Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
The company notes the movement in its share price today and confirms that it has received an approach which might lead to an offer being made for its shares," the company commented in a brief statement.
You can read the full press release at Yahoo . Okay, so they selected an enzyme to test. There is very little "meat" in this press release, but yet the stock rose 9 cents, to close at 60 cents, an
The energy tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year. An extension of renewable energy tax credits passed the House of Representatives on February 27, but this legislation, HR 5351, has been stalled in the Senate.
In contrast to most pre-NFP nights when price usually remains subdued, the dollar saw some strong volatility at the start of the European session losing ground against both the euro and the pound as traders became increasingly concerned with the
In currencies, the USD is hovering near sessions lows against the European currencies in subdued trading ahead of the US payroll report. The EUR/USD back above the 1.570-area, while the GBP/USD is testing the 2.0-level. Continued hawkish talk from European
The final London Session of the week leads market players straight into the much-anticipated release of the March US Non-Farm Payrolls employment report. Traders have been rightfully nervous, limiting participants. As far as the trading environment, liquidity has been thin
The Friday payroll release will inevitably be very important for interest rate expectations and near-term dollar direction. A further large employment fall would undermine trigger a renewed downward lurch in confidence.
US corporations cut 80k jobs in March, marking the third consecutive month of job losses. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent, the worse since September 2005. This drop was greater than the market expected, but will only be the
Markets are taking the last breath before the U.S. session starts and the department of labor announces the job report for the month of March, which believed to be the major market driver and the thing that will set markets
The Canadian unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 6.0% from a three decade low of 5.8%. Despite the decline in unemployed, the economy saw job growth of 14,600 following an increase of 43,300 the month prior. The majority of the new
The common currency spiked higher following the release of U.S. March non-farm payrolls data that saw job losses of 80,000 last month, worse than the -50,000 expected, while the unemployment rate moved higher to 5.1% from 4.8% in February. Today's
Canada's labour market continued to pump out jobs in March, creating 14,600 net new positions and building on the sizeable gains of 46,400 and 43,300 in January and February, respectively. The increase was generally in line with market expectations. However,
Canadian business conditions unexpectedly deteriorated in March, as Ivey PMI eased back to 59.0 from 62.0. According to consensus estimates, the figure has been forecasted to rise to 62.5, but a sharp drop in inventories and prices weighed the overall
Dollar drops across the board after March payrolls dropped lost 80K following a downward revision of 76K (from -63K), while the unemployment rate jumped to 5.1% from 4.8%, the highest since September 2005. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% matching the
The week is over and the jobs report is finally in after two days of mixed signals. You'd think that would help?! Well unfortunately, the behavior in the market is undetermined and market players are being MANIPULATIVE as the dollar
In currencies, the USD was initially softer after the disappointing jobs data. This was the third consecutive decline in the headline payroll numbers. EUR/USD tested 1.5774 immediately after the report and hovered in that region as the US morning wore
The major currency pairs stabilized from a choppy morning session, prompted by the release of the March employment report. The dollar initially sold-off following the dismal data, falling to 1.5773 against the euro and 2.0049 versus the sterling - but
Well, the dollar was whacked early - stops were taken out on the high side in the euro and pound on the "shock of the bad news." And at the time of this writing, both currencies are now lower than
With today's report there is little doubt that the labour market dynamics have turned negative and that the economy is very close to a recession. Consequently, the risk of a longer period of sub-par growth now seems more likely, as