BMO Capital Markets

• Nasdaq Risks Credit Rating to Expand With ESpeed

  By Nandini Sukumar, Nina Mehta and Lisa Abramowicz, Bloomberg  |  April 2, 2013

  Acquisition of Treasuries trading platform moves exchange operator into new asset class.

• U.S. Stock Futures Advance Amid Optimism on U.S. Budget Progress

  By Tom Stoukas and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg  |  December 18, 2012

  Potential budget compromise gives boost to stocks

• Housing Starts Fall from 3-Year High

  By Timothy R. Homan  |  March 20, 2012

  Drop in February shows glacial pace of the recovery in residential real estate.

• U.S. Growth May Accelerate

  By Bob Willis and Timothy R. Homan  |  December 30, 2011

  Data show the U.S. economy is gaining despite Europe’s slowdown.