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Due to Volatile Market, Banco Macro Extends Timeline of Repurchase Plan

Because of a volatile market environment, Banco Macro (NYSE: BMA), one of Argentina's largest banks, announced on December 18 that it extended the timeframe for repurchases of the company's shares to December 31. In a statement to the Argentine Securities Commission [CNV], the bank announced the extension of its repurchase plan, which has a maximum limit of 102 mln shares, or a total amount of AR$495 mln (US$145 mln).

Volatile markets spur greater algo usage in Asia - Credit Suisse

Buy-side traders in the Asia-Pacific region are turning increasingly to advanced trading techniques to cope with the wider spreads, lower liquidity and less predictable volume trends seen in the past three months, according to Khaleel Mohideen, director and head of advanced execution products for Asia ex-Japan at Credit Suisse.

SATURDAY'S: PRESS TIPS AND COMMENT - Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks

Volatile vertigo - There are plenty of good reasons for oil prices to simmer down in 2009, but don't count on stagnation just yet

Google slows data center empire expansion

Citing "volatile economic conditions," Google has backed out of a $4.7 million grant that would have greased the expansion of its worldwide data center empire into the sleepy town of Lenoir, North Carolina.

CIMB Bank upbeat on unit trust division

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Bhd is optimistic on its unit trust business despite the uncertain and volatile outlook on equity markets.

Interesting year ahead for world cricket

TOP South African sports security consultant Rory Steyn said yesterday the entire Asian subcontinent was “very volatile” at the moment and that the next year was going to be very interesting in terms of the effect the situation might have on cricket.

UPDATE 1-Mexico investigates banks' risky derivatives sales

MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities are investigating whether banks broke rules when they sold companies volatile derivatives that led to massive losses.

Outsourced Chemistry Shop, BioBlocks, Sees Growth in San Diego and Hungary

Peter Pallai has an unusual take on outsourcing. In his view, it might be the way to bring some stability to the volatile world of biotechnology.

Banks may face profitability pressures

Dubai: Profitability and liquidity pressures on UAE banks are likely to grow as funding costs rise and the operating environment becomes more challenging due to volatile equity and real estate markets, according to analysts.

Toronto-Dominion Bank Q4 Profit Declines

(RTTNews) - Thursday, financial service provider Toronto-Dominion Bank Financial Group (TD, TD.TO), reported a marginal decline in fourth-quarter earnings, as illiquid and volatile markets affected the performance of its Wholesale Banking segment, which posted a loss primarily due to mark-to-market losses in the credit trading business. The bank also declared a quarterly divided of 61 cents per share. In a separate development, Toronto-Dominion announced the appointment of Brian Levitt to its Board of Directors.

International cricketers' body worried about situation in terror-hit India

The Federation of International Cricketers' Association says the terror attacks in Mumbai have turned India into a "risky" place and it is planning to hold a security summit to discuss the "volatile situation" there.

Shops in EPA VOC compliance after I-CAR Online class

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – I-CAR’s Online training program Hazardous Airborne Pollutant Reduction (HAP01) was launched a few months ago to bring collision repair facilities in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations to reduce Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions and control waste. Those who have completed the program say they are seeing benefits. .

Patent Extend Video Compression

SALT LAKE CITY -- Broadcast International ("BI") today announced its first patent that specifically addresses video compression in the burgeoning media storage and distribution markets. The new patent is for multi-codec video compression in multimedia distribution and storage applications involving non-volatile memory devices such USB memory sticks, Flash drives or SD cards.

Bank of Nova Scotia earns $3.14-billion in fiscal 2008

Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) had full-year earnings of $3.14-billion, compared with $4.05-billion last year. The 2008 results were marked by solid core earnings in Canadian banking, international banking and Scotia Capital, partially offset by writedowns related to volatile global financial markets. Earnings per share (EPS) (diluted) were $3.05, compared with $4.01 in 2007. Return on equity (ROE) was 17 per cent.

Early asteroids unexpectedly crusty

Two meteorites found in Antarctica (one shown at left) are a relatively light type of rock commonly found in Earth’s crust but never before seen in meteorites. Analyses of the meteorites, including viewing slices in polarized light (right), indicate that the rocks are chock-full of crystals rich in sodium and other volatile elements.

Poland's Central Bank does not rule out currency market intervention tostabilize zloty

WARSAW. DECEMBER 17. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - The scale of the current depreciation of the Polish zloty does not reflect Poland's economic fundamentals, which is why the National Bank of Poland (NBP) is not ruling out an intervention on the currency market to stabilize the Polish currency, said NBP president Slawomir Skrzypek. "The zloty has been very volatile in the past few months and the scale of the depreciation is growing," he told reporters Wednesday. "I'm not a fan of currency interventions, but I'm not ruling them out." "For sure if we enter the ERM2 [euro zone mechanism], such procedures would become common practice. But the current depreciation is bigger than fundamentals would suggest," he added. Over the past several months the zloty dropped 19.

KSE index extends losses to 2nd session as banking shares slide

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 02: Banking stocks dragged Kuwait Stock Exchange sharply lower on Tuesday amid moderate profit booking. The market plunged 92.9 points, extending its losses to the second day, led by National Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Finance House even as most of the heavyweights closed in the red. NBK dropped 3.8 percent and the Islamic lender lost 3.4 percent in slightly volatile trading. Some of the mid and low priced stocks too sagged, adding to the downward momentum. Banking stocks closed mostly lower. Commercial Bank and Burgan Bank fell 20 fils each while Boubyan Bank took in 5 fils. Bank of Kuwait and Middle East too edged 20 fils lower and Al Ahli Bank was not traded during the day. Investment conglomerate KIPCO shed 30 fils and Investment Dar fell 10 fils.

Two Fabulous Handsets: The Sony Ericsson W580i And The Sony Ericsson W595

Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones have become well known items all over the world. They have been dominating the market by frequently coming out with distinguished and innovative handsets. Innovation and refinement have become quite similar terms in the telephony industry. This industry is also characterized by an incessant innovation and sophistication in the marketing process of mobile products. Technologically, mobile phones are very dynamic as well as volatile. This is due to the frequently occurring event of them being regularly updated with new features so as to thrive in a extremely competitive market.

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