Financial Services

Venture capitalists invested $7.4 billion in 990 deals in the second quarter of 2008, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly investme

WESTERN PACIFIC TRUST COMPANY announces that the documentation for its non-brokered private placement of $1,135,000 through the sale of 11,350,000 Common shares in the capital of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share was accepted for filing by the TS

6550568 Canada Inc. Announces the Closing of Its Previously Announced Financing

Vitreous Glass Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

TSX Venture Exchange Closing Summary for July 18, 2008

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. announced today that it will release 2008 second quarter earnings following the close of the market on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. , the holding company for Royal Bank America and Royal Asian Bank, announced earnings for the second quarter of 2008.

At June 30, 2008, National Bankshares, Inc. posted year-to-date net income of $6.65 million, or basic net income of $0.96 per share. This is a 6.3% increase over the $6.26 million in net income at June 30, 2007. For the three months ending June 30, 2008,