Stock exchange merger could end San Francisco stock trading

Sunday, July 24, 2005 After the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) completes its acquisition of Chicago-based electronic trading company, Archipelago Holdings within the next 12 months, the impact will also be felt in San Francisco, California as the future of the 123-year-old Pacific Exchange (PCX) becomes murky. This stems from a deal struck in January…Continue reading

Stock exchange merger could end San Francisco stock trading

Somali pirates hijack Indonesian tugboat and Turkish container ship

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Two more vessels have been hijacked in Somalia. Pirates have captured an Indonesian tugboat with a barge that was working for French oil firm Total and a Turkish container ship. The Turkish vessel’s seizure was confirmed by a US Fifth Fleet spokesman. MV Bosphorus Prodigy is a 330 ft (100 m)…Continue reading

Somali pirates hijack Indonesian tugboat and Turkish container ship

US Senate finance committee to vote on health care bill

Friday, October 9, 2009 US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that the Senate Finance Committee will vote on a sweeping health care reform bill next Tuesday. US President Barack Obama has made clear that extending health insurance coverage to as many Americans as possible is his top domestic priority. Republican lawmakers, however, are…Continue reading

US Senate finance committee to vote on health care bill

TAITRONICS Autumn 2007: A 3-in-1 combination and great innovations

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 2007 the 33rd Taipei International Electronics Autumn Show (TAITRONICS Autumn), organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufactorers’ Association (TEEMA), started on October 9 -13 at Exhibition Hall 1 and 3 of Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), and inconjunction with Taiwan International RFID Applications Show…Continue reading

TAITRONICS Autumn 2007: A 3-in-1 combination and great innovations