Jul 29, 1999 · Today's move is the latest in a series of measures taken by stock exchanges around the world to prepare for the increase in competition.

Apr 23, 1999 · In the stock market, investors found the urge to pick up fresh technology shares irresistible even after two days of relentless buying, pushing many high-tech issues into the black by …

Nov 22, 1999 · Cabletron closed Friday up 11/16 at 23. And Excite At Home (ATHM) could grab some of the spotlight Monday after announcing that it plans to establish a tracking stock for its Internet media …

Jul 7, 2000 · Lifted primarily by the effect of the U.S. jobs report on interest-rate sensitive sectors like banking and technology, the Toronto Stock Exchange 's 300 composite index rose 1.34 percent.

Feb 5, 2008 · (Ironically, many economists today think we're headed for recession because the unemployment rate ticked back up to 5%.) Yet the job boom had a dark side: job instability.

Jan 8, 2003 · "I don't know about today, but I think they're going higher in general." Market players also braced for 2002 results from the first Dow component to report, Alcoa.

Apr 15, 1998 · That's what happens when you release great earnings numbers, double what Wall Street expected, and get no fewer than five top analysts pumping your stock through their retail systems.

Jun 27, 2011 · NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook mania sent GSV Capital's stock up more than 40% on Monday, after the fund announced that it had purchased a tiny stake in Facebook.

Oct 5, 1998 · Shortly after 10 a.m. the Dow Jones industrial average was off 60.50 points at 7,724.19. Declines beat advances 1,665 to 679 as 95 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

The stock's high price, lack of a dividend and a recent executive scandal doesn't deter long-time holders of Berkshire, no. 7 on the Fortune 500.