WebMD Health shows its vigor in first day of stock trading
WebMD Health Corp. got off to a rousing start Thursday, soaring in value by nearly 40 percent in its first day of trading after an initial public offering.
September 30, 2005
Ministry eyes compromise on stock tax breaks
Fearing a sharp drop in stock prices, Finance Minister Koji Omi is toying with plans to ease the fallout from a planned December 2007 cut-off in a tax break for capital gains on stock sales.
The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.
SEC approves 'circuit breaker'
The US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said Thursday it had approved new circuit-breaker rules on stock trading in response to last month's "flash crash." The new rules will require the stock exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to pause trading on certain individual stocks for five minutes if the price moves 10 percent or more in a five
