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Free Audit Service to Protect Online Forex Traders (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Currently, the majority of online Forex trading alert services do not have their trading results checked or verified by an independent party. Alert services are known to be taking advantage of this. A free, independent audit service is now available which will add transparency to online forex trading alert results and enhance the credibility and status of the online Forex alert services industry

Avalon Capital Holdings Announces Contest Trading Volumes in Excess of 100 Billion Dollars and Contest Registration … (Centre Daily Times)
Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation (OTC:AVAL), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Traders Development LLC, announced today that due to popular demand from Forex traders around the world, the company plans to extend registration for its second contest through June 31, 2008. The contest features the Company’s proprietary Avalon FX Pro(TM) 4.1 Trading Platform. Traders from all over the world can …

Finotec Group, Inc. Announced the Release of Its Upgraded On-Line Trading Platform (Centre Daily Times)
Finotec Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FTGI), an online forex trading company, has released its upgraded on-line financial trading platform. The upgrade release includes significant performance enhancements to the trading platform.

Forex - U.S. dollar weaker in Tokyo after overnight gains, but outlook positive (The Forex Market)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - The U.S. dollar was weaker against the euro in midday trade in Tokyo on Friday, coming under pressure from short-term players after the U.S. unit gained overnight against Europe’s single currency on growing optimism that the U.S. economy will avoid recession.

Gilead Sciences’ Board Member Establishes Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.—-Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced the establishment of a new stock trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on May 13, 2008 by James M.

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Easier In Early Trading (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) — Stock prices on Bursa Malaysia started firmer this morning, but turned easier after 20 minutes of trading amid mild selling on some key heavyweights and index-linked counters, a dealer said.

Newport Mining Trading Halted, Pending Company Announcement (NMN.AX, 00841615, 20080513) (Huntleys’ Stock of the Week via Yahoo!7 Finance)
The securities of Newport Mining will be placed in pre-open at the request of the company until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Thursday, 15 May 2008 or when the announcement is released to the market.

Brekford International Corp. (formerly Tactical Solution Partners, Inc.) Announces Common Stock Trading Symbol Has … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HANOVER, Md.—-Brekford International Corp. , an innovative homeland security technology and services firm, today announced that the Company’s common stock trading symbol has changed from “TTSR” to “BFDI” and that shares of the Company’s common stock will begin trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the new symbol on May 13, 2008.

Otto Energy Trading Halted, Pending Company Announcement (OEL.AX, 00841955, 20080514) (Huntleys’ Stock of the Week via Yahoo!7 Finance)
The securities of Otto Energy will be placed in pre-open at the request of the company until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Friday, 16 May 2008 or when the announcement is released to the market.

No futures trading ban on any more farm products (New Kerala)
New Delhi, May 12 : The government is not planning to ban futures trading in more agricultural commodities, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Monday.

Proposed center may leave 46th Test Wing untouched (Northwest Florida Daily News)
EGLIN AFB — The 46th Test Wing is staying put and no workers will lose jobs if the Air Force Developmental Test and Evaluation Center is established, said a high-level base official on Monday. Earlier in the day, an Air Force Materiel Command civilian offered local politicians and businessmen the same analysis, but some of them weren’t convinced. Skepticism about the proposal was then reinforced …

Analysis: Hezbollah guns mightier than pen (Middle East Times)
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) — Lebanon has always been a country that has stood out from the rest of the Middle East for a number of reasons — primarily because Lebanon consistently has been a country of many contradictions.

Vernon & Park Capital Acquires Stake in Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. (”CNQ”) (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS– - Vernon & Park Capital, L.P. announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in CNQ, Inc., the first and only new Canadian stock exchange in over 70 years.

Sybase Launches Next-Generation Analytics Platform for Wall Street (Broadcast Newsroom)
DUBLIN, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information, today announced the launch of RAP - The Trading Edition (TM), a next-generation market analytics platform that lets capital markets firms make better trading, risk and portfolio decisions with less risk through timelier, more …

Emissions trading bill running out of time (The New Zealand Herald)
The Government is in danger of running out of time to push through major pieces of legislation before the election - including its cornerstone climate change policy, the emissions trading-scheme.

SMB shares open 3.75% up on first trading day (GMANews.TV via Yahoo! Philippines News)
MANILA, Philippines- San Miguel Brewery shares opened at P8.30 apiece on Monday, its first day as a member of the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Japan’s Online Banks Racing to Lure Customers to Forex Margin Trading (Japan Corporate News)
Tokyo, May 10, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Competition to grab customers for foreign exchange margin trading services is intensifying among online banks in Japan.

Banco de Oro eyeing 14% income growth in 2008 (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines- Banco de Oro Unibank on Monday announced that it plans to grow its bottom line by around 14 percent in 2008, even if it expects a crunch in its trading activities this year.

Market Report / TA-25 falls 0.9% while tech and mid-caps rise (Haaretz Daily)
The first trading day of the week on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange after a long Independence Day weekend ended mixed, with larger companies underperforming.

India extends ban on futures trading to cool prices (International Herald Tribune)
India instituted a four-month ban on futures trading in soybean oil, rubber, chickpeas and potatoes as the government seeks to rein in the fastest inflation since 2005.

Japan’s Online Banks Racing to Lure Customers to Forex Margin Trading (Japan Corporate News)
Tokyo, May 10, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Competition to grab customers for foreign exchange margin trading services is intensifying among online banks in Japan.

Expert unhappy with futures trading ban (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The government has banned futures trading in four commodities to tame inflation, but a member of an official expert panel has questioned the move, saying it would only hurt farmers.

Futures trading banned in India (Calcutta News)
The Indian government has banned futures trading in four commodities to tame inflation.

Fran O’Sullivan : Who pays green tab? (The New Zealand Herald)
The case for instituting a small carbon tax while the nuts and bolts of the Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme are worked through is gaining currency in business circles.

Futures trading can affect farmers favourably: Swaminathan (The Economic Times)
Noted agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan has said that futures trading could affect farmers “favourably” if we have the infrastructure.

India bans futures trading in four more commodities: reports (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — India suspends futures trading in soybean oil, potatoes, rubber and chickpeas, as its government struggles to stem soaring inflation at a time when global food and energy prices are skyrocketing.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 02:45 Dollar falls against the euro in late trading (Interactive Investor)
NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar slid against the euro in New York trading late Thursday night. The 15-nation currency rose to $1.5424 from the $1.5404 it traded at late Thursday afternoon. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Rupee touches 71/dollar in early trading (The Pakistan Link)
KARACHI: The rupee slumped 3.5 percent against the dollar on Friday, closing at Rs 65 for buying and Rs 67 for selling in the interbank market, after having touched Rs 71 in early trading. A foreign exchange dealer said that the open market had the dollar at Rs 67.5 for buying and Rs 68 for selling.

AIRA welcomes ban on futures trading (Business Standard India)
The ban on futures trading of rubber has been welcomed by the All India Rubber Association (AIRA). Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on “Developing a rubber cluster in Tripura”, Sawar Dhanania, chairman (eastern region) of the association, said the suspension should be extended indefinitely, as futures trading had resulted in 20 per cent increase in rubber prices over the last three months.

Intellectual Property (Mondaq)
The English High Court, acting as appellate court for decisions from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), handed down an important and timely decision clarifying the much-debated test for patentability of computer-implemented inventions and particularly the analysis of when a software invention provides a technical contribution.

Trading 1 day for 2 a deal on trip to Korea (San Francisco Chronicle)
I traded in a Saturday I wasn’t using for two Thursdays. It was a pretty good deal. An air traveler sometimes gets to make a swap like this. Living through back-to-back Thursdays is a miracle. It’s considerably more of a miracle than watching four lousy…

Yen advances to 22-day high against pound (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - In early trading on Friday, the Japanese yen climbed to a 22-day high against its British counterpart.

UPDATE: General Dynamics Taps Former Navy Admiral To Be CEO In 2009 (Nasdaq)
NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Wall Street reacted with surprise Thursday as General Dynamics Co. decided to appoint an outsider as chief executive officer for when current CEO Nick Chabraja retires next year.

Moonblink Communications Offers Test And Repair Service For Wireless Equipment (ITResellerOnline)
Moonblink Communications, a leading value-added distributor of wireless broadband solutions, recently announced the launch of Moonblink Communications Technical Services, a test and repair service for wireless equipment. To ensure the highest level of reliability and quality, the service is backed by an industry-leading one-year warranty.

General Steel Climbs To Multi-Month High (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - General Steel (GSI) gapped open higher and has continued to rise steadily throughout most of the first 50 minutes of trading. The stock broke resistance and is at its highest level since mid-November, up 73 cents at $12.02.

India suspends futures trading in 4 commodities (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India has suspended futures trading in four commodities with immediate effect in its latest move to rein in soaring inflation, sending prices of other commodities higher on Thursday as traders switched contracts.

Morgan Stanley Electronic Trading (MSET) Launches New Functionality for its Options Trading Offering (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-Morgan Stanley today announced that it would offer enhanced listed options capability through its electronic trading platform. The new discretionary order type for listed options will allow traders to display their order at the chosen price and quantity while having the ability to trade at a more aggressive price when liquidity is available.

India considers ban on trading in food futures (Financial Times)
India is considering a blanket ban on trading in food futures, highlighting growing concerns in Asia over the role of hedge funds and financial market traders in the recent surge in commodities prices.

Kenya: Quiet Trading At Forex Amid Low Dollar Orders (AllAfrica.com)
Trading at the forex market was quiet throughout the week characterised by low dollar demand.

Nasdaq Turns Positive During Mid-Day Trading (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Stocks are making a recovery attempt in late morning trading on Tuesday. Today’s negative sentiment comes on the heels of the release of several disappointing corporate earnings results and higher commodity prices.

Major Averages Rise To New Highs In Afternoon Trading (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Stocks have staged a substantial turnaround over the course of the trading session on Tuesday, with the major averages all climbing firmly into positive territory after showing a notable decline earlier in the day. Resource stocks have helped to lead the way higher.

Barnes & Noble to sell online magazine subscriptions (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc, the world’s largest book retailer, said on Tuesday it will begin selling digital and print magazine subscriptions though its online segment, BN.com.

Forex - Dollar firm against euro as markets reassess U.S./euro zone prospects (The Forex Market)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The dollar remained firm against the euro, trading in narrow ranges, with investors turning more positive on the United States’s economic prospects compared with the outlook for the euro zone.

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Dollar edges down against the euro in late trading (The Forex Market)
NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar fell slightly against the euro in New York trading late Tuesday night. The 15-nation currency rose to $1.5533 from the $1.5530 it traded at late Monday night.

Yen Eases From Multi-day Highs Against Most Majors (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The Japanese yen eased from multi-day highs against most of its major counterparts during afternoon and late afternoon trading on Tuesday. At about 7:50 pm ET, the yen touched 104.87 against the greenback, down from a multi-day high of 104.02 hit in early New York today.

Day Trading Guide (The Hindu)
The stock is consolidating sideway. Avoid trading for the day. Fresh long position can be initiated if the stock moves above Rs 1,840 level with tight stop-loss.