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Wall Street
Ethanol IPO
Jun 15, 2006
With yesterday's favorable IPO by ethanol producer VeraSun, Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at investor enthusiasm for public offerings from other biofuel companies.
Bet on rate hikes in August
by
Bob Moon
Jun 15, 2006
Investors are already looking past this month's Federal Reserve meeting and starting to worry about possible interest rate hikes at the next meeting in August. Bob Moon reports.
'Specialists' on trial
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Alisa Roth
Jun 14, 2006
Two traders who specialize in creating markets for underperforming stocks on the New York Stock Exchange go on trial today for allegedly cheating investors. Alisa Roth reports.
Wall Street's beleaguered brokerages
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Amy Scott
Jun 13, 2006
Goldman Sachs today reported gangbuster earnings for last quarter, only to see its share price fall three percent. Yesterday something similar happened to Lehman Brothers. Amy Scott has the story.
World markets in free fall
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Scott Jagow
Jun 13, 2006
As stock traders worry that US interest rate hikes will trigger a global slowdown in the economy, markets around the world continue to plunge.
Markets brace for PPI report
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Amy Scott
Jun 13, 2006
Financial markets around the world today await the first of two reports on inflationary trends due out this week. An increase in the Producer Price Index could trigger a global stock sell-off. Amy Scott reports.
Options backdating probe grows
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 12, 2006
Monster joins a growing list of US companies whose stock option grants to senior executives are being investigated by the SEC. Host Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Bob Moon about what's at issue.
For public good, not for profit.
NYMEX changes course
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Amy Scott
Jun 12, 2006
Traders who buy and sell oil do so on several exchanges, including the New York Mercantile Exchange. It's going electronic today in a bid to compete against rival exchange ICE. Amy Scott reports.
Sloan Sessions: Estate tax
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Scott Jagow
Jun 12, 2006
Newsweek Wall Street editor Allan Sloan and host Scott Jagow discuss the potential downside of repealing the estate tax for people with large estates.
Stock options investigation
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Bob Moon
Jun 9, 2006
Federal investigators are looking into the possibly fraudulent practice of back-dating corporate stock options. Bob Moon reports.