Monthly Archives: February 2012

Facebook Yet to Friend Exchanges as NYSE, Nasdaq Vie for Listing

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February 01, 2012, 7:39 AM EST By Whitney Kisling Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. has chosen its underwriters. Now it needs to pick a place to trade. NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., rivals for almost every initial public offering in America, are competing now for what may be the biggest ever by a technology company. Winning it means more fees, a boost in trading and the chance to link their brand with Read more [...]

Terrorists admit plot to bomb London Stock Exchange and US Embassy

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The men, from London, Stoke and Cardiff, were inspired by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular (AQAP) and used their English-language magazine Inspire as a guide. In Stoke the gang talked about attacking local pubs and clubs but decided to travel abroad to get more training. In East London, Mohammed Chowdhury, 21, the ring leader, and Shah Rahman, 29, were under surveillance as they toured central London sites for six hours between 3.30pm and 9.30pm on November 28 2010. They Read more [...]

Local hospitals report high adverse event counts

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New Haven’s hospitals fared poorly on the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s (DPH) latest Adverse Event Report, which lists the number of “adverse events” reported by the state’s hospitals. The report, released in October 2011, identified St. Raphael’s Hospital as having the second-highest count of malpractice errors that qualify as adverse events, while Yale-New Haven Hospital reported the highest number of cases in which foreign objects were left in a patient during surgery, Read more [...]

Listed firms asked to set up investor relations dept

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LAHORE: Lahore Stock Exchange Managing Director Aftab Ahmad Chaudhry said that listed companies should establish investor relations department to meet the information needs of investors.He was speaking at the Corporate Briefing Program of Descon Chemicals Limited and Descon Oxychem Limited, which was organised to brief the LSE members, investors, analysts, and media representatives about the company’s financial health. The presentation by the Descon Group was the seventh program of this series Read more [...]

Sluggish house listings fail to meet buyer demand

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Increased buyer demand combined with a four-year low in the number of houses for sale is creating fierce competition between those wanting to snap up a share of the real estate market. The sluggish number of house listings is failing to meet buyer demand, with homes for sale in New Zealand's three largest cities falling to their lowest level in four years, according to data released today by property website Realestate.co.nz. The monthly report revealed just over 8500 new listings came on to Read more [...]

Many websites ease students’ troubles of selling tickets for OSU sporting events – OSU

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The resale of student tickets has been a mainstay at Ohio State for years, and it's not going away any time soon. "The secondary ticket market is growing every year," said Brett Scarbrough, senior director of ticketing at OSU. Websites like StubHub.com and OSU's TicketExchange allow students to resell tickets from the comfort of their home. To use the TicketExchange, season ticket holders can make an account, enter their ticket, set the price and wait for a sale. Tickets on StubHub can Read more [...]