11.11.13: Will the stock market rally continue? | Financial Post

Sign up for the Executive Summary email briefing to get the news delivered straight to your inbox first thing in the morning.Markets: By the numbersMonday’s North American closeTSX13,358.39 -19.94 -0.15%Dow Jones15,783.10 +21.32 +0.14%S&P 5001,771.89 +1.28 +0.07%Nasdaq3,919.79 +0.56 +0.01%Decent jobs growth, encouraging words from central bank officials and healthy earnings numbers were enough to push North American stock markets strongly higher yet again last week.The question […]

Stocks near highs face Yellen, Cisco, shaky sentiment – Market …

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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 […]

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 […]

Basics Of The Mechanics Behind Electronic Trading – Investopedia

Electronic trading is easy. Log in to your account. Select the security you wish to buy or sell. Click the mouse or tap your phone, and the transaction takes place. From an investor’s perspective, it’s simple and easy. But behind the scenes, it is a complex process backed by an impressive array of technology. What was once associated with shouting […]

Stocks close mostly down in 'nervous' trading day – NBC News.com

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Will the Internet Destroy the Stock Market? – Harvard Business Review

Last week, the NASDAQ exchange froze for three hours due to a faulty connection. On Monday, Europe’s largest derivatives market shut down for an hour because of a glitch. Last month, 14,000 people in rural Iowa lost internet access after a minor car crash crushed a cable. In 2011, the entire country of Egypt had a total internet blackout after […]

Putting Biotech Stocks Under the Microscope – Barron's

In 1996, fresh out Harvard, Rajiv Kaul went to work as an analyst covering biotechnology at Fidelity Investments. At the time, the sector was still considered a risky niche—the perfect project for the new guy. “Biotech was viewed like a lottery ticket,” says Kaul, 41. “It was something conventional investors shied away from.”
Where others saw uncertainty, Kaul saw possibility. After […]

Women With Children Shouldn't Trade Stocks (But They're Not the …

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Women with children should not trade stocks … at least, not according to Paul Tudor Jones.Last week, the billionaire founder of hedge fund management company Tudor Investment set the Internet rant-o-sphere on fire when a video of him speaking at an investment symposium at the University of Virginia leaked out.Paul Tudor Jones (Getty Images)
Among other impolitic statements caught […]