Indexes rally on strong data as turbulence eases
U.S. stocks jumped on Friday as surprisingly strong data on home sales and durable goods orders relieved anxiety about the economy and bolstered investor confidence after weeks of market turbulence.
August 25, 2007
Reed Elsevier buys ChoicePoint for $3.6B
ChoicePoint Inc., a 1997 spinoff of credit agency Equifax, is being acquired by the parent of LexisNexis in a $3.6 billion cash deal that offers a major premium for a company that weathered an embarrassing breach of its database, federal investigations and a stock-trading probe of its top two executives.
Profiting via stay-at-home day trading
Having overcome the country's sluggishness in embracing cyberspace and deregulating discount brokerage firms, day trading has taken off in Japan.
LipidViro Tech Trades Under New Symbol
LipidViro Tech, Inc. today announced the effectiveness of its 7 for 1 stock dividend with the opening of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board market this morning. LipidViro's new common stock trading symbol is LPVT, replacing the former trading symbol used for common shares prior to the dividend.
