Friday, September 30, 2005


Listings on London stock market hit three-year high
Independent, UK - Sep 29, 2005 The five months to the end of August marked the strongest period for stock market listings in more than three years, with new issues rising almost 50 per cent

Stock market in marginal gain
GhanaWeb, Ghana - 8 hours ago Accra, Sept. 30, GNA - The Accra bourse inched up in another dull session with the main index gaining 0.04 points. The GSE All-Share

International Market Report
Business Day, South Africa - 22 hours ago factors for the gains is the fact that gasoline futures came off the highs of the day, said Paul Cherney of paulcherney.com, a stock market analysis firm.

Gafla to portray stock market scam
NDTV.com, India - Sep 29, 2005 Bollywood will soon present its take on the infamous Harshad Mehta scam, which changed the course of the Indian stock markets. Gafla

US stock market to bounce back from Katrina
MyFinances.co.uk, UK - Sep 29, 2005 While the devastation wreaked by hurricane Rita and its larger sister Katrina is considerable, the US stock market looks set to bounce back stronger as a

Food group to list on HK stock market
Xinhua, China - Sep 29, 2005 BEIJING, Sep. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Jiangsu Yurun Group, one of China's largest meat processing companies, will float on the Hong Kong

888.com wavers on stock market debut
Silicon.com, UK - 16 hours ago Online poker site 888.com has made a shaky debut on the London stock exchange on its first day of trading. 888.com priced its stock


U.S. stock funds take in net $6.3 bln in Aug.-ICI
Reuters - As the U.S. stock market declined in the month, the stock fund flows slowed from the July pace of $10.0 billion

Vietnam to ease stock limits
CNN - HANOI, Vietnam (Reuters) -- Vietnam will raise the foreign stock ownership limit in listed firms to 49 percent from 30 percent from late next month, in a bid to stir interest in the country's tiny stock market. lure foreign investors to the stock market, which is capitalized at only

LUKOIL, Conoco plan joint acquisitions abroad
Reuters - major source of fear for investors in the Russian stock market since the collapse of YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: , , ) under a huge

New Robertson-backed fund tests'liquidity theory'
Reuters - The theory assumes that the primary driver of the stock market isn't earnings, a commonly held view, but by changes in

Fannie Mae shares plunge on accounting report
Reuters - slide wiped out more than $4 billion of the stock's market value. David Dreman, who held 8.3 million shares of Fannie

Stocks edge higher as crude oil prices pull back
MSNBC - economic effects of hurricanes Rita and Katrina."The stock market is going nowhere slowly," said Hugh Johnson, chairman

Stocks rise, technology leads gains
Reuters - futures came off the highs of the day,'said Paul Cherney, president of paulcherney.com, a stock market analysis firm

WebMD Stock Surges After I.P.O
New York Times - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The stock of health information Web site WebMD Health Corp. rose as much as 71 percent in its first day of trading, Thursday. shares traded at $25.50 in midday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The company priced 6.9 million shares at the high

Red Hat up on raised outlook, strong quarter
SiliconValley.com - NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- The stock of Red Hat Inc., or 30 percent, to close at $21.44 on the Nasdaq Stock Market -- above the prior 52-week high of $17.23 set Wednesday

Thursday, September 29, 2005


CRAI Sheds Tears
The Motley Fool - 58 minutes ago
Want to know what a stock market freak-out looks like? CRA International (Nasdaq: CRAI) may be a good example today. Although earnings for this consultant basically matched estimates, and guidance wasn't trimmed that badly, investors sent the stock down about 14% by midday on Thursday.

Poker firm shares to start trade
BBC News - Sep 28 11:51 PM
Online gaming firm 888 sets the price for the sale of its shares on the London stock market at 175 pence.

TSX lower, NY gains after solid durable goods report; Vincor soars on takeover bid
Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 8:38 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Energy and financial stocks kept the Toronto stock market negative Wednesday morning after three consecutive winning sessions.

Big Movers in the Stock Market
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 28 2:05 PM
Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

Big Movers in the Stock Market
Victoria Advocate - Sep 26 3:27 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. Chico's FAS Inc., up $1.95 to close at $35.76.

Diebold, Kronos and Palm Are Stocks on the Move: John Dorfman
Bloomberg.com - Sep 28 9:33 PM
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Like its fiercer sister Katrina, Hurricane Rita was unable to blow the U.S. stock market around very much. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down only 0.3 percent in the six trading days ended yesterday.

Korean Stock Market Hits All Time High
donga.com - Sep 26 2:15 PM
Korean stock prices hit the 1,200 mark, the first time ever that the Korean stock market has reached that level. Few people expect the upward swing to stop there. Optimistic predictions are prevailing, and talk of stock prices is everywhere.

Stocks mixed: energy stocks boost Toronto, NY markets negative
Canadian Business - Sep 29 7:17 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Energy stocks lifted the Toronto stock market Thursday morning while New York moved lower as oil prices ticked higher and investors took in mixed earnings news.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005


Stocks quietly higher
WBOC TV 16 - the Standard-and-Poor's 500 Stock Index is up two points.Crude oil prices are lower as the stock trading session begins

Canico Resource Corp. noncommittal on Brazilian firm's takeover offer
CBC - Me, just as a shareholder, I see the stock trading at $20, why would I be interested in tendering to a bid at $17.50

PCX Holdings shareholders OK deal with Archipelago
Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - PCX Holdings Inc., the parent of Pacific Exchange, on Tuesday said its stockholders approved the proposed acquisition of PCX by the electronic stock trading company Archipelago Holdings Inc. (

Stocks up on hope rate hikes ending
New York Daily News - Fed has to adapt to changing circumstances,'said Todd Leone, managing director of stock trading at SG Cowen Securities

Wall Street - U.S. stocks close off highs after volatile session - UPDATE 14
Advanced Financial Network - Wall Street - U.S. stocks close off highs after volatile session - UPDATE 14 NEW YORK (AFX) -- U.S. when the market started to come off [its highs],'said Tim Heekin, head of stock trading at Thomas Weisel Partners

CEO will keep post awhile longer
Seattle Times - August sales news, released after the close of regular stock trading yesterday, pushed Starbucks stock up 2 cents to $49


Mono-Therapy Will Double Elan
Forbes - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Marketocracy's stock pickers think Elan's multiple schlerosis drug, Tysabri, will succeed despite setbacks.

UBS unveils China brokerage move
CNN.com - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Swiss-based financial group UBS AG unveiled plans to take control of Beijing Securities on Wednesday in a move that would make it the first foreign institution to buy into a Chinese brokerage.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005


Russian Stock Market on Course to Develop Bubble
Black Enterprise, NY - 6 hours ago By Ben Aris, The Business, London. Sep. 25--The red flags are up as Russia's stock market passed into bubble territory last week.


Circle set for stock market
Ferrago - Sep 26 9:00 PM
Heath-Smith heads for the LSE

UAP Holding Corp. Announces Second Fiscal Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule
Grainnet.com - Sep 26 9:31 AM
Greeley, CO-- UAP Holding Corp. Sept. 26 announced plans to release its second fiscal quarter 2006 earnings results after the stock market closes on Thursday, October 6, 2005.

Big Movers in the Stock Market
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 22 3:06 PM
Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks for September 2005
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 26 1:01 PM
As of mid-September, short interest in 2,753 NASDAQ National Market securities totaled 5,650,606,353 shares compared with 5,655,924,426 shares in 2,764 National Market issues for the month of August.

WebMD, Caribou Coffee, Horizon Lines IPOs on deck
Investors.com - Sep 26 10:22 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The name WebMD returns to the stock market this week in the form of a spinoff from parent Emdeon, and Caribou Coffee takes aim at such publicly traded rivals Starbucks and Peet's as the IPO market continues to gear up for fall.

Rita, no Katrina, may boost U.S. stocks
TimesLeader.com - Sep 25 3:17 PM
NEW YORK - To say Hurricane Rita wasn't "that bad" obviously minimizes the loss of life and immense damage suffered along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. But from the stock market's point of view, Rita was no Katrina. And that may bode well this week for Wall Street.

Stock market indicators bounce higher as hurricane worries subside
Canada.com - Sep 26 5:09 AM
TORONTO (CP) - On universal relief that hurricane Rita wasn't as destructive as originally feared, global indicators were overwhelmingly positive for North American stock markets Monday.

TSX down as oil retreats, NY markets higher on relief about hurricane
Canada.com - Sep 26 7:18 AM
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market moved lower Monday morning as oil prices retreated after damage from hurricane Rita to U.S. Gulf Coast oil and refining installations turned out to be much less than feared.

TSX up 100 points on energy, mining stocks, NY gains slide as oil rises
Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 2:35 PM
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market racked up strong gains Monday in a broad based advance led by the energy and mining sectors. New York markets started off the session strong on relief that oil production and refining sites along the U.S. Gulf Coast were spared serious damage from hurricane Rita - but weakened as the price of oil rose.

No scam in the stock market: Chidambaram
Press Trust of India - Sep 23 12:08 AM
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Unperturbed by the upheavals in the Indian bourses, Union Finance Minister P Chidambram today said there was no scam in the stock market, which is well-regulated.

Monday, September 26, 2005


Stock market: RTS index is on the slide.
Analytical Information Agency, Russia - 52 minutes ago Gazprom stock price on Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange slid 0.91% t 141.5 rubles. The turnover on the classical stock market totaled $19.6 million.

Sunday, September 25, 2005


India denies probe into stock market 'scandal'
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Sep 23, 2005 NEW DELHI: India's finance minister said he didn't know of any stock scandals and regulators told investors not to panic yesterday, denying reports of an

Wrap-up: Malaysia stock market expected to maintain trend next
Black Enterprise, NY - 9 hours ago KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysia Stock Exchange moved sideways throughout the last five trading days due to lack

Russian stock market on course to develop bubble
Business Online, UK - Sep 24, 2005 By : Ben Aris - IN Moscow. THE red flags are up as Russia s stock market passed into bubble territory last week. Analysts expect

Oil Price May Hit Stock Market
Korea Times, South Korea - Sep 23, 2005 The bullish stock market could be hit hard by rising oil prices as the market is about to undergo some adjustments following the unprecedented stock rallies

JDS beginning to see the light as optic gear market strengthens
Globe and Mail, Canada - Sep 23, 2005 In the first half of this year, the shares of the optical equipment maker plummeted nearly 50 per cent, sinking as low at $1.32 (US) on the Nasdaq Stock Market

US Stock Bull Market Staggers Toward a Milepost
Bloomberg - Sep 22, 2005 Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- In the US stock market lately, it has been easy to forget there is a bull market on. Early October will

Market stabilises above 8,200 level after early volatility
Outlook (subscription), India - Sep 23, 2005 said the market found strong respite in Chidambaram's statement that price earning ratio was well within comfort zone and there was no scam in the stock market

Strange day indeed for market
Wodonga Border Mail, Australia - Sep 23, 2005 THE stock market closed barely in positive territory yesterday, with none of the major sectors or individual stocks offering great drive.

Jordinvest plans expansion into GCC market
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 13 hours ago Non-Jordanian investments make about 45 percent of Jordan's stock market's capitalization, reflecting the high level of confidence in the Jordanian Stock


UBS sees good prospects for GLCs
The Edge Daily - Sep 23 5:24 AM
UBS Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd is very positive about the Malaysian stock market as the second revamp of government-link companies (GLCs), to transform them into regional players, would significantly improve shareholders value and bring value to the entire equity market, said its head of Malaysian equities Leong Fee-Yee.

Saturday, September 24, 2005


Japan, India funds top Asia returns in Aug-Lipper
Reuters - Mutual funds investing in Japan, which saw record foreign fund inflows last month, posted an average 4.02 percent gain in August, according to a survey by fund research firm Lipper Asia.

JSE investing US$2m in fixed income depository
Jamaica Observer - JSE investing US$2m in fixed income depository Observer Business ReporterWednesday, September 21, 2005 The JSE The Jamaica Stock Exchange is investing an estimated US$2 million in

Tech financial experts weigh in on student investing
Georgia Institute of Technology - By Jamal Ashraf Contributing WriterInvesting may seem like a daunting task. Is it possible to invest on a poor college student's budget? Absolutely. According to financial experts, investing is definitely an option for a student looking to plan ahead It is always worth investing,'said Dr. Narayanan Jayaraman, professor and area

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The Big 10 Fund Screen
Smart Money - But you've got to give it to American Funds; most of America really is investing in its funds

Hurricanes polish gold
Reuters - rise as much as previously expected, the opportunity cost of investing in gold is not as high, so Katrina has been good

Joining a military credit union is distinct from military investing
Christian Science Monitor - A: Certified financial planner Tracey A. Baker, in Fairfax, Va., says one cannot help but wonder where one can invest while maintaining some adherence to an ethical standard. you can look into your heart to know where you are comfortable in terms of investing,'says Ms recommends you return to those investing basics - weigh the risk of an

Friday, September 23, 2005


iWon Money & Investing
IWon - Money - Sep 22 11:49 AM
14:35 ET Dow +29.77 Nasdaq +1.39 S&P +2.06 [BRIEFING.COM] Hanging on to gains, the equity market's major indices remain on positive ground... The bearish sentiment has not altogether disappeared, however, and its lingering presence can be seen in the market's internals.

iWon Money & Investing
IWon - Money - Sep 23 7:05 AM
09:40 ET Dow -24.74 Nasdaq -7.66 S&P +3.04 [BRIEFING.COM] Market opens lower as investors continue to build in fears related to the unknown impact of Hurricane Rita on the economy...

Bureau of Workers Compensation told to fire most investment advisors; 70 managers make system 'unwieldy'
Toledo Blade - Sep 23 3:42 AM
CLEVELAND The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation should fire most, if not all, of the private firms investing the agency s $14.3 billion state insurance fund, a review team appointed by Gov. Bob Taft recommended yesterday.

Hospitals investing a bundle to pamper moms
NorthJersey.com - Sep 23 12:24 PM
If you're looking for a video recording device to keep a secretive eye on your child's caregiver, it may be hard to find. Not that you can't buy many different types of "nanny cams."

Alcoa investing $1.6B in Brazil
BizJournals - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Alcoa Inc. said Friday that it will invest about $1.6 billion in its Brazilian operations.

Thursday, September 22, 2005


Stock market ends nearly flat
GhanaWeb, Ghana - Sep 21, 2005 Accra, Sept. 21, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index ended nearly flat in dull trading on Wednesday that saw only two weak price changes.

Wendel sees Legrand returning to stock market in 2006
Forbes - 20 hours ago PARIS (AFX) - Holding company Wendel Investissement is targeting a return to the stock market next year for electrical equipment group Legrand, Jean-Bernard

Big Movers in the Stock Market
Washington Post, United States - 6 hours ago NEW YORK -- Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

Market Watch - September 22, 2005
Brandon Sun, Canada - 13 hours ago TORONTO Energy stocks boosted the Toronto stock market Wednesday as oil prices moved higher amid fears that hurricane Rita could inflict another mauling on


CORRECTING and REPLACING Coastal Financial Corporation Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Announces Quarterly Cash
Business Wire - The cash dividend will be payable October 26, 2005 to Shareholders of record as of October 12, 2005. web site at http://www.coastalfederal.com. Stock Trading Information The common stock of Coastal Financial Corporation

RealMoney Radio Mailbag: Don't Think Shaw for Katrina
TheStreet.com - It is a very expensive stock, trading at 46 times next year's earnings

Sunglasses maker Oakley tries on high-end clothing
Reuters - far the strategy has paid off with the company's stock trading near a three-year high, although some analysts have

Bear Stearns 3rd-qtr profit up but pales vs peer
Reuters - a 34 percent rise in quarterly earnings on robust stock trading and investment banking, but shares dropped as it failed

Bear Stearns 3rd-qtr profit rises 34 pct
Reuters - rose 34 percent, beating Wall Street estimates, on strength in stock trading and investment banking 1.4 billion, pulled higher by stock trading, equity derivative sales and mergers

Hedge Fund Wants Sonoco Buyback
TheStreet.com - With the stock trading at $28 a share, the Dutch auction would cost $280 million at current prices

Delta Air Lines stock dips below $1
St. Petersburg Times - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s stock briefly fell below $1 Friday amid the havoc of Hurricane Katrina and the bleak financial picture for the nation's third biggest carrier. action against its brokerage unit because of improper stock trading. In a regulatory filing, the company said

Coastal Financial Corporation Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Announces an Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend
Business Wire - web site at http://www.coastalfederal.com. Stock Trading Information The common stock of Coastal Financial Corporation

Wednesday, September 21, 2005


80 percent investors believe China's A-share worth investing
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Almost 80 percent investors believe the current China's A-share is worth investing, according to an index jointly compiled by the US Yale

LP investing in NC mill
Nashville Business Journal, TN - 21 hours ago Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is investing several million dollars in its largest hardboard mill, company leaders said Tuesday. The investment

Business Digest
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - 23 hours ago On the Money is a feature in Business Monday. Each week we will ask readers a question on investing, shopping, personal finance and other money matters.

CalPERS reviews investing in Sudan
Sacramento Bee, USA - 20 hours ago By Gilbert Chan -- Bee Staff Writer. Trustees at the California Public Employees' Retirement System on Monday launched a campaign

Community Investing in Katrina's Wake
BusinessWeek - Sep 19, 2005 This press release popped up in my mailbox today and it looks like a great option for people who want to give money to Katrina, but don't want their

Tuesday, September 20, 2005


European Stocks Advance, Paced by Total, BP as Oil Prices Climb
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 2:35 AM
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks advanced, paced by energy producers including Total SA and BP Plc as crude-oil prices rose the most in two weeks yesterday.

Bear Stearns Net Rises to Record; Bond Revenue Drops (Update7)
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 1:02 PM
U.S. Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos. reported record third-quarter profit, led by stock trading and securities underwriting. The shares fell on declines in revenue from its bond business, the company's biggest.

Schwab ends account service fees
InsideBayArea - Sep 16 6:53 AM
SAN FRANCISCO Emboldened by its highest profits since the dot-com boom, Charles Schwab Corp.

E-Trade Says Stock Trading Falls in August
eWeek - Sep 19 10:54 AM
Online broker E-Trade said its customer stock trading for August fell 2.8 percent versus the prior month.

Ex-Tyco Execs Get Up to 25 Years in Prison
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 1:24 AM
With its tales of a $6,000 gold-threaded shower curtain and a $2 million birthday party, a case that epitomized corporate greed came to a close as former Tyco International Ltd.

Japanese Technology Shares Fall as TDK Drops; Nomura Advances
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 10:31 PM
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese technology shares such as Advantest Corp. declined after an industry researcher said prices of semiconductors may fall because of an unexpected inventory buildup and after JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its rating on TDK Corp.

Japan's Nikkei Declines, Led by TDK; Nomura Leads Topix Higher
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 11:46 PM
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell, led by technology shares, after an industry researcher said semiconductors prices may fall because of an unexpected inventory buildup and JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its rating on TDK Corp.


Southern Hills invests in future
Nashville City Paper - Sep 18 10:39 PM
In conjunction with this weeks opening of a state-of-the-art wound center, Southern Hills Medical Center is investing further in its future by replacing most of its hospital beds and adding seven staff physicians.

Merrill pursues PE co-investing
The Deal - Sep 19 3:00 PM
Merrill Lynch & Co. , which recently joined forces with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc. and the Carlyle Group in a successful bid to buy Hertz for $15 billion from Ford Motor Co. , will commit $2 billion to $3 billion of its own money to making more private equity investments in large deals over the next several years, sources familiar with the move said.

How Smart Is Yahoo! Search?
The Motley Fool - Sep 19 3:26 PM
How Smart Is Yahoo! Search? Last week, Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) launched the beta version of its new real-time Instant Search -- in response to ongoing fierce competition in the Internet search arena.

iWon Money & Investing
IWon - Money - Sep 19 11:19 AM
14:00 ET Dow -82.69 Nasdaq -14.03 S&P -6.41 [BRIEFING.COM] The stock market maintains its footing, continuing to hover around lows of the day...

iWon Money & Investing
IWon - Money - Sep 19 12:04 PM
15:00 ET Dow -102.62 Nasdaq -19.49 S&P -8.83 [BRIEFING.COM] Selling remains the name of the game as the market's internal indications reflect a decidedly bearish tone to trading...

Mellon Global Cash Management Schedules Free Cyberconference on Online Investing
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 19 5:21 AM
A free cyberconference on "Increasing Efficiency and Enhancing Internal Controls Through Online Investing" will be presented by Mellon Global Cash Management on Wednesday, September 21 from 2-3 p.m.

Tobacco farmers use buyout money on debts, investments
Myrtle Beach Online - Sep 18 2:36 PM
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Some are investing in timberland or real estate. Some are diversifying their crops. Many are paying off debts.

Marvin Wayne Jones family invests in ASU-Beebe's business students
The Searcy Daily Citizen - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
BEEBE -- The Marvin Wayne Jones Trust has allocated $10,000 to the Marvin Wayne Jones Family Trust Scholarship Fund to provide Arkansas State University-Beebe's business students with instruction of capital markets through real-life investing opportunities.

The Exodus Group, LLC Retains TransMedia Group to Unveil Its Institutional Approach to Real Estate Investing
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 19 2:31 AM
The Exodus Group, a leading financial services firm based in Miami, has retained TransMedia Group for a comprehensive public relations initiative.

Monday, September 19, 2005


RealMoney Radio Mailbag: Don't Think Shaw for Katrina
TheStreet.com - It is a very expensive stock, trading at 46 times next year's earnings

Ultratech down; VP exit spurs concern
AP via The Ledger - Published Monday, August 29, 2005 Ultratech down; VP exit spurs concern The Associated Press NEW YORK Ultratech Inc. he was fired because he violated the company's stock-trading policies.Adams Harkness analyst Avinash Kant downgraded his

UPDATE 2-Bear Stearns 3rd-qtr profit rises 34 pct
Reuters - rose 34 percent, beating Wall Street estimates, on strength in stock trading and investment banking 1.4 billion, pulled higher by stock trading, equity derivative sales and mergers

New players steer non-life sector
Hindu Business Line - THE fact that the non-life insurance sector has been growing only at 12-13 per cent, like a high-growth stock trading at a low P/E, only signals the upsides in the offing.

Auditor is latest to leave company
Seattle Times - action against its brokerage unit because of improper stock trading. In a regulatory filing, the company said

Streak Continues at Bear Stearns
TheStreet.com - 31 rose 34% from a year ago thanks to strong stock trading and underwriting revenue

How to decide if it's time to sell a fund
San Francisco Chronicle - was ripping mutual funds as part of a spiel that he hoped would sell a stock-trading investment-education program

Sunday, September 18, 2005


Info2cell.com launches new service to provide SMS stock index
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 17 hours ago the volume of trading and the concurrent increase in the number of investors and traders have transformed ADSM and DFM into regional stock trading hubs, with


What do you think of 1-800-Flowers.com?
USA Today - having an expected loss of 5.7%. That means by investing in this stock, odds are that you will suffer To help us, we will use Better Investing's Stock Selection Guide

Bills clarify control of Mackinac Bridge
Detroit News - LANSING -- Republican lawmakers on Wednesday announced legislation intended to protect the autonomy of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. insuring the bridge, security, bidding contracts and investing revenues that will fund future maintenance projects

Cash Check | Thomas Vetscher, 26, St. Paul
Star Tribune - major purchase: A traditional church weddingSmart money: Buying a condo and investing in a 401(k) retirement account

Risk, returns and disciplined investing
Hindu Business Line - If the decline in PE were sharper, you may wish you had never invested in equities. IT IS a sign of the times that Suzlon Energy's price to earnings multiple (PEM) has risen six times in less than 18 months. Columns - Taking count Risk, returns and disciplined investing Suresh Krishnamurthy If earnings growth stays low over

Current, Former Treasurer Indicted ; State Officials Are Accused of Unlawfully Obtaining Payments From Adviser
Daily Sentinel Star - They were arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigations agents early today, said Norm Cairns, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office. him or his office via a wire transfer from Nelson, an adviser involved in investing state funds clearly'violated investment policy by investing $400 million of surplus state monies

'Worth investing in'
Carlow Nationalist - Wednesday, September 14, 2005'Worth investing in'A DELIGHTED John O'Hara, who ended his term as the have a squad which is worth investing in. They can compete at

Saturday, September 17, 2005


INVESTools CEO Adopts 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan; Company Acquires Shares under Stock Repurchase Program
Business Wire - September 15, 2005 07:30 AM US Eastern Timezone INVESTools CEO Adopts 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan; Company Acquires Shares under Stock Repurchase Program SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2005--INVESTools Inc. ( Officer, has adopted a personal stock trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5

Canico Resource Corp. noncommittal on Brazilian firm's takeover offer
CBC - Me, just as a shareholder, I see the stock trading at $20, why would I be interested in tendering to a bid at $17.50

RealMoney Radio Mailbag: Don't Think Shaw for Katrina
TheStreet.com - It is a very expensive stock, trading at 46 times next year's earnings

Ultratech down; VP exit spurs concern
AP via The Ledger - Published Monday, August 29, 2005 Ultratech down; VP exit spurs concern The Associated Press NEW YORK Ultratech Inc. he was fired because he violated the company's stock-trading policies.Adams Harkness analyst Avinash Kant downgraded his

Japan's Nikkei Declines, Led by TDK, Advantest; Nomura Leads Topix Higher
Bloomberg - of shares traded reached a record yesterday, raising expectations an increase in stock trading will boost earnings

Friday, September 16, 2005


US Banks Investing in China
FrontPage magazine.com, CA - Sep 15, 2005 Recognizing China s enormous importance to the global financial marketplace and its future impact on the world economy in general, US financial institutions

In Investing World, Obscurity Can Be First Step To Big Gains
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - 20 hours ago BY JONAH KERI. Ignorance is bliss. The expression conveys the state of happiness one can achieve by not being bothered by the troubles of the world.

IMF chides businesses across the globe for not investing
Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Middle East - Sep 14, 2005 Washington (dpa) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a report released Wednesday, criticized businesses across the world for not investing.

LSC on Investing in People
FEnews.co.uk, UK - 19 hours ago Proving that good training provision begins at home, Mid Cheshire College is celebrating being recognised for its work in furthering the development of their

Investing: Bubble talk on housing
International Herald Tribune, France - 5 hours ago When Alan Greenspan warned that the stock market was displaying signs of "irrational exuberance," share prices collapsed - four years later.


Yahoo co-founder Filo in stock-trading plan to sell shares
San Francisco Chronicle, United States - Aug 23, 2005 said Monday that co-founder David Filo will be allowed to sell up to 2 million shares of the Internet portal company's common stock under a stock-trading plan.

Thursday, September 15, 2005


Erie Indemnity Executive Enters Into Stock Trading Plan
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Sep 8, 2005 Rule 10b5-1(c) allows corporate insiders to enter into pre-arranged stock trading plans when they are not in possession of material non-public information

Boston stock trading to rival NYSE
Newsday, NY - Aug 25, 2005 BY SUSAN HARRIGAN. In a move said to be aimed at providing more competition for New York-based stock exchanges, four major financial

UPDATE 2-E*Trade says stock trading falls in August
Reuters - Sep 14, 2005 (ET.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its customer stock trading for August fell 2.8 percent versus the prior month.

Bear Stearns Net Rises to Record; Bond Revenue Drops (Update7)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos. reported record third-quarter profit, led by stock trading and securities underwriting.

Yahoo co-founder Filo in stock-trading plan to sell shares
San Francisco Chronicle, United States - Aug 23, 2005 said Monday that co-founder David Filo will be allowed to sell up to 2 million shares of the Internet portal company's common stock under a stock-trading plan.

UPDATE 1-E*Trade stock trading rises in July
Reuters - Aug 17, 2005 NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Online broker E*Trade Financial Corp. (ET.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its customer stock trading for July rose

LiveStock 2005: Online Stock Trading Game at IIM, Ahmedabad
Cool Avenues, India - Sep 8, 2005 Confluence 2005 - the Biggest B-school Event in Asia-Pacific, presents to you its very first event of the year - LiveStock. Get

Wednesday, September 14, 2005


Foreign Investors Eye Mindanao Mining Sector
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 14 12:16 AM
DAVAO CITY, Sept 14 Asia Pulse - Foreign businesspeople from five countries are keen on investing in the mining industry of the Philippines' Mindanao.

Medicine Slow to Modernize Recordkeeping
AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 8:01 AM
Electronic medical records could improve patient care and possibly save billions of dollars, yet many doctors aren't investing in the technology because they may not reap the savings insurers and the government will, researchers report.

Average family health policy nears $11,000
USA Today - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
The average cost for a family health insurance policy topped $10,000 for the first time this year, although premium costs rose at their slowest rate since 2000, a closely watched survey of employers released Wednesday shows.

Pastry Pro to unveil new baking tech
The Star Online - Sep 13 4:58 PM
PASTRY Pro Sdn Bhd, a leading supplier of bakery ingredients and utensils to the hospitality industry, is investing RM5mil to double its storage capacity and set up a new training facility.

Baidu.com stock sags on bearish reports
BusinessWeek - Sep 14 1:07 PM
SEP. 14 2:25 P.M. ET Baidu.com Inc. shares slumped Wednesday, after two securities firms that underwrote the Chinese Internet company's hugely successful initial public offering issued bearish research reports, citing the company's lofty stock price.

Titan off to Turkey
ic Birmingham - Sep 14 3:05 AM
Titan Europe, the international maker of wheels for offroad vehicles headquartered in Cookley, is moving into Turkey, investing 3 million through its Italian off-shoot in a joint venture with the Turkish Jantsa to make wheels for farm tractors.


Bubble could form on Russian stock market - Kudrin
Interfax Russia, Russia - 53 minutes ago Sept 14 (Interfax) - A bubble could form on the Russian stock market in the wake of an inflow of foreign speculative investments, Finance Minster Alexei Kudrin

BroadVision Receives Notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market Regarding
Business Wire (press release), CA - Sep 12, 2005 (Nasdaq:BVSN) today announced that it had received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that for the last 30

Fears of weaker consumer spending weigh on stock market
Lincoln Journal Star, NE - 14 hours ago By The Associated Press. NEW YORK Disappointing earnings from electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. sent stocks falling Tuesday

Big Movers in the Stock Market
Washington Post, United States - 15 hours ago NEW YORK -- Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005


TI, Intel updates lift stock-market futures
Investors.com - Sep 09 5:30 AM
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Updates from Texas Instruments and Intel pushed stock-market futures higher Friday on hopes of increasing demand for consumer electronics.

Foreign investors drive surge boosting India's stock market
Omaha World-Herald - Sep 10 10:04 PM
India's stock market is scaling new heights, driven by foreign investors - particularly Americans - eager to seize opportunities in one of the world's fastest growing economies.

Checking to see if your deposits are insured
Bankrate.com - Sep 13 4:35 AM
I faithfully read your articles and also the Bankrate Web site. I have some money to invest and am leery of where to put it and also with whom -- stock market, CDs, etc. I don't know much about investing and am new to the industry.

Nasdaq cuts listing fees on closed-end funds
CBS Market Watch - Sep 12 10:50 AM
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. said Monday that it has reduced listing fees for closed-end funds in a bid to attract more of the investment vehicles.

Koizumi Election Win May Harm Already Fractious Ties With China
Bloomberg.com - Sep 12 8:47 PM
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's election victory on Sept. 11 was welcomed by investors who bid the stock market to a 4-year high. The welcome from China and South Korea may not be so warm, analysts said.

Monday, September 12, 2005


Digital Broadcasting .com News for broadcasting professionals
Digital Broadcasting.com - Sep 12 7:04 AM
BBC Post Production Bristol is investing in a new High Definition Tape-less post production solution, which will be used on the BBCs landmark natural history HD series Planet Earth.

Stuck at Key Resistance
BusinessWeek - Sep 12 1:50 PM
Short-term momentum measures remain positive, but this week's trading could be influeneced by quarterly expirations


Delta Air Lines stock dips below $1
Delta Air Lines Inc.'s stock briefly fell below $1 Friday amid the havoc of Hurricane Katrina and the bleak financial picture for the nation's third biggest carrier. action against its brokerage unit because of improper stock trading. In a regulatory filing, the company said

Sunday, September 11, 2005


Council race in homestretch
The city can do that, he said, by investing in downtown projects such as an Arizona State University campus, a medical

I am appalled by the scathing rhetoric claiming that Boeing workers are greedy, ungrateful and undeserving. Co
are unreasonable; it's because they are profit-minded and do not see'profit'in investing in the American family

Scott Paper investing $30 million in Memphis mill
Memphis Business Journal - 12:52 PM CDT Thursday Scott Paper investing $30 million in Memphis mill Scott Paper Limited is expanding its KTG LP mill in Memphis in order to increase the availability and quality of products.

RealMoney Radio Mailbag: Both Wings and Wheels Look Wobbly
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Saturday, September 10, 2005


Scott + Scott, LLC Confirms Host America Delisting
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 09 6:09 PM
Scott + Scott, LLC confirms that on September 8, 2005, Host America Corporation received notice that the Nasdaq Listing Qualification Panel has determined to delist the Company's common stock and warrants from the Nasdaq Stock Market, effective with the open of business on September 12, 2005, under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules 4300 and 4330.

Access Agrees to Buy PalmSource for $324M
WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Sep 09 6:09 AM
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese software company Access Co., maker of the NetFront Internet browser for mobile devices, said Friday it has agreed to buy PalmSource Inc., maker of the Palm operating system for handheld computers and cell phones, for $324 million in cash.Access is offering $18.50 for each share of PalmSource common stock, an 83 percent premium to the stock's Thursday closing price of $10.09

Big Movers in the Stock Market
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 07 1:55 PM
Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

Big Movers in the Stock Market
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 07 8:08 AM
Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

South Korean Stock Market Hits Record
Newsday - Sep 07 11:23 AM
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's stock market soared to a new high Wednesday, surpassing its old record set nearly 11 years ago and symbolizing the economy's resurgence from its collapse during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.

South Korean Stock Market Hits Record
AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 11:00 AM
South Korea's stock market soared to a new high Wednesday, surpassing its old record set nearly 11 years ago and symbolizing the economy's resurgence from its collapse during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.


Scott Paper investing $30 million in Memphis mill
Memphis Business Journal, TN - Sep 8, 2005 Scott Paper Limited is expanding its KTG LP mill in Memphis in order to increase the availability and quality of products. The mill

Friday, September 09, 2005


LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
Bangkok Post - Sep 03 6:01 PM
doubt about what's good for them. ``I like shopping malls because they are very comfortable and spacious. We can find almost everything we need,'' said 27-year-old Wei Hui Ying, who manages a mobile phone company.

Thursday, September 08, 2005


New high for Indian share market
by foreign investors who are pumping money into the Bombay stock market.'Foreign fund buying has been the key trigger

Remembering UBC's hoop heroines
It was a costly trip and, with the 1929 stock-market crash still reverberating, money was scarce


iWon Money & Investing
IWon - Money - Sep 07 10:35 AM
13:25 ET Dow +22 Nasdaq +2 S&P +1.47 [BRIEFING.COM] The major indices inch higher and have hit their best levels of the session in the past half hour... Crude's slide has been the catalyst, off $0.86 on the day to yield a current $65.10/bbl pricetag for October futures contracts.

Dialling trouble
TechWorld - 11 minutes ago
Using a 56K modem? You're asking for it then.

Global Cash files for $209M IPO
The Deal - Sep 07 2:31 PM
Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. has filed to raise $209.3 million through an initial public offering that would allow Summit Partners and Tudor Ventures to partially cash out a little more than a year after investing in the company.

MARKLE FINANCIAL: Varied options can fund college
The Herald-Press - Sep 07 5:39 AM
College should be considered a lifetime investment rather than just a four-year expense. It requires financial planning and personal sacrifices. The earlier you start saving and investing, the less money you will have to save and invest later.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005


How To Spot A Bubble
Investing bubbles have existed as far back as 1623 when Tulipmania gripped the Netherlands

Eon UK seeks government consent for new 1,220MW CCGT plant
combined with the hundreds of millions of pounds we're investing in renewables and our plans to convert our Grain oil

Tuesday, September 06, 2005


Amended Notice: Cancellation of London Listing
Amended Notice: Cancellation of London Listing Released 09:48 05-Sep-05 Number 2005090500 5 September 2005 UFJ Holdings, Inc. AMENDED NOTICE REGARDING CANCELLATION OF SECONDARY LONDON LISTING OF ITS SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, TRADING ON ITBB

UFJ Holdings Inc. UK Regulatory Announcement: Amended Notice: Cancellation of London Listing
Inc.AMENDED NOTICE REGARDING CANCELLATION OF SECONDARY LONDON LISTING OF ITS SHARESOF COMMON STOCK, TRADING ON ITBB

Firms buy stakes in Boston exchange venture
in a similar initiative to seek more control of their stock trading. The new trading networks follow recent moves by the

Three Picks From Tech's Five& Dime
When you look to buy a tech stock trading between $5 and $10, note that many mutual fund managers by their guidelines

Regulator details State share reform
to complete the reform process has been reduced to 30 days but proposals cannot be changed once stock trading is resumed

Sunglasses maker Oakley tries on high-end clothing
far the strategy has paid off with the company's stock trading near a three-year high, although some analysts have

SEC Backs Suit vs. Bank of America
Bank of America Corp. disclosed Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff plans to recommend enforcement action against its brokerage unit because of improper stock trading.

Dow closes up 11, Nasdaq gains 6
10 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Stock trading volume was light - typical for a late-summer session - which

Mixed messages lead to a muddled market
With mediocre economic data and little change in oil, the meandering stock trading session was unsurprising

Mutual funds: what to consider
The speaker was ripping mutual funds as part of a spiel that he hoped would sell a stock-trading investment-education program. The best you can expect from funds, he said, is that they will go sideways. They're sure to disappoint you.


Rally foreseen on stock market
RosBusinessConsulting, Russia - Sep 2, 2005 RBC, 02.09.2005, Moscow 13:57:48.The Russian stock market is foreseen to face massive buying next week, industry observers say.

Monday, September 05, 2005


Wall St. Wants More Exchange Competition
(08-26) 12:19 PDT New York (AP) -- Philadelphia has a stock exchange? Nasdaq Stock Market the two 400-pound gorillas of stock trading. But as the NYSE prepares to merge avoiding a duopoly controlling the nation's stock trading.'The big Wall Street

Drug researchers leak secrets to Wall St
By and Seattle Times staff reporters Doctors testing new drugs are sworn to keep their research secret until drug companies announce the final results. clients whether to buy or sell a drug stock. Trading stock based on secret information bought from medical researchers

Yahoo Co-Founder to Sell Shares
Yahoo Inc. said Monday that co-founder David Filo will be allowed to sell up to 2 million shares of the Internet portal company's common stock under a stock-trading plan.

Stocks Seesaw As Oil Prices Increase
up 10 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Stock trading volume was light, which tends to exaggerate the swings in

Sunday, September 04, 2005


Rally foreseen on stock market
RosBusinessConsulting, Russia - Sep 2, 2005 RBC, 02.09.2005, Moscow 13:57:48.The Russian stock market is foreseen to face massive buying next week, industry observers say.

Stock Market Shrugs Off Disaster
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 8 hours ago The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 50 points, the Standard & Poor s 500-stock index gained 13 points and the Nasdaq Stock Market composite index

Stock market's optimists have Katrina majority
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 14 hours ago left uncounted people dead, possibly 1 million out of work and estimates of as much as $50 billion in property damaged or destroyed, the stock market shrugged.

Take a pass on India's hot stock market
Bothell Herald, United States - 14 hours ago Question: I hear the economy in India is growing fast and the stock market is rocketing. Is this a good time to invest there? Answer

Big Movers in the Stock Market
Wilmington Morning Star, NC - Sep 1, 2005 Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. The convenience

Stock market: RTS index continued headlong upgrowth on unexampled
Analytical Information Agency, Russia - Sep 2, 2005 The trade volume on the classical stock market reached $101.9 million. The previous record turnover was fixed on October 3, 1997 - $216 million.

Big Movers in the Stock Market
Washington Post, United States - Sep 2, 2005 NEW YORK -- Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

Solar power firms warm up for stock market IPOs
Reuters.uk, UK - Sep 1, 2005 Involvement by German retail investors would also mark another step towards their return to the stock market after their love affair with technology stocks in

Big Movers in the Stock Market
MLive.com, MI - Sep 1, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

Saturday, September 03, 2005


Tokyo hits 4-year high
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share average hit a four-year closing high on Thursday as Nippon Steel Corp. active issue by value, rose over 3 percent on its stock market debut on prospects that the new holding firm of Ito

$4.5B Offered to Finish Chiron Takeover
stock price of $36.44 Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Chiron's shares surged to $43.10 on the Nasdaq Stock Market after the news

Your university challenge: raise GBP41,200
periods of high interest rates and bumper stock-market returns - investment house Foreign and Colonial calculates 250 1,061 if invested in the stock market. While shares clearly win

Market Sizes Up Katrina
expected to be a heavy winter heating bill.'The stock market also has been assessing some of that risk, with prices

Zambia: Zambians to Maintain 51% Shares in ZNCB
not only directly empower Zambians but also help enhance the attractiveness of the Zambian stock market to investors


Wednesday's August 24th Stock Trading Alert
Market Wire (press release) - Aug 24, 2005 SARASOTA, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/24/2005 -- eLocity's stocks to watch for Wednesday are - Universal Food and Beverage Company (OTC BB: UFBV), Electronic

Senator urges drug-stock trading inquiry
Boston Globe, United States - Aug 9, 2005 By Associated Press | August 9, 2005. WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee called yesterday for a federal investigation

iStar Financial CEO Adopts New Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Aug 26, 2005 on the commercial real estate industry, today announced that Jay Sugarman, chairman and chief executive officer, has adopted a new stock trading plan to sell a

Boston stock trading to rival NYSE
Newsday, NY - Aug 25, 2005 BY SUSAN HARRIGAN. In a move said to be aimed at providing more competition for New York-based stock exchanges, four major financial

Stock trading tax income down 37.4% in first 7 months
Taiwan Headlines, Taiwan - Aug 12, 2005 The government's securities trading tax income posted a sharp annual drop of 37.4 percent to reach NT$36.435 billion (US$1.072 billion at US$1 = NT$34) in the

Forex astrologist to yen traders: look to the stars
Reuters.uk, UK - Sep 2, 2005 His book "Planetary Stock Trading" is regarded as somewhat of a bible among astrologically-minded stock pickers, who believe patterns like the 29-day cycle of

Friday, September 02, 2005


Novartis Offers $4.5B to Finish Takeover
stock price of $36.44 Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Chiron's shares surged to $43.10 on the Nasdaq Stock Market after the news

Judge upholds $128 million verdict in patent dispute
shares fell 16 cents to close at $1.72 Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market after Harrington's ruling was released

Centennial Specialty Foods Receives Nasdaq Notification
received a notification from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market that the Company's stock will be delisted at the

Stocks Slip As Economic Concerns Grow
Yet the modest losses showed the stock market's resilience, analysts said

Drug giant Novartis offers $4.5 billion cash for Chiron
Drug giant Novartis offers $4.5 billion cash for Chiron ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:19 p.m. closing stock price of $36.44 Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Chiron's shares surged 18 percent, or $6.49 a share

No Gazprom decision on Sibneft takeover - Tass
takeover is hotly anticipated in the Russian stock market and although neither company has confirmed that negotiations

Seven Stocks with Staying Power
in the pan from those truly poised for stock market success, based on valuation, PEG ratio, and accelerating profit

Thursday, September 01, 2005


Infinity Acquires Clothier Haggar
jumped $5.17 to close at $28.31 Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Infinity was joined in the purchase by Perseus LLC

Markets unlikely to feel long-term effect from storm
NEW YORK - History has shown that war can't keep the stock market down for long. Nor can deadly acts of terrorism.

Instinet, Nasdaq settle shareholder lawsuit over sale
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Instinet Group Inc., the holding company for the Instinet electronic stock-trading network, agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit over the company's proposed sale to Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.,

Nikkei gains on earnings optimism
after it made its stock market debut. The Nikkei finished the morning session 132.41 points higher to 12,546.01

Nikkei set for 4-year closing high, steel firms up
T: Quote, Profile, Research) rose over 4 percent on its stock market debut on prospects that the new holding firm of Ito


Saudi Women Find Stock Market Very Attractive
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Aug 30, 2005 JEDDAH, 31 August 2005 Saudi businesswomen are finding the stock market very attractive. To some women, the stock market is

Nasdaq official sees fall in NYSE market share
Reuters - 19 hours ago NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s (NDAQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) chief information officer is predicting its arch rival, the New York

Big Movers in the Stock Market
Washington Post, United States - Aug 30, 2005 NEW YORK -- Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.


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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stock Market
Never has so much been written that has so little meaning forthe long term, dollar cost averaging, buying investor ofcompany shares that have a historical record of raising theirdividends year after year after year.

Mutual Fund Commissions
You have heard about a particular mutualfund from a friend, saw it advertised on TV or readabout it in some publication thought it would bea good buy. Next you call your broker to get hisadvice before you buy because he is an expertand is there to help you make money.

KISS Formula
There are formulas for just about everything,but it has been shown that the simpler theformula or method of doing a particular taskthe better it works. It has evolved down toKISS � Keep It Simple Stupid.

Choosing a Stock Broker
If you were to find that you had some severe illness that required surgery, would you attempt to perform that surgery upon yourself? So why is it that so many people try to make their own investment decisions without consulting a professional stock broker?

Living Trust Investing: Income Considerations when the Grantor Dies
A common problem I often see when working with living trust beneficiaries and trustees is the lack of attention in rethinking income strategies in the event of the grantor's death.

Jack and Jill
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