As of mid-October, short interest in 2,748 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,272,707,794 shares compared with 7,209,431,128 shares in 2,730 Global Market issues for the month of September.
Xinhua Finance and Market News International, a part of the news service line of Xinhua Finance, today announced the October Xinhua Finance/MNI China business sentiment survey. The results of the survey suggest operating conditions for Chinese companies have improved since the record lows recorded at the end of the third quarter as the threat of more aggressive tightening measures from the government recedes.
The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 16-20.
NYSE Group, Inc. today reported net income of $68.0 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2006, a 209% increase compared to $22.0 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2005. These results are presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that beginning on November 6, it will offer its options on Full-sized Gold (100 oz.) and Silver (5,000 oz.) futures contracts via open auction trading, listing them “side-by-side” electronic trading in the contracts. Currently, the CBOT’s Metals options contracts are only available for trading via the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform.
The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Germany increased 0.5 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in August.
Pollutant control technologies play a vital role in promoting a healthy and green environment. While competing technologies such as fuel cells and other green technologies have the potential for future growth, these options are yet to meet the reliability and efficiency standards that conventional technologies conform to. On its part, the power generation industry – as driven by air pollution requirements – is keenly pursuing strategies to mitigate the emissions of sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and other pollutants from power plants.
Alcatel's Board of Directors reviewed and approved third quarter 2006 results. Revenues were up by 1.4% at Euro 3,335 million compared with Euro 3,289 million (up 2.7% at constant Euro/USD exchange rate) in the same period last year.
Overall findings show that while salaries and hiring are increasing, the shortage of qualified talent means employers will need to work much harder to attract, retain and develop quality talent in markets where key skills are increasingly scarce. This talent shortage is one of the biggest challenges to expansion facing employers across Europe.
It's a job seeker's market for educated professionals like accountants, engineers and nurses, according to a survey released today by Manpower Professional. With 45 percent of employers reporting difficulty filling these types of positions, the United States is among countries with the most serious talent shortages. The tight supply of professionals is putting upward pressure on wages with 38 percent of U.S. employers paying higher wages for the same positions compared to the previous year.
