Buying Preferred Stock, Common Stock, and Warrants Jan 28, 2010 Brenna Coleman Understanding the different types of equity investment instruments available will help an investor realize all possible options for stock investing. The equity market is a risk-filled, volatile arena. It has yielded huge earnings for both lucky and wise equity investors, and has helped to sustain businesses.

A n innovative car-sharing company, a firm that provides Omega-3 ingredients, and a radio equipment executive were among those honoured at the 2010 Halifax Business Awards Thursday. The awards, sponsored by The Globe and Mail, celebrated their 10th year, recognizing local businesses and business people at a dinner in Halifax. “It is inspiring to look at this group of winners, to see their optimism, their confidence, their resilience, and share in their successes,” said Valerie Payn, president of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the awards.

B HP Billiton Ltd. BHP-N is muscling its way further into the fertilizer sector by bolstering its potash assets in Saskatchewan, but the sector’s global leader, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., POT-T is up for the fight.

S treet battles, looting and arson turned central Athens into a war zone in December, 2008. While the violence was set off by the police shooting of a teenage student, it was stoked by anger and frustration about the rapidly deteriorating economy and rising unemployment. Thirteen months and one government later, Greece is again braced for social upheaval as the country comes under extreme pressure from the European Union, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the credit rating agencies.

T he storm battering Toyota Motor Corp. TM-N intensified as the company broadly extended its safety recalls, providing a rare opportunity for its rivals to halt the relentless gains in market share earned by decades of intense focus on quality.

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How the Equity Stock Market Impacts Business and Investing Jan 28, 2010 Brenna Coleman The equity stock market is unique in that it involves ownership. When investing in the bond market, the money market , or other securities issued by an institution to raise funds, the investor does not actually own a piece of the firm they are investing in. Instead, they own the debt, and are entitled to interest payments