Archive for July, 2007
Monday, July 30th, 2007
With the popularity of the internet, Forex trading is a burgeoning way for investors to make a profit by trading foreign currencies.
Forex trading isn't something to jump right into without learning a little bit about how to do it.
If you are looking to learn more about Forex, please be ...
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
If you frequent any investing forums, you'll often hear the phrase do your own "due diligence". Now, undoubtedly, that's great advice, but rarely will anyone explain exactly what they mean by the term. We'll take a look at the concept of doing due diligence, as it relates to ...
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Not exactly a shining moment for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which dumped 310 points today. The biggest reason is continued concern about the mortgage and commercial lending segments. With foreclosures on an upswing, credit quality is declining fast.
nvestors who had been able for months to largely shrug ...
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
The Chinese Search Engine Baidu (BIDU) is on the up and up on this day.
Shares in the search engine surged on Thursday when they announced that they exceeded analysts expectations for the second quarter. They reported that their profit went to 141.9 million yuan ($18.8 million) from 58.5 million yuan ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Tuesday July 24 was especially challenging for online movie retailer Netflix (NFLX).
The company that wheels and deals movie rentals that are delivered to subscribers homes via the United States Postal Service saw a 7% decline in their stock price - and their website went down.
The two incidents were ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Starbucks (SBUX) recently announced that they are planning on raising the prices on some of their caffeinated beverages by an average of about .09 cents a cup. This will represent the second price increase for their products in less than a year.
Company officials stated that raising costs of dairy products ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
That's a question that a lot of people have had for a very long time. And every step of the way the answer has appeared to be a resounding "Yes". Somehow, though, the company has defied negative expectations and the stock price has remained upwards of $500 per ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
People are still using the American Express card, but more cardholders than usual are missing payments. Amex is the world's third largest credit card company, and they saw record spending on their credit cards in the second quarter.
The increase in delinquencies also led it to bolster its reserves for loan ...
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Year in and year out, if you observe what people say online, you'll see that the concept of low-costs stocks keep coming up. People are more convinced than ever that if they can purchase a "discounted" stock that they're sure it will eventually "rocket up", bestowing them with vast ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
It was recently announced that the co-founder of Broadcom, Henry T. Nicholas III had a secret underground hideaway built to indulge in sex with prostitutes and illicit drug use.
Nicholas was identified as a “significant responsibility” for the way stock options were granted and dated when Broadcom ruled the stock ...
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