suspend California global-warming law gets $1 million from billionaire ...Los Angeles Times Oil company owned by Tea Party's billionaire brothers gives $1 million to ...San Jose Mercury News Fiorina calls Prop. 23 'imperfect' but supports measureFresno Bee The Union of Grass Valley -89.3 KPCC (blog) -Salon all 72 news articles »