Stocks in Focus (ORCL, RIMM, ACN, GIS, DHR, FDX)
The companies which are expected to see active trade in Thursday are Oracle, Accenture, Research In Motion, Danaher, FedEx and General Mills.
Chinese YouTube Youku's IPO draws eye-popping demand
New shares of Chinese online video broadcasting company Youku (NYSE:YOKU) are selling like it's 1999.
Paulson reduces exposure to financial holdings
Paulson & Co., the hedge fund managed by John Paulson, reduced its positions in key financial holdings Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) in the third quarter
NYSE sets record in Milling Wheat Futures
NYSE Liffe announced that the daily volume in its Milling Wheat futures contract passed 70,000 contracts for the first time, on 5 August 2010. Milling Wheat futures reached a record of 74,729 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 50,165 contracts set on 22 July 2010. Total combined Milling Wheat futures and options daily volume set a new record of 86,841 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 64,959 contracts set on 22 July 2010. This is the fourth daily volume record in the Milling...
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CBOE shares jump 12 percent in market debut
Shares of CBOE Holdings Inc jumped 12 percent in their market debut as investors flocked to the last major North American financial exchange to go public and a potential takeover target.
CBOE shares jump in debut after $339 million IPO
Shares of CBOE Holdings Inc jumped as much as 16 percent in their stock market debut Tuesday as investors saw bright prospects for the parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
NYSE expects all U.S. stocks to have circuit breakers
All U.S. stocks will probably be subject to so-called circuit breakers by the end of this year, Duncan Niederauer, chief executive officer of stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext, said on Thursday.
U.S. still searching for market plunge cause
The top U.S. securities regulator said no single event had been found to explain Thursday's mysterious market plunge but the events were unacceptable and additional safeguards were coming.
Cause of plunge elusive as circuit breakers pushed
A big U.S. exchange operator said on Tuesday there was no smoking gun to explain Thursday's mysterious market plunge, while regulators and exchanges solidified plans to adopt circuit breakers.
Exchange execs to address Congress panel on sell-off
Senior executives from NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and CME Group Inc will testify to a congressional panel on Tuesday on last week's shock sell-off in the stock markets, according to a witness list obtained by Reuters.
SEC, exchanges agree to boost market safeguards
Market watchdogs and six major exchanges agreed new safeguards were needed to curb trading in plunging markets, an effort to address last Thursday's mysterious market free fall.
Futures pointing to losses after sharp rally
U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, easing after the previous session's hefty gains and as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.
Futures signal losses after sharp rally
U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, easing after the previous session's hefty gains and as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.
Market fragmentation delaying stock swoon probe
The sharp fragmentation of the U.S. stock marketplace -- seen as a cause of last week's mysterious market dive -- is also slowing down regulators' ability to piece together what happened, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Exchanges summoned to DC after market plunge
The heads of leading U.S. stock market operators have been called to Washington for an emergency meeting on Monday, days after a spine-chilling plunge in stock prices continued to perplex U.S. regulators.
U.S. exchanges summoned to DC after market plunge
The heads of leading U.S. stock market operators have been called to Washington for an emergency meeting on Monday, days after a spine-chilling plunge in stock prices continued to perplex U.S. regulators.
NYSE, Nasdaq halt bickering, pledge co-operation
The two largest U.S. stock exchange operators, NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group, called a truce and issued a joint statement on Sunday, pledging to co-operate with each other and regulators to get to the bottom of last week's dramatic stock market plunge.
New regulations likely as U.S. probes big stock dive
President Barack Obama said on Friday that regulators would look for ways to prevent a repeat of Thursday's mysterious stock market meltdown, adding to expectations the U.S. government will make new regulations to curb runaway computer trading.
Stocks turn negative for year on Greece woes
Stocks turned negative for the year on Friday on fears of another credit crisis stemming from Greece's souring finances and lingering questions about what triggered the previous session's dramatic plunge.
Obama says authorities probe cause of stock swoon
President Barack Obama said U.S. authorities were investigating the cause of a nearly 1,000-point plunge in the Dow Jones industrial average that spooked investors and fueled anger at Wall Street.
Stock futures down after rally
U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after a broad rally in the previous that took the S&P 500 to its best day in two months as investors fretted over whether Greece could make deep spending cuts.
NYSE Euronext profit boosted by derivatives gains
NYSE Euronext reported a 26 percent increase in quarterly profit as its growing derivatives operation offset sluggish stock trading.
NYSE Euronext quarterly profit up 26 percent
NYSE Euronext said on Tuesday its quarterly profit rose 26 percent, matching expectations as its growing derivatives operation offset sluggish stock trading at the exchange operator.
Dow hits 2010 intraday high on financial and basic materials
The basic materials and financial sectors on Wednesday lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new 2010 intraday high of 10,766.
Stock market shakes off fear to close positive
The stock market rallied from a morning loss to inch into positive territory by the closing, a pattern often seen in recent sessions.
Appetite for reform fading: NYSE Euronext CEO
The appetite and sense of urgency for world financial reform have waned as markets have rebounded and the world economy has shown signs of recovering, the head of exchange operator NYSE Euronext said on Thursday.
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