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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2009) - /T/TSX VENTURE COMPANIESBULLETIN TYPE: Cease Trade OrderBULLETIN DATE: January 30, 2009TSX Venture Tier 2 CompanyA Temporary Cease Trade Order has been issued by the Ontario Securities Commission on January 30, 2009, against the following Company for failing to file the document indicated within the required time period:Symbol Company Failure to File Period Ending (Y/M/D)('SVB') Silverbirch Inc. Audited annual financial 08/09/30

New York's mayor said Wall Street firms are expected to lose $47.2 billion for 2008 and even more in 2009. Economic woes may force the city to cut some 20,000 jobs.

Office of Thrift Supervision officials allowed five banks to improperly report capital infusions in a way that can make banks appear healthier.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2009) - 99 Capital Corporation ('99 Capital' or the 'Company')(TSX VENTURE:WDG.P) announces today that the letter of intent dated December 5, 2008 relating to the proposed purchase of Gilla Inc. (filed on SEDAR on December 9, 2008) has been terminated by mutual agreement.For additional information about 99 Capital please refer to the Company's profile on www.sedar.com.Cautionary StatementThis press release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Corporation. These forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated. We consider the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based to be reasonable, but caution the reader that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond our control, may ultimately prove to be incorrect. There can be no assurance that such statements will

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Retail Ventures Inc is exploringstrategic options to address a risk to liquidity at the companyand its Filene's Basement unit, and is in talks with lendersabout the effect of store closures on one of the unit's creditagreements, sending its shares down 10 percent.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2009) - John Christodoulou, Chairman and chief executive Officer, today announced the appointment of George Mavroudis to the position of President of Guardian Capital Group Limited ('Guardian') (TSX:GCG)(TSX:GCG.A), effective immediately.Mr. Mavroudis has been with Guardian since 2005 in the position of Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Development. During that period, he has assumed additional leadership roles with Guardian's operating subsidiaries, including the role of Chief Executive Officer for Guardian's private client and institutional investment management businesses, Guardian Capital Advisors LP and Guardian Capital LP. He continues in these roles while assuming his new position.

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NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Regions FinancialCorp and Fifth Third Bancorp shares skidded onFriday after an analyst downgraded the large U.S. regionalbanks, saying they may need capital that would 'dramatically'dilute shareholder interests.

Companies from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are interested in investing in Colombia's infrastructure sector, an official from the presidential office told BNamericas.UAE firms have expressed int...

MASSIVE losses and cutbacks struck top Japanese companies on Friday, with electronics giant NEC alone shedding 20,000 jobs, as dire forecasts poured in from firms worldwide.