Archive for November, 2009
US banks have just US$13B exposed to UAE
30 November 2009As nervous as I was on Friday morning about the ability of global banks to duck the impact on a payment standstill at Dubai World (see prior post “Eid’s pause won’t help Western Banks as Dubai reels” Nov 27-09), the U.S. stock markets seemed to sluff it off during the holiday-shortened day. Certain U.S. [...]
Top 10 ways the U.S. Secret Service will get their revenge on the Salahis
29 November 2009To think that the toughest security detail in the world can get fooled by a pair of smiling wannabees, using the oldest trick in the book: look as though you know what you are doing.
According to The New York Times, the Salahi party-crashing incident has uncovered a simple fact. At least one White House [...]
Media hat tips #54 and 55
29 November 2009In case you missed it, Andy Willis, the Streetwise Columnist at The Globe and Mail, picked up on our “Clarus Securities looks at Copenhagen impact on clean tech stocks” post from last week.
Here is the link to his piece.
So did Fast Company Magazine, here. With some nice compliments as well.
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Commercial bank loans drop just $60 million in October
28 November 2009The CVCA was working the halls of power in Ottawa yesterday on behalf of Canada’s Innovation Economy, and we had the pleasure of meeting Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and his Governing Council. Let me tell you, our nation’s monetary policy appears to be in excellent hands with this team.
Speaking of the Bank, [...]
Biox looks set to raise $50 million in IPO
28 November 2009On a day where the world was thinking about debt defaults in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, along comes news that Wellington Financial Fund III portfolio co. BIOX Corp., a biodiesel producer, is close to raising up to $50 million in an initial public offering on the TSXV:
JJR IV Acquisition Inc. has entered into a [...]