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• Alexander & Baldwin Move Over to the NYSE

  Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. has announced its intent to move the trading of its stock from NASDAQ to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), effective 1 October under the new ticker ...

• Algorithmic Trading – Driving Competitiveness to New Levels

  Ongoing developments in information technology have resulted in dramatic changes in the business environment of stock exchanges. An increase in algorithmic trading is seen as a driving force ...

• Google’s Chrome Aims for Share of Internet Browser Market

  Google’s stock responded positively to the announcement by the company that it is launching its own web browser. The new browser, called Chrome, will compete against Apple’s Safari, ...

• Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

  In an effort to integrate the financial markets of the thirty European Economic Area member states and increase cross-border investment orders, the European Union has put into operation ...

• LSE Faces Increasing Competition in Pan-European Market

  With Monday 1 September marking the beginning of the first full week of operation for the new trading platform Turquoise, chief executive, Eli Lederman, conceded that the Turquoise team is ...

• When Does a Dead Cat Bounce?

  Stock exchange traders have developed a vocabulary that is very often only understood within the finance industry. Talk of bulls and bears and dead cats bouncing can be mystifying to ...

• Increase in De-listings and Decrease in IPOs Cuts into Revenue of U.S. Exchanges

  Since the beginning of the month news of non-compliance notifications being issued to NASDAQand NYSE listed companies has become almost commonplace. Failure to meet minimum listing ...

• Ecology and Environment Inc to Move Common Stock Listing to NASDAQ

  The board of directors of Ecology and Environment Inc has given the go-ahead for company’s common stock listing to be moved from the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) to the NASDAQ Stock Market ...

• Financial Sector Concerns Start Off Trading Week on a Negative Note

  The week started off with light trading on the U.S. stock markets as concerns over the state of the financial sector in general were exacerbated by the fact that American International Group ...

• Volatile Market Defies Old-Favorite Investment Strategies

  The volatility of the market since October 2007, and more specifically during the past few weeks, has vividly illustrated that investor favorites of the past can no longer be relied upon and ...

• Polo Ralph Lauren Receives Olympic Boost

  Since the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics on 8 August, which saw the United States Olympic team parading through the Bird’s Nest Stadium kitted out in Ralph Lauren designed ...

• Signet Group Set to Move Primary Listing to NYSE

  Signet Group plc has received the go-ahead from its shareholders to move their primary listing from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Additionally, the ...