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Business Definition for: Block Investment

  • the purchase or holding of a large number of shares of stock or a large dollar amount of bonds in a given company

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Even H&R Block Taking a Hit From Mortgage Crisis
Should you itemize or take the standard deduction? H&R Block will figure out which will get you a larger refund. What I am more interested in deciphering, however, was why the nation's largest tax service provider is being hurt by the real-estate meltdown. I originally thought the company had limited...
Tags: H&R Block Inc., Mortgages, Taxes, Finance, Capital Structures, Financial Planning, David Phillips
Blog posts 2008-09-08
Mortgage Meltdown Tapping H&R Block Reserves
Should you itemize or take the standard deduction? H&R Block will figure out which will get you a larger refund. What I am more interested in deciphering is why the nation's largest tax service provider is being hurt by the real-estate meltdown. I originally thought the company had limited its...
Tags: H&R Block Inc., Mortgages, Taxes, Finance, Capital Structures, Financial Planning, David Phillips
Blog posts 2008-09-08
Block financial on the block. (H and R Block Inc.'s Block Financial Software Inc.)
H&R Block Inc. plans to sell its Block Financial Software Inc. unit, which publishes the Managing Your Money personal finance software package. Best known for its tax preparation service, H&R Block has hired investment bank Salomon Brothers Inc. to handle the sale of Block, formerly known...
Tags: FINANCE, financial, H&R Block Inc., Taxes
Research articles 1995-04-17
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. officially went on the auction block.(Brief Article)
Metro-Goldwy-Mayar Inc. officially want on the auction block last week after the investment bank Lazard Freres & Co. advised its owner, a holding company of the French bank Credit Lyonnais, that the time is ripe to sell the studio. In addition to Metro-Goldwy-Mayar Inc. officially want...
Research articles 1996-03-18
H&R Block Announces Annual Investment Community Conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- H&R Block Inc. (NYSE:HRB) will host its annual Investment Community Conference Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST in New York. The conference will provide a comprehensive look at H&R Block's growth strategy, short- and long-term financial targets, progress toward delivering tax...
Tags: H&R Block Inc.
Research articles 2005-01-06
Morgan Stanley Seeks Big Block of Office Space in Midtown Manhattan.(Originated from New York Daily News)
Jul. 25--In another sign that Wall Street firms are growing again, investment banking giant Morgan Stanley is hunting for a huge block of space in midtown. Jul. 25--In another sign that Wall Street firms are growing again, investment banking giant Morgan Stanley is hunting for a...
Tags: Morgan Stanley
Research articles 1996-07-25
FTC seeks to block acquisition of Pickle firm ... (Washington).(U.S. Federal Trade Commission; Claussen Pickle Company Inc. proposed acquisition by Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst Equity Fund V L.P., owner of Vlasic Pickle Co.)(Brief Article)
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a preliminary injunction in federal district court to block the proposed acquisition of Claussen Pickle Co. by Dallas, TX-based private investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P. (Hicks, The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a...
Tags: acquisition, FTC
Research articles 2002-10-28
H&R Block Announces Annual Investment Community Conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- H&R Block Inc. (NYSE:HRB) will host its annual Investment Community Conference Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST in New York. The conference will outline H&R Block's growth strategy and financial targets for its businesses. The company will also discuss its positioning...
Tags: H&R Block Inc.
Research articles 2006-01-06
News: MLIM sells Strand Island amid fears for market.(Merrill Lynch Investment Managers sells office block)(Brief Article)
Merrill Lynch Property Fund has sold its largest asset - a London office block - for GBP66m as concerns of cental London offices continue. The Strand Island office block was sold to clients of property consultant Baring, Houston & Saunders. Ian Mason,...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
Research articles 2003-01-13
ExxonMobil ready to put up additional investment of $2.6 billion in Cepu.(CORPORATE NEWS IN BRIEF)(Brief Article)
ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc. said it will increase investment by US$ 2.6 billion in the Cepu oil block if the state-owned oil company Pertamina agrees to extend its contract after its termination in 2010. It told legislators in a meeting with the Co ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia...
Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., investment
Research articles 2005-02-22
Capital Markets: Agenda - Rick Leaman - After Growing Through Acquisition, Europe's UBS Investment Bank Decided That To Make Its Mark In The Tough US Market, It Had To Beef Up Its M&A Practice. Rick Leaman, Co-head Of Global M&A, Talks To Sophie R
UBS has been around a little too long to fit easily into the role of new kid on the block. But, according to Rick Leaman, co-head of global mergers and acquisitions at UBS Investment Bank, that is exactly the stage its US M&A business is at. &quo...
Tags: acquisition, capital market, M&A, Rick
Research articles 2004-12-01
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts agreed to sell 12 million units of Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust in a block trade to CIBC World Markets and Scotia Capital
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts agreed to sell 12 million units of Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust in a block trade to CIBC World Markets and Scotia Capital. The units will be sold for total proceeds of about $63 million. The sale reduces Fairmont's equity investment in Legacy to 23.7...
Tags: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc., Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust
Research articles 2004-10-18
H&R Block Responds to NASD Charges Related to Financial Advisors Unit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- H&R Block Inc. (NYSE:HRB) today said it is disappointed the NASD has decided to bring charges against its H&R Block Financial Advisors HRBFA business unit related to the sale of Enron bonds in late 2001, a period during which Enron's bonds carried an investment grade rating....
Tags: financial, H&R Block Inc., NASD
Research articles 2004-11-08
ITG and Merrill Lynch Announce Joint Venture to Provide Global Block Crossing Service
NEW YORK -- Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:ITG) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MER) announced today that they plan to form a joint venture, Block Alert, to create a global block order crossing service. The service will be independent, anonymous and powered by ITG's proven and trusted POSIT crossing...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
Research articles 2006-04-03
Morning Alert for H&R Block, Inc.
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 April 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Morning Alert for H&R Block, IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20042007 Morning Alert for H&R Block, Inc (NYSE:HRB) H&R Block, Inc. provides tax, investment, mortgage, and business services and products. Its tax operations include tax return...
Tags: FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Taxes
Research articles 2007-04-20
Market Commentary on H&R Block, Inc.
M2 PRESSWIRE-27 June 2007-Blue Chip News: Market Commentary on H&R Block, IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27062007 Market Commentary on H&R Block, Inc (NYSE:HRB) H&R Block, Inc. provides tax, investment, mortgage, and business services and products. Its tax operations include...
Tags: FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Mortgages, Taxes
Research articles 2007-06-27
REPEAT/MoneyStar Technology Selected by H&R Block, Inc.; MoneyStar Financial Network, LifeScript and Networking Software to Be Used in H&R Block's Offices
AUSTIN, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 1999-- MoneyStar, a pioneer in distribution and sales solutions for financial services companies, announced today that H&R Block, Inc., will partner with MoneyStar to provide financial planning tools for H&R Block's offices that offer tax preparation, financial planning and investment advisory services, as well as...
Tags: FINANCE, financial, H&R Block Inc., network, software
Research articles 1999-09-27
H&R Block Financial Advisors Selects Hire.com Solutions to More Efficiently Identify and Attain the Highest Quality Talent
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 5, 2002 Hire.com, the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today that H&R Block Financial Advisors, the investment services and securities arm of H&R Block, has selected Hire.com to power its entire sourcing, recruiting and hiring processes. Through...
Tags: advisor, FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Hire.com, hiring, Investment, talent
Research articles 2002-02-05
SubPrime Loans Still Weigh on H&R Block
Despite shedding its money-losing mortgage operations to focus on its tax business, H&R Block is still haunted by collapsing real-estate prices. As of the second-quarter ended October 30, the largest provider of U.S. tax preparation services held approximately $812 million in residential loans purchased from former mortgage loan affiliates, Option...
Tags: H&R Block Inc., Loan, Allowance, Mortgage Loan, Taxes, Mortgages, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Capital Structures, David Phillips
Blog posts 2008-12-10
H&R Block Still Haunted By Subprime Mortgages
Despite shedding its money-losing mortgage operations to focus on its tax business, H&R Block is still haunted by collapsing real-estate prices. As of the second-quarter ended October 30, the largest provider of U.S. tax preparation services held approximately $812 million in residential loans purchased from former mortgage loan affiliates, Option...
Tags: H&R Block Inc., Subprime Mortgage, Loan, Allowance, Mortgage Loan, Taxes, Mortgages, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Capital Structures, David Phillips
Blog posts 2008-12-10
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