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Barclays Bank PLC today announced it has successfully secured a bank license from the Canadian banking regulator to commence and carry on business as a foreign bank branch under the name Barclays Bank PLC, Canada Branch.

Risk management remains a hot topic for all financial services firms. Introduction of more stringent requirements, especially in the investment management industry, calls for hedge funds to access more powerful analytics to effectively measure portfolio risk, typically a difficult task with significant fixed costs.

Market-oriented innovations and rigorous cost management strengthen competitiveness - Start of next integration phase in laboratory diagnostics business yields additional synergies

The investments all support efforts within Intel to drive energy-efficient performance across Intel's value chain. Intel Capital invested in and works with CPower, Grid Net and iControl as part of its Smart Energy efforts that focus on utilizing Intel® Architecture solutions and industry standards to improve performance, speed deployment and enhance security in large-scale deployments.

Globespan Capital Partners and Spark Capital Invest in Series B Financing

General Electric today announced that, at the request of GE Capital Corporation (GECC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has approved an application filed by GECC, which positions it to exit the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP).

Seventh Round of Working Capital Awards Total US$1.125 Million Over Three Years

Cisco today announced the extension of its Cisco® EasyLease financing program in Bulgaria in partnership with UniCredit Leasing.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has signed a long-term bilateral loan of USD 625 million with SEK (The Swedish Export Credit Corporation), partially backed by EKN (The Swedish Export Credit Guarantee Board) working capital guarantee

Today, Gerard Kleisterlee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), will give a presentation to investors and financial analysts at the JP Morgan 7th Annual Pan European Capital Goods CEO Conference in Surrey, United Kingdom.

GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance today announced it co-led a $4 billion asset-based credit facility for Sears Holdings Corp., a leading retailer operating more than 3,800 stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. The loan will be used for working capital needs. GE Capital Markets served as joint lead arranger.

Citi (NYSE: C) announced today that it will lend up to $5 billion to state and local governments, municipal agencies, universities and non-profit hospitals to fund projects that will help create jobs and spur economic growth.

Congress will begin work this week on President-elect Barack Obama's new economic stimulus plan. The American Small Business League (ASBL) is predicting President-elect Obama's stimulus plan may contain provisions that will allow wealthy venture capitalists to receive billions of dollars in federal contracts earmarked for small businesses.

The world's Leading International Small Business Bank commits new $5bn fund to SMEs

Mobile social networking, commerce and travel applications to receive funding from the BlackBerry Partners Fund

In an effort to bring people faster, lower cost and a truly mobile, data broadband technology, FREEDOM4 and Intel Corporation today announced a collaboration to accelerate mobile WiMAX deployment in the U.K. Intel Capital.

BP today announced an increase of 25 per cent in its quarterly dividend, taking it to a level 31 per cent higher than a year ago.

Largest Widget Community Reaches 28 Million Monthly Unique Viewers, 340 Million Monthly Widget-Views, Across 210,000 Domains

Investment highlights significance of multi-core computing to next-generation Information Access technologies.

Intel Capital and 123Greetings, a leading provider of online e-card services, today announced the first closing of a Series A investment in IntraSoft Technologies Ltd, the owner of 123Greetings, led by Intel Capital.