Stock Market Tips & Advice

SEC names top federal auditor to accounting board (AP)

AP – Federal regulators have appointed a top government auditor as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which polices the accounting industry.

Deutsche Boerse board member wants CEO out: paper (Reuters)

Reuters – Deutsche Boerse’s (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator’s supervisory board told a newspaper.

The Stock Market Game

Jamey Akien shows Lee Kolbert a great site for teachers to lead students through an interactive experience in the stock market. Jamey says this is easy to set up and fun to use. Sponsored by Merrill Lynch for schools in Florida, it’s a great place to learn. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Nasdaq core profit tops expectations (Reuters)

Reuters – Nasdaq OMX Group Inc’s core profit topped analysts’ expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a rise in revenue from market data and technology, which helped offset a soft trading environment.

Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash (Time.com)

Time.com – The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh’s stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows

Jobs strength lifts Nasdaq to 11-year high (Reuters)

Reuters – A surge in hiring last month lifted U.S. stocks on Friday, with the Nasdaq index hitting an 11-year high, as the data boosted hopes the world’s largest economy has turned a corner.

06//2210 Basics For Success Stock Market Update S&P, Gold, Oil, BP.wmv

Join Dr. Daves as he gives an update on the S&P 500, as well as gold, oil, BP and the dollar. A must watch!

Stock index futures point to slightly higher start (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher opening on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 all up between 0.1 and 0.3 percent at 5:01 a.m. ET.

Summary Box: Stocks finish mixed (AP)

AP – WE CAME HERE FOR THIS? Stocks traded in a narrow range all day and finished mixed and nearly unchanged. Only the Nasdaq moved more than a tenth of a percent.

Wall Street mixed on earnings ahead of payrolls data (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks seesawed in a tight range on Thursday, with winners and losers taking their cues from earnings reports, while a drop in jobless claims continued to point to a slowly healing labor market.