SGX steps out after ASX merger blocked THE Singapore stock exchange said it would seek growth opportunities elsewhere after Canberra rejected a proposed merger with the Australian bourse. Read more on Perth Now
Stock Rally Still Hasn’t Lured Average Investors Off Sidelines Though the market is coming off its best quarter in 13 years, the rally has been accomplished with only sporadic help from the mom-and-pop investors counted on to power the US economy. Read more on CNBC
Morning Call: Monday Morning Stock Picks Morning Call: Monday Morning Stock Picks Read more on TheStreet.com
China Stock Market Extend Losing Streak (RTTNews) – The China stock market has finished lower now in three straight sessions, declining nearly 60 points or 2 percent in that span. The Shanghai Composite Index settled just below the 2,930-point plateau, and now investors are bracing for further softness at the opening of trade on Friday. [...]
ICE provides power for Nasdaq’s bid The real upstart of Friday’s takeover bid for the New York Stock Exchange isn’t the 40-year old Nasdaq. It’s IntercontinentalExchange, which got its start in 2000 as a place where utilities could trade electricity. Read more on eFinancial News
Aust stock market has negative leads The Aust stock market has received negative leads from offshore markets, after Wall Street gave up early gains to finish lower. Read more on The Age
Tsunami Flotsam, Stock Exchange: Hot Trends NEW YORK (TheStreet) – “Tsunami flotsam” is a trending search topic as scientists predict that wind and ocean currents will eventually push a large amount of the debris from Japan’s March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami onto beaches along the West Coast of the United States. Japan Rocked by [...]
U.S. stock futures add to slight gains after data NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures added a sliver to already mild gains on Monday after economic data had personal income rising 0.3% and consumer spending up 0.7%. Up about 5 points before the data, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 15 [...]
How Big Could China Be For Apple? This is one of the most critical questions which will swing the value of Apple’s (AAPL) stock in the next year. Could it lead to a $547 stock price in 2012? Read more on Forbes
South African Stock Preview: Avusa, Cashbuild, Kaydav, Poynting, Primeserv The following may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last close. Read more on Bloomberg
