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• NYSE Euronext Enters Middle East Market - Editor, 26 June 2008 - No Comments yet

Transatlantic stock exchange giant, NYSE Euronext, has surged ahead in its quest to gain ground as a truly global stock exchange by buying a 25 percent stake in the State of Qatar’s Doha securities market. A $250 million cash payment will seal the deal, giving NYSE Euronext a firm foothold in the fast-growing economy of the Middle East.

• NASDAQ OMX Group – Making All the Right Moves - Editor, 24 June 2008 - No Comments yet

NASDAQ OMX Group’s U.S. and Nordic stock exchanges consolidated market performance statistics for the month of May 2008 were released on 23 June. Following the successful NASDAQ bid to buy the Swedish stock exchange OMX, the deal was finally completed on 27 February 2008, with the company now going by the name of NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. As an American public company, NASDAQ OMX Group operates the New York based NASDAQ stock exchange, as well as eight OMX stock exchanges located in the Nordic and Baltic regions.

• Russell 3000 Index – Setting Investment Benchmarks - Editor, 18 June 2008 - No Comments yet

The preliminary annual Russell 3000 Index, released late Friday 13 June 2008, indicates that the market value of stocks incorporated in the renowned Russell Investments Index has dropped by approximately $2 trillion during the past year. This is seen as a reflection of the overall decline in the market and the slow-moving U.S. economy. The reconstituted Russell 3000 index reflects an additional 278 new companies, while 176 companies will be removed from the index due to a significant decline in their market value.

• The Principle of Owner Earnings when Investing - Editor, 11 June 2008 - No Comments yet

Good investors are constantly on the look out for metrics that can assist them in their assessment of the true worth of a company that they may be considering investing in. With hindsight being the only exact science, investing often comes down to making an educated guess. There are, however, a number of ways to minimize the guesswork when making investment decisions. One of these is making use of the principle of “owner earnings”.

• The Controversial Efficient Market Hypothesis - Editor, 6 June 2008 - No Comments yet

The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) asserts that stock market efficiency ensures that prices on traded assets – stocks, bonds and property – are a true reflection, at any given time, of all available and relevant information. This is to a great degree based on the argument that in an active market, which includes numerous intelligent and well-informed investors, stocks cannot fail to be a reflection of all available information and therefore will be appropriately priced. This being the case, according to EMH, it is impossible to use market timing or expert stock selection to outperform the overall market.

• Make Hay from Hydrogen Stocks - Editor, 2 June 2008 - No Comments yet

Does stock market volatility bother you? Are you worried about what recession can do to your portfolio? Would you like some dividend revenue to keep the inflation wolf from your door? Read on and share our gas stock idea.

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