TD Bank Hopes to Maintain Earnings from Falling in 2009

Reuters, Jeffrey Hodgson, 2 April 2009Toronto-Dominion Bank Chief Executive Ed Clark said on Thursday it would be a "big accomplishment" for Canada's No 2 lender to keep its earnings from falling in 2009, given the pressures of a weak economy.Clark also said it would take far worse economic conditions before the bank would consider cutting its dividend, although the current outlook means a