NYSE Market News

If the holiday season did anything for investors, it highlighted an issue that most really prefer to ignore. The retail sector is in trouble. UK stalwarts, like Morrisons (LSE:MRW), Tesco (LSE:TSCO) and Sainsbury (LSE:SBRY) share prices have pulled the London Exchange lower as each reported dismal sales during the season. Because we all see the […]

Euronext N.V., a subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group, (NYSE:ICE), is expanding its range of indices with the introduction of two new indices; the AEX® All-Tradable Index and the AEX All-Tradable Alternative Weighting Index. The AEX All-Tradable Index includes all constituents of the AEX, AMX and AScX. Therefore the new index enables the investor to track the […]

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary designed to promote and grow the market for SMEs, has announced the successful listing of Carbios, a green chemistry specialist that develops cutting-edge technology to recycle plastic waste and produce biosourced polymers. Carbios is listed on Alternext in Paris. Founded in 2011, Carbios is dedicated to reinventing the polymer lifecycle by […]

Cold as Ice. IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE:ICE), a leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, has announced a report of 2013 accomplishments, including the third consecutive year for NYSE’s leadership in global initial public offerings (IPOs) and capital raised. “ICE has established a global exchange group offering the broadest portfolio of services to...

The London Exchange has already closed and the traders are making their way over the river and through the streets to Grandmother’s House.  (Grandmother’s House is a small pub near Piccadilly Circus.)  Soon they will be on their way home to ensure that the stockings are hung by the chimney because it’s already obvious that […]

The questions are the same every year at this time.  In homes all over the world, children ask, “Is there really a Santa?”  In stock markets all over the world, investors ask, “Is there really a Santa Rally?”  I think the first question is legitimate, and it restores my faith in humanity.  The second question, […]

Seeing Machines (LSE:SEE) made a mark today with a 16.7% increase in its share price. Every so often we need to take time to look at some of the smaller companies on the London exchange like Seeing Machines.  Afterall, these are the ones where a lot of money can be made once the company reaches a […]

As the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) continues to wind down, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it has sold all of the remaining shares of General Motors (NYSE:GM) (GM) common stock.  “The President’s leadership in responding to the financial crisis helped stabilize the auto industry, and prevent another Great Depression. With […]

In what may be the most strategic, game-changing play in the food service sector in the United States, Sysco (NYSE:SYY) has announced that it will acquire it’s largest competitor, US Foods.  The Sysco share price rose more than 25% before the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange from its previous close of $34.31 […]

Euronext NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group(NYSE:ICE), has revealed that it will introduce options on the shares of OCI NV. The options will be available as of Friday 13 December on the derivatives market of Euronext Amsterdam. OCI N.V. is an international nitrogen fertilizer producer and engineering & construction contractor, with projects and […]