BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2008 -- Rand Capital Corporation , a business development company that provides capital and managerial expertise for small to medium-sized private companies, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 highlighting a net asset value of $3.39 per share, a decrease of $0.06 from June 30, 2008.
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Rand Capital Corp., a Buffalo business development company, posted third quarter results that showed a 2 percent decrease from the previous quarter in its net asset value, which fell 6 cents to $3 ...
, , ) ("Rand"), a business development company (BDC) that provides capital and managerial expertise for small to medium-sized private companies, announced its financial results for the third ...
AMHERST, NY, Sep 8, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- RAND | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Advantage Capital Partners, a leading venture capital and small business finance firm, today ...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- High-yielding, emerging-market currencies rallied against the U.S. dollar on Monday, boosted by a surge in risk appetite. The Turkish lira soared 6% against the greenback, the Brazilian real was up 4.5%, the Mexican peso was up 2.4% and the South African rand was up 1.3%. "There is no positive news that's specific to any of these countries, but markets are simply riding high on the optimism regarding [Tim] Geithner, the Citigroup plan, and the likely U.S. fiscal stimulus plan being discussed," said Win Thin, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman, in a note.
A rebound in risk appetite Tuesday prompted investors to buy stocks, bonds and currencies in emerging markets, which have been pummeled recently by the global financial crisis.
The U.S. dollar is mixed, while the Japanese yen retreats against most major counterparts amid a rebound in risk appetite that provides modest support for Asian and European stocks.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Ingersoll-Rand Co. on Friday said its third-quarter net earnings fell to $227.7 million, or 70 cents a share, from $266.6 million, or 92 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenues rose to $4.31 billion from $2.24 billion. Excluding items, the Hamilton, Bermuda industrialist said its earnings from continuing operations were 99 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet Research expected, on average, earnings of 98 cents a share on sales of $4.37 billion. For the fourth quarter, the company forecast earnings from continuing operations and excluding items in the range of 55 cents to...
Midway through corporate earnings season, more large U.S. companies are warning their overseas businesses -- once an area of strength -- are flagging as the global economy looks headed toward a deep recession.
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