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Goldman gains mask revenue decline

On the surface, Goldman Sachs had a triumphant first quarter. The company’s first quarter results managed to beat analysts’ expectations, and the iconic Wall Street investment bank said it would raise its dividend. The demand for bond trading and debt underwriting, as well as derivatives used for hedging offset declines in other core areas of […]

April 18, 2012

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RBC and TD herald end of mortgage war

The mortgage war reignited by BMO barely a couple of weeks ago may end sooner than expected as RBC decides to raise its residential mortgage rates, effective March 29, 2012, promptly followed by Toronto-Dominion Bank. Both RBC and TD are moving their special four-year fixed-rate mortgages up by 50 basis points to 3.49%. The rate […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 26, 2012

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