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• Are Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Legitimate?

  With a market share of more than 50% and listings on both Nasdaq and LSE, search-engine giant, Google, is the most frequently used search engine on the web, offering clients seemingly ...

• Is IndyMac Failure a Harbinger of Doom?

  Although there are a number of factors that led to IndyMac’s failure on Friday 11 July, some regulators are laying the blame squarely at the feet of Senator Chuck Schumer. In late June, the ...

• U.S. Government Steps Up To Rescue Faltering Mortgage Giants

  Following the news of unprecedented U.S. government support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, players in the U.S. stock market are no doubt bracing themselves for a rocky ride this week. ...

• Contrarian Investing – Swimming against the Stream

  Contrarian investing, also sometimes referred to as contrarian-value investing, involves investing in a manner contrary to conventional wisdom, where upon examination collective majority ...

• Electronic Trading – Moving Ahead With the Times

  The past few years have seen rapid advances in technology, which has in turn brought about significant changes in the way stock exchanges operate. Electronic trading has to a great extent ...

• Bear Market Results in Reduced Trading Volumes

  In the current bear market, plenty of attention is being focused on investors and the negative impact this is having on their investments. Advice on how to handle the situation abounds, with ...

• Brokerage Accounts – Which is Right for You?

  If you are considering investing in the stock market, opening a brokerage account is the first step toward building a healthy investment portfolio. A brokerage account makes it possible for ...

• How Long Will the Bear be in Town?

  In a US stock exchange trading week that was cut short by 4th of July celebrations, investors were coming to terms with the fact that a bear market has officially arrived. It is commonly ...

• Michael Dell’s Show of Confidence in Dell, Inc. Boosts Share Price

  In a decisive demonstration of his confidence in the company, Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, Inc., bought nearly $100 million in Dell shares. From Friday 27 June through to Tuesday 2 ...

• Is The Color of the Future Green?

  There was a time in the not too distant past when being environmentally and socially responsible and making money were incompatible concepts in the investment world. However, with heightened ...

• Are There Any Safe Ports to Weather the Storm?

  In light of the gloomy second quarter stock market results, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 7.4 percent, investors are no doubt reassessing their portfolios, searching for a ...

• 2008 Second Quarter Results Indicate Tough Times Not Over

  With the second half of 2008 looming ahead, the general feeling among stock market investors and financial analysts is anything but optimistic. Following a nerve-racking first quarter, the ...