Monthly Archives: August 2003
Oklahoma Beef Processing Project Seeks Investors for New Facility
Aug. 31–Efforts to correct Oklahoma’s beef processing deficit may face further delays as producer-investors have not raised the required $10 million startup funds to build the proposed AmericanNative Beef facility near Hugo. The project’s supporters are not giving up and […]
Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column
Aug. 31–SBA REQUESTS ‘DO NOT FAX’ RULE CHANGES: The U.S. Small Business Administration’s advocacy office last week filed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to significantlychange “do not fax” rules, citing the concerns of small-business trade associations, membership organizations […]
Be Contrarian – Market Will Still Manage To Confound You
BY THE WONDERFUL LOGIC of market contrariness, it figured that 2003 would be stocks’ year. As 2002 ended, the smart money had given up on the stock market. Sure, the sages acknowledged, there might be occasional rallies. But after the […]
Chandler, Ariz., Chipmaking Start-Up Receives $4.2 Million in Venture Capital
Aug. 30–Andigilog, a startup semiconductor company based in Chandler, has won $4.2 million in venture capital funding to develop and market integrated circuits that warn of overheating incomputers, cell phones and other electronic devices. The company, located at 7404 W. Detroit […]
Tokyo Stocks Rebound on Favorable Economic Data
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks rebounded from two straight sessions of losses on Friday, as data signaling economic recovery in Japan and the United States gave investors a cue to snap upa broad range of issues, notably high-technology stocks. […]
Tokyo Stocks Rebound on Favorable Economic Data
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks rebounded from two straight sessions of losses on Friday, as data signaling economic recovery in Japan and the United States gave investors a cue to snap upa broad range of issues, notably high-technology stocks. […]
Tokyo Stocks Rebound in Morning
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Stocks rebounded from two consecutive days of drop on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning, supported by better-than-expected industrial production data for Julyreleased shortly before the opening. Japan’s industrial production in July rose 0.5 pct from […]
Equities on the up as confidence surges ; Rising markets are encouraging private investors to put their faith and money back in equities, much to the delight of brokers, but some analysts say their optimism is premature, write Kate Burgess and Elizabeth R
The past few years have been painful for Jim King, a retired civil servant who dabbles in stocks and shares. An enthusiastic trader amid the internet boom, Mr King is now sitting on some heavy losses. “Golly, it’s been bad. […]
Still cautious about equity comeback
I was having an idle chat with a friend last week when the talk turned to equity markets. It’s a long time since anyone has talked to me about equities without gritting their teeth and telling methat they’re sure I’m […]
JapanCross to Transfer PTS Business to Instinet
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 29, 2003–JapanCross Securities Co., Ltd. today announced that by agreement of its shareholders it will restructure its businesses and, as a result, transfer its PTS(proprietary trading system) business operations to Instinet Japan Limited. The transfer is expected to […]
Japan beats odds as yen refuses to go higher Steady interventions by central bank keep speculators at bay
The Japanese government is defying the logic of the foreign exchange market by keeping the yen from rising sharply in value against the dollar. The dollar has had a lot going against it this year,including doubts about the strength of […]
Market forces: Suitor at the gate for Queens Moat
Queens Moat Houses bucked the weak trend in the hotel sector yesterday thanks to speculation that veteran property entrepreneur and 25% shareholder Jack Petchey is to launch an offer for the debt-laden group. Dealers were left scratching their heads on […]
