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  • Vulture Investing – Cashing in on Disaster

    Individual investors, or investment funds, who take advantage of the misfortune of others to buy up assets at drastically reduced prices are often referred to as 'vultures' with their ...

  • Wall Street Rocked by Disappointing May Jobs Report

    Analysts are anticipating volatility on Wall Street in the upcoming week, as investors come to grips with Friday's dismal jobs report which noted that only 54,000 jobs were created in the ...

  • Seed Funding – Risks vs Rewards

    Seed funding, also referred to as venture capital, seed money or angel funding, involves collaboration between parties that have the common goal of participating in starting a business, with a ...

  • Lessons From Wall Street Legends

    Many books have been written about Wall Street's legendary pioneers, as well as present-day players who stand out above the crowd. Some have been made into films, giving the movie-going ...

  • Morgan Stanley to Use Social Media as Marketing Tool

    Although Wall Street players enthusiastically supported LinkedIn's IPO last week, in an effort to control the indiscriminate distribution of information, the ever expanding world of social ...

  • Uncharted Territory – Social Media on Wall Street

    As the first social media site to go public, LinkedIn's IPO last week created a surge of investor activity on Wall Street that was met with enthusiasm by some, and calls for caution by ...

  • LinkedIn Trading on NYSE

    Considered to be the most anticipated initial public offering to come out of Silicon Valley in years, LinkedIn will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday May 19, under the ...

  • Caution Prevails on Wall Street

    With the month of May already half-way through, the general attitude on Wall Street appears to be one of caution, which analysts believe will continue into the coming week. Although stocks ...

  • Spotlight on Best Big Companies to Work For

    With consumer dollars being a driving force behind the economy, the job market in the United States remains a hot topic on both Wall Street and Main Street. Every year researchers compile ...

  • Stock Exchanges – Linking Investors and Public Companies

    The manner in which stock exchanges conduct business continues to evolve, with rapid advances in technology making today's exciting discovery yesterday's old news, and mergers and buyouts ...

  • WEF – Committed to Improving the State of the World

    With the noble goal of being "committed to improving the state of the world", the World Economic Forum (WEF) provides a platform for influential political, business and intellectual figures ...

  • Corporate Results Boost Markets

    Following the negative impact recent events in Japan have had on markets worldwide, investors have been given a reason for optimism as Wall Street recorded the best month of 2011 and ...

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