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February 18, 2006

Stock investment trusts surge


Stock investment trusts surge
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Feb 14, 2006 TOKYO - Attracting individual investors seeking relatively higher returns, stock investment trusts are selling well with their balance surging to 42.41

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Lipscomb business students place


Lipscomb business students place second in investment challenge
Nashville Business Journal - Business students at Lipscomb University earned second place and $15,000 in a stock investment contest. Tennessee Valley Authority sponsored the investment challenge, which is designed to give students hands-on experience in managing a common stock

Women need to start their own portfolios
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Throughout the year I receive requests for a repeat what has now become a traditional Valentine's Day column on how women can best tackle Wall Street. Longtime readers of this column may recognize some of the material from prior years. Please bear

Lipscomb business students place second in investment challenge
Nashville Business Journal - Business students at Lipscomb University earned second place and $15,000 in a stock investment contest. Tennessee Valley Authority sponsored the investment challenge, which is designed to give students hands-on experience in managing a common stock

By Lenny Dykstra
Street.Com - The present situation provides terrific opportunities to ultimately benefit from proper utilization of the winning strategy I espouse each week. Deep in-the-money calls give investors the ability to"lock in"prices and control much more stock for

Mining Warrants for Dummies
Safe Haven - As investors reflect on this current pullback in the precious metals stocks and warrants, perhaps this is a good time to continue our educational discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of owning warrants. First, let us not lose site of our

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February 17, 2006

The Charles Schwab Corporation


The Charles Schwab Corporation [SCHW] and CyberTrader to Ring The
Market Wire - Vincent Phillips, CEO of CyberTrader will preside over the closing bell. Since 1995, CyberTrader has been at the forefront of the direct access technology revolution by providing customizable trading platforms, fast trade executions, next-generation

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BlackRock-Merrill Deal Stirs Memories


BlackRock-Merrill Deal Stirs Memories Of Fund Pr
Beurs.nl - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- BlackRock Inc.'s (BLK) merger with Merrill Lynch (MER) may produce some deja vu in the closed-end fund community. Merrill Lynch will spin off its asset-management operations and merge it with BlackRock, forming a new

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Zacks Buy List Highlights:


Zacks Buy List Highlights: ECI Telecom Ltd., JLG Industries, Inc., Aspen Technology, Inc., and Shoe Carnival, Inc. 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 15 3:00 AM
CHICAGO----Feb. 15, 2006--Zacks.com releases another list Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Everyday on Zacks.com, four stocks are selected based on how well they match the criteria for the four main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value.Save to My Web

Banking and Financial 
Mondaq - Feb 14 5:18 AM
2005 was a notable year in bankruptcy, and not only because it saw some of the largest public company filings ever. The all-time hit parade of chapter 11 "mega" cases added three new stars in 2005. Delta Airlines (tenth on the all-time list) was the first to file in September.Save to My Web

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February 16, 2006

North American stock indexes


North American stock indexes poised for positive open amid rising oil prices 
Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 4:59 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators suggested a positive start to North American stock trading Thursday as oil prices rose following a steep fall just one day earlier.Save to My Web

Softbank Rebounds, Returns to Profit 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 10 2:01 AM
Japanese Internet service company Softbank Corp. said Friday it rebounded to a profit in the October-December quarter, reversing a year-earlier loss with the help of rising revenue from its broadband Internet service.Save to My Web

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Tejari and DTTC to


Tejari and DTTC to launch online global tea trading portal
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - Jan 24, 2006 Under terms of the agreement, Tejari will develop an online trading platform to facilitate the international commercial activities of the Dubai Tea Trading

`I see a big shift to online transactions'
Sify, India - Feb 11, 2006 The online trading portal, www.kotaksecurities.com, was recently revamped as a one-stop shop for investors. Business Line caught

Geojit Financial Services runs online trading system on Sun
Finextra (press release), UK - Feb 1, 2006 Geojit Financial Services, India's leading financial services company and operator of India's first online trading system, announced its decision to launch

Marketware and Digital Look team for online trading services
Finextra (press release), UK - Jan 20, 2006 Today Digital Look and Marketware International announced a strategic agreement to offer online trading services into North America and across Europe.

Online trading course in AD
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - Feb 13, 2006 The US-based Online Training Academy is running its first online stock trading course in Abu Dhabi. The 10-day programme is designed

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SEC Terminates Metropolitan Mortgage


SEC Terminates Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities' Right to Issue, Trade Stock 
Money Sense - Jan 27 2:49 PM
Collapsed Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., once a $2.7 billion conglomerate, has had its right to issue and trade stock terminated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency announced Friday.Save to My Web

Thai Shares Slip Down As Blue Chips Fall 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 18 5:12 AM
Thai shares fell 1.9 percent Wednesday in line with regional bourses, marking a big correction to the index's surge earlier this year, as foreigners took profit in blue chips.Save to My Web

DR. STOCK 
Randy Cohen via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 5:37 PM
I am a subspecialty physician without primary responsibility for patients. I consulted on the care of the CEO of a major company, the seriousness of whose illness was not being fully disclosed to shareholders. I own stock in this company. Once I complete my consultation, may I ethically sell my shares, motivated by the information I gained as a doctor? -- Anonymous, TexasSave to My Web

Briefing 
The Ledger - Jan 29 9:14 AM
Chevron Reports Highest Profits EverSave to My Web

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February 15, 2006

Five Cheap Companies that


Five Cheap Companies that Create Value 
Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 08 3:00 AM
Harness the power of high returns on invested capital.Save to My Web

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Jim Cramer's Stop Trading!


Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! Picking Energy's Winners 
TheStreet.com - 57 minutes ago
Jim likes Foster Wheeler, FMC, Lufkin and Halliburton.Save to My Web

HK Bourse: JCG Hldgs Suspended From Trading 
Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 14 5:52 PM
At the request of JCG Holdings Limited (the "Company"), trading in its shares has been suspended with effect from 0130 GMT Wednesday pending the announcements in respect of a very substantial acquisition of the shares in a company and proposed rights issue of the Company.Save to My Web

HK Bourse: Simsen Intl Suspended From Trading 
Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Feb 13 5:47 PM
DJ HK Bourse: Simsen Intl Suspended From Trading At the request of Simsen International Corporation Limited , trading in its shares will be suspended with effect from 0130 GMT Tuesday pending the release of an announcement relating to a discloseable transaction involving issue of securities. Source: Stock Exchange of Hong KongSave to My Web

Financial brokers roll up sleeves to thwart higher fee on share trading 
MENAFN - Feb 14 9:39 PM
Financial brokers roll up sleeves to thwart higher fee on share tradingSave to My Web

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February 14, 2006

Naked Shorting: Majority of


Naked Shorting: Majority of Investors Say Penalties Should Be as or More Severe Than for Fraud and Counterfeiting 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 11:06 AM
Three out of four U.S. investors say someone who naked shorts a stock should face civil or criminal penalties or both .Save to My Web

Akamai Chief Executive Adopts 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 10 1:56 PM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Feb. 10, 2006--Akamai Technologies, Inc. , the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Sagan adopted a personal stock trading plan this month pursuant to, and intended to comply with, Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Save to My Web

UQM execs set stock-trading plans 
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 03 9:38 AM
Two top executives at UQM Technologies Inc. have adopted stock-trading plans to sell some of their shares.Save to My Web

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The Quantitative Services Group


The Quantitative Services Group LLC (QSG) Adds Experienced Analyst to its Equity Research Group 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 19 9:58 AM
NAPERVILLE, Ill.----Jan. 19, 2006--Quantitative Services Group, LLC continues its rapid growth with a new addition to their equity research group, Kirk Wang joins QSG as a Quantitative Analyst.Save to My Web

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The Fool's Look AheadMotley


The Fool's Look Ahead
Motley Fool - Will folks be ringing up for pizza on Monday after Jessica Simpson's sizzling Pizza Hut commercial makes its debut during the Super Bowl the night before? If so, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) wouldn't mind one bit. The company runs the Pizza Hut, KFC and


MSN MoneyCentral - Michael Carmen aims to realize gains of 30% to 40% with stocks he can buy and hold for up to three years. As manager of an all-cap equity fund, Michael Carmen seeks growth anywhere he can find it. He considers himself a bottom-up stock picker with an

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February 13, 2006

NovaStar stock drops again


NovaStar stock drops again
Kansas City Business Journal, MO - 2 hours ago NovaStar Financial Inc.'s stock fell as much as 13 percent Monday after the company said Friday that it had postponed its fourth-quarter earnings release and

Xilinx plans $600 million stock repurchase
EE Times UK, UK - 5 hours ago said Monday (Feb. 13) that it s board of directors has approved the repurchase up to $600 million of its common stock in the open market.

US tech stocks to outperform energy stock in long term
New Ratings - 3 hours ago NEW YORK, February 13 (newratings.com) Analysts at Credit Suisse expect US technology stocks to outperform energy stocks in the long term.

The growth GLC stock on Bursa is Bursa
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 21 hours ago IT was a high-performance stock that almost no one recognised. Upon its listing, the stock traded at around RM3.80 for several months.

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HK Bourse: Global Solution


HK Bourse: Global Solution Engineering Suspended From Trading 
Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Feb 12 5:42 PM
DJ HK Bourse: Global Solution Engineering Suspended From Trading At the request of Global Solution Engineering Limited (the "Company"), trading in its shares will be suspended with effect from 0130 GMT Monday pending for the release of an announcement relating to the subscription of new shares of the Company. Source: Stock Exchange of Hong KongSave to My Web

Base metals recover some poise after fund sales 
Reuters - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Investment fund selling tore through major base and precious metals on Monday as some investors took profits, although some bounced by the end of trading. MET/L Save to My Web

Enron Trial Spawns Trading, Betting 
SmartPros Accounting - Feb 12 7:57 PM
Feb. 13, 2006 (Associated Press) Long before Enron Corp. drowned in scandal, its former chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling trumpeted the company's savvy in creating trading markets beyond energy.Save to My Web

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Barron's Online Relaunches as


Barron's Online Relaunches as a Stand-Alone Subscription Product 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 26 2:00 PM
NEW YORK----Jan. 26, 2006--Dow Jones & Company today announced that it has relaunched Barron's Online, which previously had been included as part of a Wall Street Journal Online subscription, as a stand-alone subscription product.Save to My Web

Comment: Where To Find A Winning Share 
The Motley Fool - Feb 08 10:03 AM
There are many ways to pick up winning share ideas. Here's a summary of some approaches you may find useful. Fool writer Maynard Paton recommends at least one share each month. He has a good track record as a stock picker.Save to My Web

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Google's ride hits 1st


Google's ride hits 1st bump
Pueblo Chieftain - SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. s stock price plunged by more than 15 percent in after-hours trading as the company's rapid financial growth slowed. The online search leader s profits, reported after Tuesday's close of trading, fell below analysts

United Out of Bankrputcy, New
ABC News - CHICAGO Feb 2, 2006 (AP) United Airlines'new stock debuted Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market, a day after the carrier emerged from bankruptcy following a three-year restructuring. Trading under the symbol UAUA, the shares fell $3, or 7.5

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OMX Temporarily Halts Some


OMX Temporarily Halts Some Trading 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 09 3:20 AM
Swedish bourse operator OMX AB said Thursday it halted trading temporarily at the Nordic and Baltic exchanges for technical reasons.Save to My Web

Stock market stops falling around 1,310 points 
Interfax - Feb 08 3:11 AM
MOSCOW. Feb 8 (Interfax) - The Russian stock market dipped Wednesday morning under pressure from worsening trends on world exchanges and on oil markets, but had stopped around 1,310 points on the benchmark RTS stock market index by afternoon amid average trading.Save to My Web

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Betting on the heavens:


Betting on the heavens: Trading in snowfall futures to begin
Arizona Republic, AZ - 20 hours ago Central Park. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will begin trading snowfall futures and options contracts later this month. The exchange

Gold, silver prices fall in future trading
Deepika, India - Feb 11, 2006 Mumbai, Feb 11 (UNI) Gold and silver prices today fell in the future trading on poor speculative demand by bear operators, traders at the Multi-Commodity

Joburg traders to get business trading
Independent Online, South Africa - Feb 11, 2006 The City of Johannesburg will spend R1,4-million in the next year to teach informal traders business skills. "The aim is to help

Higher Oil May Threaten Japan's Trading Partners, Tanigaki Says
Bloomberg - Feb 11, 2006 11 (Bloomberg) -- Oil price gains may pose a risk to the Japanese economy by hurting growth in the economies of its trading partners, Japanese Finance Minister

King can save the Sixers by trading Iverson
Allentown Morning Call, PA - 15 hours ago Three years ago a 76ers team began the season with high hopes only to limp into the all-star break. A 15-4 start to the 2002-2003

Saudi Stock Trading Falls to SR212.36bn
Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Jordan - Feb 11, 2006 The all-share price index of the Amman Stock Exchange gained 1.62 percent last week amid thin trading, to close on Thursday at 8,730 points up from 8,591

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February 12, 2006

Help CenterRochester Business Journal


Help Center
Rochester Business Journal - The Rochester Business Journal's Daily Edition is the Internet edition of the leading source of business news and information in Rochester, N.Y. Staffed by the same team of reporters and editors who produce the national-award-winning print edition of

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MIV Therapeutics Shareholders Approve


MIV Therapeutics Shareholders Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to Allow Development of Proprietary Breakthrough  
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 30 1:01 PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Jan. 30, 2006--MIV Therapeutics, Inc. , a leading developer of next-generation biocompatible coatings and advanced drug delivery systems, announced that shareholders attending its January 19 meeting overwhelmingly approved an increase in capital that may be used to fund continued research and development of the Company's unique coatings for the multibillion-dollar Save to My Web

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Livedoor shares trade at


Livedoor shares trade at a fifth of value
Lexington Herald-Leader - TOKYO - Shares of Internet startup Livedoor traded Wednesday at a fifth of their value from early last week as the unfolding scandal sparked calls in Japan for stricter oversight for securities dealings and venture businesses. Livedoor Co. stock

Weekly Wrap-up - Logics and Targets for 2006
Safe Haven - The following missive was published on Sunday, February 5, 2006 at The Agile Trader Web site. Dear Speculators, Our baseline forecast is for the market to be topping out sometime in 1H February, and then to struggle until it puts in a significant low

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February 11, 2006

Xenomics Appoints Veteran Finance


Xenomics Appoints Veteran Finance and Biotech Industry Executive Frederick Larcombe As Chief Financial Officer 
RedNova - Jan 20 2:46 PM
Xenomics, Inc. (OTCBB:XNOM) (FWB:XE7), a developer of next-generation medical DNA technologies, today announced that veteran financial executive, Frederick Larcombe, has joined the Company's management team as Chief Financial Officer. Mr.Save to My Web

Free Mobile Learning Basics Course 
[Press Release] PR Web - Jan 18 12:29 AM
Hot Lava Software's "Mobile Learning Basics" courses will help you understand and define mobile learning. The Mobile Learning Basics course was created by mobile content developers and tested by customers and students. Download this mobile learning module now:http://hotlavasoftware.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=10 [PRWEB Jan 18, 2006]Save to My Web

Nasdaq computer results in incorrect stock quotes 
USA Today - Jan 19 9:28 AM
Computer problems at the Nasdaq Stock Market led to erroneous stock quotes on a number of major online financial news sites and brokerages Thursday and prevented approximately 81,000 trades from being reported in the last minutes of the previous trading session.Save to My Web

MIV Therapeutics to Highlight Latest HAp Advancements at Leading International Scientific Conference on Biomaterials 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 31 12:30 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Jan. 31, 2006--MIV Therapeutics, Inc. , a leading developer of new generation biocompatible coatings and advanced drug delivery systems for cardiovascular stents and other implantable medical devices, announced today that it has been accepted to present some of its latest technology achievements at the annual international meeting of the Society of Biomaterials in Save to My Web

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MP Govt to form


MP Govt to form new company for trading power
Webindia123, India - 2 hours ago The Madhya Pradesh Government today decided to from a separate trading company for purchasing power from other states in place of the State Electricity Board

Joburg traders to get business trading
Independent Online, South Africa - 9 hours ago The City of Johannesburg will spend R1,4-million in the next year to teach informal traders business skills. "The aim is to help

Enron trial spawns trading, betting
KTEN, TX - 19 hours ago Trading today at Intrade -- an Ireland-based futures market -- showed a more than 60 percent chance that Lay would be convicted of at least four of the seven

UPDATE 1-TD Ameritrade says trading rose in January
Reuters - 22 hours ago NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday reported

Magellan Finishes Lower in Trading Debut
MSN Money - 19 hours ago Holdings Inc. on Thursday. Both stocks were still trading well above their IPO offer prices on Friday. Magellan Midstream Holdings

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John Lewis starts newForbes


John Lewis starts new
Forbes - LONDON (AFX) - John Lewis Partnership, the employee-owned retailer, has started its new

GE's stock glide downward surprises some investors
ABC News - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recent stock woes of General Electric Co., a Wall Street darling through much of the 1980s and 1990s, is attracting interest from an unusual group on Wall Street these days: value investors. The company increased

eBay Assistance
News-Review - Tom Maloney has a full-time job. But it's the Roseburg resident's part-time work that he says could become a future profession. Maloney is an eBay

'PIPEs'Plea for Deephaven
CFO.com - Officials at Deephaven Capital Management LLC, the asset management subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, Inc., have submitted a settlement offer to the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve an investigation concerning

Wendy's to target younger generation
MSNBC - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Wendy s International Inc. said Monday that it will focus more attention on younger consumers as it tries to turn around the trend at its hamburger restaurants where sales at stores open at least a year declined in 2005 for the

Govt vows to stamp out proxy
Gulf Times - DOHA: The Minister of Economy and Commerce (MEC) HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani has said the government was committed to stamping out proxy

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Roche posts lower 2005


Roche posts lower 2005 profit 
BusinessWeek - Feb 01 3:55 AM
FEB. 1 6:18 A.M. ET Roche Holding AG's net profit fell 12 percent last year, even as the company's pharmaceutical sales grew four times as fast as the global market, partly due to its anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.Save to My Web

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Securities firms can provide


Securities firms can provide 778b yuan to stock market: newspaper
Xinhua News Agency - BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's 43 major securities firms theoretically can provide 778 billion yuan (97 billion U.S. dollars) of funds for the country's stock market, the Securities Times reported on Tuesday. According to their annual reports

SEC Ends Met Mortgage Stock Registration
Times Daily - Collapsed Metropolitan Mortgage&Securities Co., once a $2.7 billion conglomerate, has had its right to issue and


Wireless Watch Japan - Copyright 2002-2006 Wireless Watch Japan, a division of Mobikyo K.K. . All Rights Reserved. All individual postings, logos, tradenames, and trademarks appearing on this site are property of their respective owners

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February 10, 2006

Spitzer Spat  Newsweek - Jan 24


Spitzer Spat 
Newsweek - Jan 24 11:03 AM
Jan. 4, 2006 - Eliot Spitzer is full of contradictions. Most people know him as the crusading New York state Attorney General, the man who helped clean up Wall Street with investigations into stock research, mutual funds and the insurance industry.Save to My Web

Full-Service vs. Discount Brokers 
Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 08 7:38 AM
The differences aren't what they used to be.Save to My Web

AIG Near Settlement With SEC, Source Says 
Washington Post - Jan 13 9:21 PM
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 -- American International Group Inc. is close to settling state and federal investigations for more than $1 billion, a person familiar with the negotiations said.Save to My Web

Bernstein, analyst fined over personal trades 
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 09 3:47 AM
Brokerage industry regulator NASD said Wednesday that it fined Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. and a research analyst a combined $550,000 over conflict-of-interest rule violations.Save to My Web

Market sweats Under Armour 
Baltimore Sun - Feb 09 6:46 PM
Hot company sees shares tumble 21% after 4th quarter profit dips Under Armour Inc. got its first taste of cold Wall Street reality yesterday as it watched its stock suffer the day's largest percentage drop on the Nasdaq stock market. Save to My Web

XM: It's All About the Oprah 
The Motley Fool - Feb 10 7:11 AM
I can see it now. The next time Oprah Winfrey feels like bestowing her studio audience with gifts, don't be surprised if an XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) van pulls up behind her.Save to My Web

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Computer virus fells Russian


Computer virus fells Russian stock exchange 
New Scientist - Feb 08 1:17 PM
As the world waited for one computer virus to strike on Friday, another wriggled its way into the Russian stock exchange and knocked it offline Save to My Web

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Morningstar: SEC Ends InvestigationABC


Morningstar: SEC Ends Investigation
ABC News - CHICAGO Feb 8, 2006 (AP) Morningstar Inc., the mutual-fund and

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PartnerRe Ltd. Reports Fourth


PartnerRe Ltd. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results and Increase in Dividend 
FinanzNachrichten - Feb 06 1:23 PM
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PartnerRe Ltd. ( Nachrichten ) today reported a net loss of $33.6 million, or $0.76 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2005. This net loss includes net after-tax realized gains on investments of $37.0 million or $0.66 per share.Save to My Web

DealFlow Media Announces Web-Based Seminar on Aggressive Stock Trading 
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 01 7:14 AM
DealFlow Media will be hosting a web-based seminar titled, "Aggressive Trading Tactics: How Investors Engage in Aggressive Stock Trading and How Issuers Can Protect Themselves" on February 8th at 2:00 pm EST.Save to My Web

Pepsi: It's the Snacks 
Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 08 10:28 AM
Good performance across the board keeps this one nice and bubbling.Save to My Web

Computer system glitch hits OSE 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 08 3:52 AM
_ A computer system glitch hit the Osaka Securities Exchange early Wednesday afternoon, delaying the processing of stock index futures and cash stock trading, OSE officials said.Save to My Web

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IDBI Cap launches online


IDBI Cap launches online investment portal
Webindia123, India - Feb 1, 2006 IDBI Ltd Chairman VP Shetty told mediapersons here that the portal facilitates investing online in equities, mutual funds and IPOs through two accounts

Do-it-yourself tax programs aren t taxing
Kansas City Star, MO - Jan 15, 2006 It s simple to connect the dots, he said. More people do their banking and investing online and even interact with their health insurers online.

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February 09, 2006

Hybrid investments offer deals


Hybrid investments offer deals when not too confusing 
Inside Bay Area - Feb 05 8:12 AM
I HAVE LEFT a number of readers in the tangled world of bonds dressed up like stocks, and they're concerned about their positions, particularly since I rarelygoback to these off-beat vehicles.Save to My Web

Morgan Stanley's Dennis Shea takes asset management post 
Market Watch - Feb 07 11:30 AM
(Adds Shea's age in third paragraph, firm's equity assets under management in fourth paragraph.)Save to My Web

Serwer: Break-ups and love triangles 
CNN Money - Jan 13 5:49 AM
A break-up, a love triangle and football are on my mind this morning.Save to My Web

Business Topics by Industry 
Sun-Sentinel - Feb 09 12:20 AM
Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund and stock research company, said Wednesday the Securities and Exchange Commission has ended an investigation related to erroneous data published by the company in 2004. The SEC launched its inquiry in May 2004 after Morningstar published incorrect total return data for the Rock Canyon Top Flight Fund during a short period earlier that year.Save to My Web

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How a small investor


How a small investor can join stocks crowd 
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 05 3:40 AM
Here are some of the more interesting questions that I've received recently in the mail. Q: I have recently graduated from college and want to start investing in stocks. I have a job but I don't have enough money saved up to open an account with a...Save to My Web

Barron's Online Relaunches as a Stand-Alone Subscription Product 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 26 2:00 PM
NEW YORK----Jan. 26, 2006--Dow Jones & Company today announced that it has relaunched Barron's Online, which previously had been included as part of a Wall Street Journal Online subscription, as a stand-alone subscription product.Save to My Web

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Adviser Soapbox: Three Ways


Adviser Soapbox: Three Ways To Play Earnings
Forbes - NEW YORK - Once again, earnings season has overloaded traders screens with what seem to be excellent opportunities for covered call writing, that is, selling call options on stocks you own. Most large price swings due to earnings are unwarranted

Google Tax Issue Needs Another Look
WebProNews - Executives from the search advertising company blamed a higher than anticipated tax rate for most of the gap between its actual earnings and annual estimates, but some now claim taxes were only responsible for half of that difference. Google missed

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Newstex Announces Distribution of


Newstex Announces Distribution of Investor's Business Daily(R)
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 31, 2006 Business Daily is the premier publication for business and investment professionals providing unique features based on 40 years of stock research and a

Heard on the Street: IPO obstacles hurt start-ups
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Jan 25, 2006 stock offerings. The relative dearth of analysts stems from a regulatory crackdown on biased stock research in 2003. Authorities

Jaakko P yry Group Oyj: Jaakko p yry group oyj s notice
Kauppalehti (press release), Finland - Feb 2, 2006 Research and development The Jaakko P yry Group s research and development co-operation committee consists of representatives of the business groups, IT

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February 08, 2006

CAPITALIZATION OF CHINESE FUNDS


CAPITALIZATION OF CHINESE FUNDS EXPANDS BY 43.85% IN 2005 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Jan 11 1:56 AM
Statistics The net asset value of Chinese funds reached 462.882 billion yuan (US$57.4 billion) by the end of 2005, a hefty increase of 43.85 per cent over the figure at the end of 2004, according to statistics released by WIND Consulting.Save to My Web

Investing Systems Software ``Forces'' Investors to Buy Low & Sell High 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 21 6:16 AM
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.----Jan. 21, 2006--Investing Systems Inc. announced today a large number of buy orders generated by the Position Cost Averaging stock investing system.Save to My Web

Where China's Top IPOs List: Offshore 
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Jan 10 5:25 AM
Bank of China is the latest major offering to shun the mainland's dodgy bourses in favor of better-regulated foreign exchangesSave to My Web

Dogged perseverance 
The Telegraph - Jan 15 2:11 PM
Imagine a stock investment strategy that doesnt require you to scan company balancesheets, track daily price tickers and yet yields a return that more often than not outperforms even the best of the stock indices.Save to My Web

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NASDAQ's New Investor Services


NASDAQ's New Investor Services Provider 
InternetNews.com - Jan 10 9:54 AM
Shareholder.com will give NASDAQ some help for its companies.Save to My Web

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Options Update: Trading Options


Options Update: Trading Options on the iShares Russell 2000 Index 
Schaeffers Research - Feb 07 11:09 AM
A daily feature available on SchaeffersResearch.com is "Options Update." Every day, we'll give a brief recap of some of the hottest news topics and focus on one stock that is the center of some heavy option trading...( Read More )Save to My Web

Dobbies remains confident despite tough trading 
The Scotsman: Business - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
CITY confidence in Dobbies returned yesterday after the Edinburgh-based garden centre chain reported that its ongoing expansion programme has helped it weather the difficult retail environment.Save to My Web

Monsanto executives set up stock-trading plans 
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 06 10:35 AM
Hugh Grant, president and chief executive of Monsanto Co., and six other company executives are filing pre-arranged stock-trading plans, the company said Monday.Save to My Web

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RushTrade Group Customer Account


RushTrade Group Customer Account Assets Up 59%, Customer Trades Up 43%
Market Wire - DALLAS, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/03/2006 -- Rush Financial Technologies, Inc., dba RushTrade Group (OTC BB: RSHF ) announces its trade volume report for the month of January 2006. RushTrade Securities, Inc., the Company's broker/dealer subsidiary

Adviser Soapbox: Three Ways To Play Earnings
Forbes - NEW YORK - Once again, earnings season has overloaded traders screens with what seem to be excellent opportunities for covered call writing, that is, selling call options on stocks you own. Most large price swings due to earnings are unwarranted

Strong profit reports feed rally
MENAFN - Strong profit reports from Microsoft and other high-profile blue chips trumped news of year-end economic weakness on Friday, igniting a rally that sent all the major stock indexes higher for the day and week. The Dow Jones industrial average, which

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February 07, 2006

Domash opens up the


Domash opens up the old mailbag
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - Feb 5, 2006 I try to answer them all, but sometimes I get a little behind. Harry Domash of Aptos teaches online investing and publishes the Winning Investing newsletter.

Gallagher wants Ethics Commission opinion on former stocks
Gainesville Sun, FL - Feb 3, 2006 Gallagher bought the stocks when he dabbled in online trading between 2002 and 2005. He said he has since sold his holdings and has stopped online investing.

Harry Domash: Online investing
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - Jan 22, 2006 decisions on your own. Harry Domash of Aptos teaches online investing and publishes the Winning Investing newsletter. Contact him at

Invest Place Offers Advice on Making Smart Choices Investing
PR Web (press release), WA - Jan 22, 2006 Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 22, 2006 -- Separating the online investing scams from the legitimate opportunities for online investments is becoming more

Harry Domash, Online Investing: Take a look at three new tools
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - Jan 8, 2006 To help you get your new year off to a good start, here are three relatively new investing tools that I haven't mentioned before.

Montana business invests in students
HappyNews.com, TX - Jan 18, 2006 Begun in 1985 when online investing was just emerging, the Davidson strategy took some early innovative steps to get business students in on the potential

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Seoul will not levy


Seoul will not levy capital gains tax on investments: official
Yonhap News - SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea does not have a plan to impose capital gains tax on investments in listed shares, a senior official said Tuesday, denying an allegation that the government is considering introducing the tax scheme to fund

China Great Wall AMC Seeking Investment Bank Role -Report
Quamnet - BEIJING (Dow Jones)--State-owned China Great Wall Asset Management Co. is waiting for the government to approve its transformation to an investment bank-type institution, the official Financial News reported Monday, citing the company's president

China mutual funds Q4 net profit 448.29 mln yuan, down 65.82 pct vs Q3
Forbes - SHANGHAI (AFX) - Some 206 mutual funds in China reported a combined net profit of 448.29 mln yuan in the fourth quarter, down 65.82 pct from the third quarter, the official Shanghai Securities News reported. In the fourth quarter,

Stop Using Stock Prices as a Political Tool
Digital Chosunilbo - Stock prices tumbled for five consecutive days since the eve of the presidential New Year address last Tuesday - or four days for the main index. Though they rebounded this Tuesday, the shock waves have yet to recede. The benchmark Korea Composite

NBD launches
AME Info - National Bank of Dubai has introduced an international investment plan, called Guaranteed Index Plans, which links returns to the values of the world's major indices, namely the US S&P 500, UK's FTSE 100, Japan's TOPIX, and Dow Jones'Eurostoxx 50 in

S.African stocks inch higher as Angloplat shines
Reuters South Africa - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African stocks tiptoed to a record high after a volatile day on Thursday as a strong platinum price boosted Anglo Platinum and VenFin jumped after selling off assets as part of a takeover by Vodafone. After slipping

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Gallagher wants Ethics Commission


Gallagher wants Ethics Commission opinion on former stocks
Gainesville Sun, FL - Feb 3, 2006 Gallagher bought the stocks when he dabbled in online trading between 2002 and 2005. He said he has since sold his holdings and has stopped online investing.

Invest Place Offers Advice on Making Smart Choices Investing
PR Web (press release), WA - Jan 22, 2006 Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 22, 2006 -- Separating the online investing scams from the legitimate opportunities for online investments is becoming more

Montana business invests in students
HappyNews.com, TX - Jan 18, 2006 Begun in 1985 when online investing was just emerging, the Davidson strategy took some early innovative steps to get business students in on the potential

*** The latest news from the USOC - January 25 ***
Fall River Herald News, MA - Jan 26, 2006 In his free time, Joey Cheek (Greensboro, NC) enjoys playing the guitar, online investing and producing movies with fellow skaters Cory and Kip Carpenter

Harry Domash: Online investing
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - Jan 22, 2006 decisions on your own. Harry Domash of Aptos teaches online investing and publishes the Winning Investing newsletter. Contact him at

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February 06, 2006

About our stock quotesChicago


About our stock quotes
Chicago Tribune - For an in-depth look at the stock market, bookmark our Web page at chicagotribune.com/stocks . To find a specific stock or mutual fund on that page, go to the box labeled Company Profile and type in a company or fund name, or its stock-ticker symbol

Nasdaq hit with computer woes
Globe and Mail - NEW YORK Computer problems at the Nasdaq Stock Market left erroneous stock quotes on major on-line financial news sites and brokerages Thursday, potentially leading individual investors around the world to believe that a stock was up when it was

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Western Union sends its


Western Union sends its final telegram
Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 3, 2006 coast telegraph service. As it prospered, the company introduced a stock ticker, money transfers and international services. By the

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FuturesFXStreet.com - Most all


Futures
FXStreet.com - Most all investors and traders long [no pun intended] for something to confirm their

NASA hit with Columbia-related claim from Spacehab
Houston Business Journal - Webster-based Spacehab contends that NASA's negligence led to the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia when the spacecraft broke up upon re-entry. The commercial space services provider also claims that its own research double module and related

Google Tax Issue Needs Another Look
WebProNews - Executives from the search advertising company blamed a higher than anticipated tax rate for most of the gap between its actual earnings and annual estimates, but some now claim taxes were only responsible for half of that difference. Google missed

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Wall Street Unimpressed by


Wall Street Unimpressed by Google Earnings
Washington Post - Google Inc. revenue and profit rose more than 80 percent in the fourth quarter, to earnings of $372 million ($1.22 a share) on revenue of $1.9 billion, the company said yesterday. But Google's stock price fell sharply in after-hours trading, a sign

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Koizumi vows administrative reforms


Koizumi vows administrative reforms in last Diet speech
Kyodo News - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged Friday to continue his structural reform drive in the administrative area to realize a''small and efficient government''in what would be his last annual policy speech to the Diet. Koizumi also told the

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Property Investment  Hendon Times - Feb


Property Investment 
Hendon Times - Feb 02 8:51 PM
- www.worldcapitalpartners.co.uk Earn up to 80 per cent return on our latest large mixed use development. Deposits as low as 19,000. Estimated completion time is 24 months.Save to My Web

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February 05, 2006

Eight Armchair Investors Who


Eight Armchair Investors Who Beat the Pros
Forbes - BURLINGAME, CALIF. - 2005 was a tough year for most fund managers. According to Morningstar, the average stock mutual fund had a total return of 7%. Even superstar value-manager Bill Miller of Legg Mason's Value Trust only managed to eke out a 5.3

'Nothing To Gain'
New York Sun -"Milberg has retained Hofsra [Sic] University Law School ethics expert Roy Simon to advise it in the KPMG case. Mr. Simon says he believes that Milberg is doing many individual plaintiffs a favor by offering to share legal fees. Had Milberg declined

Investor's Business Daily(R) Launches New''Investor Education''Page
dBusinessNews.com - LOS ANGELES -- Investor's Business Daily(R) (IBD(R)) announced a new feature called"Investor Education"that adds greater focus on lessons and guidance for investors. Appearing each day beginning Monday, January 23rd in the print edition and

Targeted Genetics cuts 26 jobs, sharpens focus
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Targeted Genetics Corp. shrank its number of employees by 26 Tuesday and threw most of its resources behind its lead treatment for inflammatory arthritis. The Seattle-based biotech will now focus its efforts on tgAAC94, which is in early-stage

Amgen to hire 150 workers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology company, handed the Puget Sound region a gift Tuesday by announcing plans to hire 150 employees in Seattle this year. The staff addition would boost its work force in the city by more than 18 percent. Most of

Proton shares slide
Business Times Malaysia - PROTON Holdings Bhd's share price slid yesterday despite its top official's assurance that the troubled car company would turn around within a year. The stock dropped 15 sen or by 2.8 per cent to close at RM5.25, off an intra-day high of RM5.45. It

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Encouraging signs are overshadowed 


Encouraging signs are overshadowed 
Pittsburgh Live - Feb 04 9:09 PM
Stock market results for January certainly were gratifying and, based on strong historical evidence, augur well for the entire year.Save to My Web

TSX down as energy declines; NY lower on economic data 
Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:54 AM
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market was negative Thursday afternoon a day after the main index crossed the 12,000-threshold for the first time ever.Save to My Web

Markets weird day 
The Border Mail - Feb 03 11:13 AM
THE stock market closed lower after a directionless days trading that followed on from a weak overseas lead. Intersuisse equities manager Andrew Sekely said that for the second day in a row, it had been a weird up and down day on the market with no clear trend.Save to My Web

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Computer errors prompt concern


Computer errors prompt concern over global stock trading systems
Canada East, Canada - Jan 22, 2006 By Michael J. Martinez. NEW YORK - Computers at the Tokyo stock exchange couldn't handle a deluge of orders in the midst of a major

DealFlow Media Announces Web-Based Seminar on Aggressive Stock
PrimeZone (press release), CA - Jan 31, 2006 PRIMEZONE) -- DealFlow Media will be hosting a web-based seminar titled "Aggressive Trading Tactics: How Investors Engage in Aggressive Stock Trading and How

Computer errors prompt concern over global stock trading systems
CBC News, Canada - Jan 20, 2006 You have to be way ahead, by a couple of steps.". Ultimately, no one can really predict the demands a stock trading system will face, Allen said.

3RD LD: TSE to cut Livedoor stock's daily trading to 1.5 hours+
TMCnet - Jan 24, 2006 much as possible.". The limit on Livedoor stock's trading hours will remain in place "for the time being," the bourse said. A flood

Exchange suspends trading in Universal Robina shares
INQ7.net, Philippines - Feb 2, 2006 and Robinsons Supermarket Corp. The share sale will raise money for the company's expansion here and abroad and enhance the stock's trading float.

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February 04, 2006

Proton shares slideBusiness Times


Proton shares slide
Business Times Malaysia - PROTON Holdings Bhd's share price slid yesterday despite its top official's assurance that the troubled car company would turn around within a year. The stock dropped 15 sen or by 2.8 per cent to close at RM5.25, off an intra-day high of RM5.45. It

Amgen to hire 150 workers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology company, handed the Puget Sound region a gift Tuesday by announcing plans to hire 150 employees in Seattle this year. The staff addition would boost its work force in the city by more than 18 percent. Most of

NASD exec who rebuilt division named chairman
Seattle Times - NASD has announced that Mary Schapiro will become the organization's chairman and chief executive this coming December. WASHINGTON The securities industry has learned not to underestimate Mary Schapiro. Since arriving at the broker-dealer group

'Nothing To Gain'
New York Sun -"Milberg has retained Hofsra [Sic] University Law School ethics expert Roy Simon to advise it in the KPMG case. Mr. Simon says he believes that Milberg is doing many individual plaintiffs a favor by offering to share legal fees. Had Milberg declined

Targeted Genetics cuts 26 jobs, sharpens focus
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Targeted Genetics Corp. shrank its number of employees by 26 Tuesday and threw most of its resources behind its lead treatment for inflammatory arthritis. The Seattle-based biotech will now focus its efforts on tgAAC94, which is in early-stage

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Sun unwraps new range


Sun unwraps new range of grid-ready Ultra workstations 
InfoWorld - Jan 30 8:18 AM
( InfoWorld ) - Sun Microsystems unwrapped a new family of Ultra workstations Monday -- the Ultra 20, Ultra 40, and Ultra 45. Two of the three new machines -- the Ultra 40 and the Ultra 45 -- come bundled with Sun's grid software, while all three systems ship with some of the company's developer tools. The Sun workstations run on Sun's flavor of Unix, Solaris 10, which comes preloaded on Save to My Web

Toshiba is preferred Westinghouse bidder 
BusinessWeek - Jan 24 3:54 AM
JAN. 24 6:11 A.M. ET Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the sale of U.S. nuclear plant builder Westinghouse Electric Co.Save to My Web

The NAMC Newswire Radio Offers Podcasts Through StreetIQ.com to Extend Listenership 
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 17 11:10 AM
StreetIQ.com, a leading online provider of business audio content and services, today announced that the NAMC Newswire Radio is syndicating its entire schedule of audio interviews to listeners at StreetIQ.com.Save to My Web

US Plan Sponsors See Growth in Socially Responsible Investing 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 24 12:46 PM
NEW YORK----Jan. 24, 2006--Sponsors of institutional investment pools in the US expect moderate growth in socially responsible investing over the next two years, according to a survey by Mercer Investment Consulting .Save to My Web

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AD TRACK: Schwab gets


AD TRACK: Schwab gets animated, but veiwers can't get excited over
USA Today - NEW YORK Even as the stock market is becoming giddy again, Charles Schwab's latest ads treat investing as serious business. Charles Schwab ads have characters discussing commissions,trades and plans for the future. Schwab has given a somber tone

Low food inflation eats into retailers'margins
Business Report - Cape Town - Supermarket group Shoprite Holdings'marketing director, Brian Weyers, said yesterday that"margins are tremendously under pressure"as the country recorded food inflation levels below already relatively low general inflation. October

The Fool's Look Ahead
Motley Fool - Will folks be ringing up for pizza on Monday after Jessica Simpson's sizzling Pizza Hut commercial makes its debut during the Super Bowl the night before? If so, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) wouldn't mind one bit. The company runs the Pizza Hut, KFC and


MSN MoneyCentral - The impressive run-up in shares of oil and gas drillers has some on Wall Street wondering whether it s time to take some money off the table. That would be a mistake, according to J.C. Waller of Icon Advisers. Drilling is the most attractive

Do ya Boo-Yaa?
Pueblo Chieftain - Oregon Steel's stock price continues to post sharp gains - up roughly 18 percent this week. One reason: The company was the

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Survivor: 400 N. Broad


Survivor: 400 N. Broad
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Feb 3, 2006 Instead of a crawl, we could strip our stock ticker across the bottom of the screen, and then maybe we will have a more clear sense of how our efforts relate

Don't use the dividend as a reason for stock buy
Modesto Bee, CA - Jan 29, 2006 Its stock (ticker symbol SPI) closed Thursday at $40.81 on the New York Stock Exchange and has traded from $30.60 to $42.40 over the past 52weeks.

Stock market game back for 19th year
The News-Press, FL - Jan 8, 2006 Shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole share. Entries must include stock ticker symbols. Dividends will not be counted toward the portfolio value.

Jack Sirard: Samsung's listed only on foreign exchanges
Sacramento Bee,  USA - Jan 20, 2006 The company seems to have products everywhere, from cell phones to large screen TVs. Unfortunately, I am not able to find the stock's ticker symbol.

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Technical Thursday: NetworkingStockhouse Canada


Technical Thursday: Networking
Stockhouse Canada - Note: Conflicts and Disclosure Policy- StockHouse Editorial writers may own, buy, or sell shares in public companies mentioned in their articles. Please be advised that a conflict may exist and that any investment decisions you make are your own

Nymex poised for side-by-side
MSN MoneyCentral - The New York Mercantile Exchange, the world's largest energy exchange and one of the last bastions of face-to-face

Petrobras to Buy Stake in Texas Refinery
Forbes - Brazil's state-owned oil company announced Friday it will pay $370 million for a 50 percent stake in a Texas refinery as part of its plan to expand into the United States. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, will buy the stake from Astra Oil

Qatar acts on proxy
Khaleej Times - DUBAI The Qatari Ministry of Economy and Commerce has set up a committee to investigate complaints about proxy

Uranium Prices Continue to Climb
WebWire - Denver, Colorado, February 2, 2006 Prices in the uranium spot market rose steadily throughout January, continuing a trend that led to a record price increase last year. The spot market price climbed to $37.50 per pound U3O8 on January 31, as near

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Jack Sirard: Some firms


Jack Sirard: Some firms with Bowl ads aren't so super 
The Sacramento Bee - Jan 31 5:59 AM
If you think the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks have a lot riding on Sunday's Super Bowl, consider how corporate America views the one-day extravaganza.Save to My Web

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February 03, 2006

SEC Ends Met Mortgage


SEC Ends Met Mortgage Stock Registration
Forbes - Jan 27, 2006 Collapsed Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., once a $2.7 billion conglomerate, has had its right to issue and trade stock terminated by the Securities and

A Dow believer sees signs of 6-month rally
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Jan 15, 2006 OVERSEEING CBOT: This should be fun to watch. William Blair & Co. has initiated research coverage on the Chicago Board of Trade's stock, CBOT Holdings (BOT).

TSE's new IT czar has big task
The Japan Times, Japan - 12 hours ago Trade sizes probed Financial Services Minister Kaoru Yosano indicated Thursday the practice of allowing investors to trade stock in units of varying sizes may

Thai Shares End Down; Blue Chips Fall On Asian Losses -2-
Yahoo! News - Jan 18, 2006 Prudent Siam Securities. Globlex Holding Management, whose core business is brokerage, was the most actively trade stock. It tumbled

Hope for victims of church bond fraud
Indianapolis Star, United States - Jan 12, 2006 and their various companies diverted at least $8 million held in trust for bondholders into an online brokerage account they used to trade stock, loan money to

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MSN MoneyCentral - Michael



MSN MoneyCentral - Michael Carmen aims to realize gains of 30% to 40% with stocks he can buy and hold for up to three years. As manager of an all-cap equity fund, Michael Carmen seeks growth anywhere he can find it. He considers himself a bottom-up stock picker with an

'January effect'offers no pointers for planning ahead
Personal Finance - There is no doubt that the JSE had a fantastic year in 2005, with a total return of 47 percent. Local investment professionals seem to be backing South African equities in favour of bonds and cash, with one or two exceptions touting offshore

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Jack Sirard: They're on


Jack Sirard: They're on the money 
The Sacramento Bee - Jan 17 3:58 AM
Like a lot of would-be investors back in the late 1990s, Carol Crosta wanted to jump into the stock market in the worst way.Save to My Web

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NASDAQ's New Investor Services


NASDAQ's New Investor Services Provider
InternetNews.com - Jan 10, 2006 The NASDAQ Stock Market (Quote, Chart) said today that it has agreed to acquire investor services firm Shareholder.com. The privately

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February 02, 2006

NASDAQ's New Investor Services


NASDAQ's New Investor Services Provider
InternetNews.com - Jan 10, 2006 The NASDAQ Stock Market (Quote, Chart) said today that it has agreed to acquire investor services firm Shareholder.com. The privately

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Tilton: United in strong


Tilton: United in strong financial shape
Boston Globe - CHICAGO -- High fuel prices make it difficult to predict when United Airlines will return to profitability, but the carrier is in strong shape financially after a three-year restructuring, CEO Glenn Tilton said Tuesday on the eve of the company's

Greenspan Era at the Fed Comes to a Close
NPR News - All Things Considered , January 27, 2006 After more than 18 years at the helm of the nation's economy, Alan Greenspan steps down next Tuesday. As chairman of the Federal Reserve, Greenspan presided over the longest economic expansion in U.S

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NASDAQ's New Investor Services


NASDAQ's New Investor Services Provider
InternetNews.com - Jan 10, 2006 The NASDAQ Stock Market (Quote, Chart) said today that it has agreed to acquire investor services firm Shareholder.com. The privately

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MSN MoneyCentral - There



MSN MoneyCentral - There s no slack in domestic refining capacity, says Neil Hennessy, so refiners earnings should stay strong in 2006. Interest rates and inflation indicators have Wall Street worried about slower growth, said Neil Hennessy. But interest rates and

Low food inflation eats into retailers'margins
Business Report - Cape Town - Supermarket group Shoprite Holdings'marketing director, Brian Weyers, said yesterday that"margins are tremendously under pressure"as the country recorded food inflation levels below already relatively low general inflation. October

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February 01, 2006

Marketware and Digital Look


Marketware and Digital Look team for online trading services
Finextra (press release), UK - Jan 20, 2006 Today Digital Look and Marketware International announced a strategic agreement to offer online trading services into North America and across Europe.

Trading made even easier with webinars online from TradeLogic
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - Jan 9, 2006 /24-7PressRelease/ - EAGLE, ID, January 09, 2006 - TradeLogic, LLC, (www.tradewithlogic.com ) an online trading service for stocks, options, futures, and

TSE struggling to cope with growth in online trading
TMCnet - Jan 25, 2006 President Taizo Nishimuro said the sudden surge in trading activity was "unexpected" and that behind the surge was the "growth of online trading by individual

The Score: Online Trading Site Trends
iMedia Connection, CA - Jan 4, 2006 With many Wall Street prognosticators forecasting 2006 as a strong year for the markets, online trading sites represent an increasingly attractive opportunity

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'January effect'offers no pointers


'January effect'offers no pointers for planning ahead
Personal Finance - There is no doubt that the JSE had a fantastic year in 2005, with a total return of 47 percent. Local investment professionals seem to be backing South African equities in favour of bonds and cash, with one or two exceptions touting offshore


MSN MoneyCentral - Small and midsized companies continue to present investors with the best growth opportunities, says James Margard. As long as credit is readily available -- interest rates are low - and we don t dive into a deep recession, small- and mid-cap

PayPal Backs Down
MSNBC - The days of eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal reigning supreme as the top-yielding money market fund in the country are numbered. Just 29 days remain before PayPal will stop absorbing expenses to its popular short-term savings vehicle, dropping its yield

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US Investors Pour Into


US Investors Pour Into Foreign Stock Funds
Los Angeles Times, CA - 22 hours ago Investors continued to pour cash into foreign stock funds in December, while domestic equity funds saw net outflows, new data show.

ThermoGenesis prices stock offering
BusinessWeek - 15 hours ago JAN. 31 10:11 AM ET Blood processing systems maker ThermoGenesis Corp. said Tuesday it will offer 8 million shares of its common stock at $4 per share.

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USA*Engage Commends Strong European


USA*Engage Commends Strong European Response to Iranians
Payvand Iran News - Washington DC - The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) and USA*Engage today commended the response of the United States and our European allies to the threat posed by Iran's resumption of its nuclear program."It is tremendously important for the

The CSM: Beneficial path or wayward journey? Pt I
Jamaica Gleaner - THE CARIBBEAN Single Market (CSM) is now a reality. It came into effect on January 1, 2006. The CSM was intended to include an integrated economy, the original plan being the establishment of a Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). In the

Livedoor dismisses Horie, announces management changes after arrests
Forbes - TOKYO (AFX) - Internet portal group Livedoor announced a major management reshuffle at the parent firm and a key unit after top officials were arrested yesterday on suspicion that they violated securities trading laws, as the scandal-hit company

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