Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — BNP Paribas SA, France’s biggest bank, is considering a bid for Societe Generale SA, the bank that last week reported a record trading loss, a spokesman said.
The securities of Boom Logistics will be placed in pre-open at the request of the company until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Tuesday, 5 February 2008 or when the announcement is released to the market.
The securities of China Education will be placed in pre-open at the request of the company until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Tuesday, 5 February 2008 or when the announcement is released to the market.
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — China Coal Energy Co., the nation’s second-largest coal producer, surged as much as 48 percent on its Shanghai trading debut after investors ordered close to 120 times the stock on sale.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 — Comments from the executive of a troubled bond insurer helped U.S. stocks rise on afternoon trading. They had started the day down with the release of data that did not bode well for the U.S. economy.
January 31, 2008 - 10:18 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Amazon.com Inc. fell sharply in premarket trading Thursday after the online retailer forecast slower operating margins growth in 2008 than Wall Street expects as the company invests in the quality of services.
The chief financial officer of medical device and software maker Zoll Medical Corp. exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.
The chief commercial officer of spending management software company Ariba Inc. sold 12,949 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.
NGC (New Generation Computing) recently announced that R.G. Barry Corporation has selected NGC’s e-SPS as its strategic software platform to manage overseas suppliers and trading partners. R. G. Barry, “the Dearfoams® company,” is one of the world’s leading developers and marketers of accessory footwear.
Shares of some software companies rose Thursday as a Stanford Group analyst began coverage of the sector, saying it may be better positioned to weather a possible recession than many observers believe.
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