Japan Stock Market Plunges to 2-Year Low
Japan’s stock market plunged to its lowest in more than two years Wednesday as investors fretted about an overnight dive on Wall Street amid a growing conviction that the U.S. is headed toward a recession.
January 16, 2008
Tokyo bourse to invest Y62 bln to boost capacity
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange, wrestling with a series of system problems after a surge in trading, said on Wednesday it would invest 62 billion yen ($529 million) to improve its trading systems.
Offers of free stock trades put pressure on brokers
Online brokerage commissions have dropped to zero, but is free a good deal for the typical investor in stocks, mutual funds or options?
