1 Fixed interest securities issued by governments or companies. 2 Accumulated raw materials, semi-finished goods and unsold finished goods. Changes in such stocks can be very volatile, being responsible for much of the annual change in the NATIONAL...

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There's no doubt that investing in the stock market can be one of the most exciting ways of making money. Nothing quite compares with the thrill of seeing the little-known stock you picked become a hot property, perhaps doubling in...

Stocks are devices used since medieval times for public humiliation, corporal punishment, and torture. The stocks are similar to the pillory and the pranger, as each consists of large, hinged, wooden boards; the difference, however, is that when a...

Last week (March 19-23), the index of Shanghai Stock market and Shenzhen Stock market both hit their own new high, with a weekly increase of 4.91% and 5.43% respectively. Among the two markets, there are 87 companies majoring in chemical industry and concerned...

Price Price Net Percent 52- 52-Week Ticker 2/10 1/11 Change Change Week Low /99 /99 High Largest Banks Bank One Corp./ONE $48.25 $56.31 -$8.06 -14.32% $65.62 $36.06 BankAmerica Corp./BAC $61.63 $69.94 -$8.31 -11.89% $88.43 $44.00 Bankers Trust Corp./BT $86.00 $86.31 -$0.31 -0.36% $136.43...

Wall Street rebounded Tuesday as rising oil prices helped propel energy company stocks higher and offset a dim outlook from telecommunications maker Alcatel-Lucent.Exxon Mobil Corp. led blue chips and was among the Dow Jones industrials' biggest gainers as investors bet that a cold snap in...

Wall Street fell for a second straight session Tuesday as National Semiconductor Corp. issued a profit warning that sent technology stocks tumbling, and investors awaited results from networker Cisco Systems Inc.National Semi, which makes chips used in mobile telephones, said late Monday it expects sales...