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Stock Market News for November 8, 2013 – Zacks Investment …

Stocks ended sharply lower on Thursday, after weak earnings from Whole Foods and Qualcomm dragged down the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. However, Twitter made an impressive debut on the bourses yesterday. Meanwhile, a number of government reports were published yesterday. These reports along with Friday’s much awaited job’s numbers will give investors some insight into how long the Fed will […]

Former London, Ont., men charged in alleged $30M stock market …

TORONTO — The RCMP says two former executives of Onco Petroleum Inc. are facing charges in an alleged $30 million stock market-related fraud.
Investigators allege Onco’s former president and treasurer filed a false prospectus, indicating the oil and gas company had in excess of US$20 million available for development of its oil and gas resources when it did not.
Police say Onco […]

Share stampede sends Twitter's value to $24bn on stock market debut

The hotly anticipated stock-market debut of Twitter exceeded expectations on Thursday when a stampede for shares sent the company’s value to more than $24bn – an extraordinary debut for a company that has never made a profit, and whose launch had already been the subject of considerable hype.The company set a share price of $26 on Tuesday but fierce bidding […]

Vikings Stock Market Report: Redskins – Daily Norseman

At least for one night, the Minnesota Vikings played well enough to win, in spite of the coaching staffOn Thursday night, the Minnesota Vikings played the Washington Redskins in a game that, in many ways, has mirrored most of their games in 2013: up and down QB play early, a defense that couldn’t get off the field, and then with […]

Investors: Enjoy Above-Average Stock Market Strength While It Lasts …

They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.
— Billy SundayAs we continue along in November, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) is off to its best start since 1997, up over 23% YTD. Two questions are on the minds of most investors: (1) Is further upside likely into year-end, and (2) are the […]

Stock Market News for November 7, 2013 – Zacks Investment …

The Dow notched another record high on Wednesday to join the S&P 500 in the green. The index was boosted by gains made by Microsoft, encouraging European economic data and investors’ expectations of the Federal Reserve continuing with its stimulus program. However, Nasdaq finished in the negative zone dragged by a significant drop in Tesla Motors’ shares. Among the S&P […]

Has The Stock Market Become Dysfunctional? [SPDR S&P 500 ETF …

While it’s great fun and can be extremely rewarding to play the stock market (our own tips have performed pretty well as well), the main function of the stock market is to allocate capital.The joint stock company with public listing of shares started in our native Amsterdam at the beginnings of the 17th century, and it was clearly a very […]