Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (TSX: FFH) confirmed on July 31 that Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa and President Paul Rivett are being investigated by Quebec’s securities regulator as part of a probe into possible insider trading and tipping.Insider trading occurs when an individual or organization uses non-public corporate information to trade stocks. Normally, this happens shortly before important information is made […]
The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Monday primarily boosted by gains in Internet and bio-tech stocks. Merger and acquisition activity in the food industry too boosted investor sentiment. The day’s economic report was limited to Treasury budget, which reported a surplus of $107.0 billion.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]
Nov 1318You might be surprised what consumers say about banks and credit unions in social media. Here’s the first installment in a series of quarterly sentiment reports from the social media monitoring experts at digital agency iQ, brought to you exclusively by The Financial Brand. “Social Listening” is a practice that allows us to examine all forms of social interaction […]
