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SEC To Limit Naked Short Selling Of Wall Street Firms

Jul 15, 2008, 1:56 PM

The SEC has traditionally defended the view that protections against abusive short selling are important for issuer and investor confidence. In an emergency action... Read »

Dems Planning $50 Bln Stimulus Package

Jul 15, 2008, 1:05 PM

House Democrats, as reported by the WSJ – are planning another economic-stimulus bill of at least $50 billion. The plan is seen as a significant psychological... Read »

Venture Capital: The Money Flow Continues

Jul 15, 2008, 12:36 PM

Venture capital firms have always stressed and emphasized their important role, not only as traditional financial intermediaries, but also as a critical component... Read »

More Than 50 Hedge Fund Advisers Subpoenaed By Sec

Jul 15, 2008, 3:11 AM 1

Securities and Exchange Commission’s actions in cases of illegal insider trading or stock manipulation are essential in improving market efficiency. The potential... Read »

Stocks End Lower Amid Bank Worries

Jul 14, 2008, 4:10 PM

The stock market had a solid open on Monday morning after the Treasury and the Federal Reserve announced Sunday they would aid Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)... Read »

Netflix To Provide Films To Microsoft’s Xbox 360

Jul 14, 2008, 1:29 PM

Netflix (NFLX), the largest online DVD rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail and online streaming to customers in the United States, according to Bloomberg,... Read »

SEC Determined To Crack Down On False Rumors

Jul 13, 2008, 11:05 PM

U.S. regulators are finally warning Wall Street to stop rumor-spreading with intention of manipulating security prices. While this is a positive development in terms... Read »

Fed Announces Rescue Plan For GSEs

Jul 13, 2008, 10:15 PM

Whether Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) have reached a point to where one or both of the GSEs can no longer honor their commitments toward providing liquidity... Read »

Chindia Carrier Capex On The Rise

Jul 13, 2008, 2:54 PM

The following article, condenses the main points of a report put together by the Communications market research firm “Infonetics Research” (the excellent... Read »

Yahoo! Says No To Microsoft’s Proposal

Jul 13, 2008, 1:30 AM 1

Carl Icahn’s increased pressure on the management of Yahoo! (YHOO) involving the selling of the co’s search business to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) continues.... Read »

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