The Day Ahead: Dump those tech shares, make a trader's day
News We heard from a day trader who's talking about playing the index shares such as the Nasdaq 100 tracking stock. Go ahead; sell your shares of those quality tech companies. Or the grandmother who lost a big chunk of change betting on the tech sector.
[April 17, 2000, 12:30]
Atlanta shooting linked to day trading?
News Barton, the day trader who committed suicide Thursday after allegedly killing nine people in Atlanta, was a former customer of All-Tech. Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell said Barton "apparently was a day trader at a brokerage firm and was concerned...
[July 30, 1999, 8:52]
Market mayhem: Tech stocks on a rollercoaster
News The Day Ahead: Dump those tech shares, make a trader's day -- Pssst. Nasdaq falls 286, Dow ends off 161 -- 'I don't want to know what's next,' says one trader as Nasdaq goes to the bears. It's been a hair-raising ride over the last few days for...
[April 7, 2000, 14:28]
Tech billionaires a little less wealthy
News The brothers, who have an extensive discount chain in Germany, also own US-based gourmet food chain Trader Joe's. Bill Gates is the world's richest man again in 2002, overshadowing other high-tech executives who have slipped from the top echelons...
[March 1, 2002, 16:40]
On challenging China with a tariff
News Economist Fred Bergsten is a self-proclaimed free trader who thinks a trade barrier may be needed when it comes to China. That would improve the competitive position of our domestic industry in every sector including high-tech.
[June 15, 2005, 14:55]
Betfair: Taking no chances with technology
News In June 2000, former professional gambler Andrew Black and ex-city trader Edward Wray set up online betting exchange Betfair - and won the Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year award for their troubles.
[November 30, 2004, 15:40]
Poorly timed software upgrade paralyses Nasdaq
News Maybe it was overloaded," said a Nasdaq trader, who wanted to remain anonymous. I guess the only thing you could do is write down the time and the price of the stock that a client wanted to sell or buy the stock at and then try to reconcile it once...
[November 17, 1999, 11:00]
Rate worries pound FTSE, Nasdaq, Dow
News The head trader added that dealing volumes were low as many institutional investors were still engaged in new year strategy meetings. See ZDII for US tech investor news. Technology news and information company CNET trimmed 5/8 to 60 13/16 as it and...
[January 5, 2000, 9:46]
Freeserve's trading bet could be risky
News Day trader Mark Barton opened fire at two day trading companies after financial losses of $20,000 (£12,200). Enthusiasm for electronic dealing was dampened last month when day trading firm All-Tech Investment Group became embroiled in the Atlanta...
[August 17, 1999, 15:45]
3G auction fears drive market down
News Shares this week would probably respond mainly to earnings announcements, one trader said. The techMark 100 index of small high-tech companies was down 3.28 to 3,750p. Concerns about the third-generation mobile phone licence auction continued to...
[May 8, 2000, 11:38]
Markets on the rise - for now
News But they have more than halved recently," said a senior sales trader at a British brokerage. The most obvious sign of this ongoing unpredictability: the Nasdaq, which on Tuesday zoomed skywards to post a 6.6 percent gain, erasing much of the 11...
[April 26, 2000, 11:46]
Microsoft starts software fraud campaign
News One piece focused on an eBay trader that Microsoft says was forced to pay "substantial damages" after selling counterfeit copies of its software online. This came after Microsoft was revealed to be the most counterfeited tech brand in the world.
[February 16, 2006, 13:55]
Government acts over high-tech VAT fraud
News Carousel fraud, also called missing trader fraud, occurs when a company charges VAT on a sale of goods but doesn't return it to the government. The UK government has applied to opt out of Europe-wide laws governing VAT, in an attempt to clamp down...
[January 27, 2006, 13:25]
