Archive for July, 2011

U.S. stocks extended a multi-session losing streak Friday, sending the Dow average and the S&P 500 to their worst weeks in over a year, on fears U.S. lawmakers wouldn't resolve a debt crisis threatening an already cooling U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 96.87 points, or 0.79%, ...

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U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday after deepening worries that a Congressional gridlock would lead to a U.S. debt default overshadowed some positive economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Averagelost 62.44 points, or 0.51%, to 12,240.11. The S&P 500 lost 4.22 points, or 0.32%, to 1,300.67. The Nasdaq Composite ended up ...

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Courage Under Stressful Conditions When the Outcome is Uncertain All the foreign exchange trading knowledge in the world is not going to help, unless you have the nerve to buy and sell currencies and put your money at risk. The simple task of hitting the buy or sell key is extremely ...

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Stocks plunged Wednesday with no end in view to political sparring over raising the debt limit and economic data that only heightened uncertainty about the recovery.  The Dow Jones industrial average fell 198.75 points, or 1.6 percent, to 12,302.55.  The S&P 500 fell 27.05 points, or 2 percent, to 1,304.89. ...

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U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday on mounting concerns lawmakers would fail to ink a deal that would prevent a U.S. debt default, and disappointment over some companies' earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 91.50 points, or 0.73%, to 12,501.30. The S&P 500 fell 5.49 points, or 0.41%, to 1,331.94. ...

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U.S. stocks opened mostly lower on Tuesday as investors continued to monitor the ongoing debt talks in Washington and ahead of the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 77.12 points to 12,515.68. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5.18 points to ...

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U.S. stocks fell Monday, but benchmark indexes finished above the session's worst levels as traders weighed the prospects for an agreement over the U.S. debt ceiling limit and the potential for a government debt default. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 88.36 points, or 0.70 percent, to 12,592.80. The Standard ...

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Stocks opened sharply lower on Monday as talks to raise the debt ceiling hit another stalemate and the threat of a U.S. rating downgrade and potential default intensified. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 117.46 points to 12,563.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index shed 11.30 points to 1,333.723. ...

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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) helps chip makers wrap up production. The company is one of the world's leading providers of semiconductor packaging services; it also designs and manufactures interconnect materials and provides front-end and final chip testing services through its subsidiary ASE Test. The company provides electronic manufacturing services through ...

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The most important features of a bond are: nominal, principal or face amount—the amount over which the issuer pays interest, and which has to be repaid at the end. issue price—the price at which investors buy the bonds when they are first issued. The net proceeds that the issuer receives, are calculated ...

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