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CEOs like their options — too much
Nov 17, 2006
A study out today indicates that not all corporate executives are earning their pay honestly. Playing fast and loose with stock options has generated serious cash for some bigwigs. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
Nymex goes public — bigtime
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Lisa Napoli
Nov 17, 2006
The New York Mercantile Exchange, the world's biggest energy market, today pulled off the year's biggest initial public offering. Amy Scott reports.
Strong earnings expected from HP
Nov 16, 2006
HP comes out with its third quarter earnings today, and they're expected to be good despite the company's pretexting scandal. Diantha Parker reports.
Halliburton's KBR IPO delayed
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Alisa Roth
Nov 15, 2006
Defense contractor KBR, currently part of Halliburton Inc., is now scheduled to go public Thursday. But with Democrats assuming control of Congress, will investors respond? Alisa Roth reports.
Keeping real-time quotes out of reach
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Bob Moon
Nov 14, 2006
The NYSE recently raised fees for feeding market data to Internet companies. They're so high that sites like Google and Yahoo have had to drop the service, so today they asked the SEC to roll back the hike. Bob Moon reports.
Sloan Sessions: Post-election market
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Scott Jagow
Nov 13, 2006
Host Scott Jagow and Newsweek Wall Street editor Allan Sloan look at the market reaction to the Democratic takeover of Congress.
Call off the auditors!
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Amy Scott
Nov 10, 2006
The Securities and Exchange Commission will give the business lobby what it's been waiting for, a softer version of one of the toughest post-Enron reforms. Marketplace's Amy Scott explains.
For public good, not for profit.
Wall Street's election winners and losers
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Alisa Roth
Nov 9, 2006
The Dow hit a new record high yesterday as alternative energy companies and biotechs celebrated Democratic wins. HMOs and other health care stocks didn't fare so well. Alisa Roth reports.
Will Wall Street behave without its sheriff?
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Amy Scott
Nov 8, 2006
New York's crusading Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has won that state's governorship. He made his name cracking down on abuses in the finance industry, so Wall Street may be all too happy to usher him out, Amy Scott reports.
Federated posts a loss
Nov 8, 2006
The department store retail giant is having a hard time winning over former Robinsons-May and Marshall Fields customers. That's hurting the bottom line, but a makeover is in the works. Steve Tripoli reports.