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Deutsche Boerse board member wants CEO out: paper (Reuters)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:48:27 +0000

Reuters - Deutsche Boerse's (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator's supervisory board told a newspaper.

Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash (Time.com)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:40:00 +0000

Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows

Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash (Time.com)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:50:00 +0000

Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows

Nasdaq core profit tops expectations (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:32:31 +0000

Reuters - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's core profit topped analysts' expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a rise in revenue from market data and technology, which helped offset a soft trading environment.

SEC names top federal auditor to accounting board (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:27:35 +0000

AP - Federal regulators have appointed a top government auditor as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which polices the accounting industry.

SEC reaches settlement with former Qwest CFO (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:14:19 +0000

AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with former Qwest Communications International Inc. Chief Financial Officer Robert Woodruff over its civil fraud lawsuit.

Jobs report lifts Dow to highest mark since ’08 (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:55 +0000

AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, before the financial meltdown later that year. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high.

Why small companies’ stocks deserve a closer look (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:32 +0000

AP - Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:02 +0000

AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis.

Nasdaq vaults to 11-year high on surge in jobs (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:42:37 +0000

Reuters - A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.