Government Futures Launches Prediction Market Tool to Tap the Wisdom of Crowds
… and rewards. Prediction markets operate like a stock market, with prices signaling information about the predicted …
The murky waters of Japan
This is Money - is changing slowly for the better, but within this process of improvement there will be difficult times, when the stockmarket But for some, the risks are too great to invest. The economy is still heavily dependent on exports, so if the global Read More Stock Market Information
Open Democracy - The stockmarket fell by 13% after the legal moves, and Yukos shares by over 20%. Businessmen from Russia and elsewhere require stability and security before they invest in the country. They do not care very much about whether the country is democratic Read More Stock Market Information
Jim Cramer’s Stop Trading! Hating Hoku
Street.Com - into vogue since it scored a supply deal last week with Sanyo, is “trading more than its float” every day — a signal that the action may not be based purely on the stock’s He contributes daily market commentary for TheStreet.com’s sites and serves Read More Stock Market Information
Newsday - Stocks found some late-day strength as investors sought bargains after a two-day pullback that erased most of its 2007 gains. The market had its Friday’s performance capped a week in which the stock market shuttled from great optimism about Read More Stock Market Information
ViewPoint Financial sets first quarterly dividend of 5 cents/shr
Reuters - Jan 24 (Reuters) - Bank holding company ViewPoint Financial Group (VPFG.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) declared its first quarterly dividend of 5 cents a share since its mutual to stock conversion in September 2006. The cash dividend is payable on Read More Stock Market Information
South African Rail System Adopts TransCore’s Passive RFID Technology to Monitor Logistics Assets
Spoornet will use passive RFID for tracking rolling stock in order to enhance equipment location … Read More Stock Market Information…
Japanese Stock Market Rises, Led By Technology-related Stocks (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan advanced with the Nikkei 225 Index hitting a six and a half year high, led by technology stocks, following strong closure in overnight US markets. Read More Stock Market Information…
McDonald’s, Yahoo, Sun Microsystems in the spotlight
Marketwatch: Stock market futures edged higher Wednesday, with most of the gains seen in the technology-heavy Nasdaq Stock Market after well-received figures from Yahoo Inc. and Sun Microsystems.
Siemens corruption probe shrugged off — for now
Marketwatch: LONDON — What happens when a long-time stock-market dog gets caught up in a corruption probe alleging payments of more than $500 million in kickbacks? Read More Stock Market Information…
WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower on Intel outlook, inflation data UPDATE
Forbes - NEW YORK (AFX) - US stock futures are pointing to a lower open on Intel Corp’s disappointing profit-margin outlook and a larger-than-expected rise in wholesale inflation, but JP Morgan’s strong quarterly results and a broker upgrade for Procter Read More Stock Market Information
San Francisco Business Journal - Regulators charged the securities broker with defrauding some customers by secretly charging them double fees for stock trades. As part of the settlement, the company will make some changes to its business practices. Read More Stock Market Information
The Last Days of Stock Traders?
ABC News - The New York Stock Exchange Begins a New Electronic Trading System Today By DAN ARNALL Oct. 6, 2006 The latest and greatest hybrid has nothing to do with an upgrade in Read More Stock Market Information