Results tagged “stockmarket”

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal...

Prosecutors in the Enron trial wrapped up their closing arguments Wednesday, hitting more highlights of 15 weeks of testimony and urging jurors to decide the case against former Enron Chairman Ken Lay and ex-CEO Jeff Skilling as a "black and white" matter.

Ex-Enron CEO Jeff Skilling tried to sell one-fifth of his Enron stock days before the Sept. 11 attacks, his broker testified Monday. Though the attemped sale wasn't illegal, it does cast doubt on Skilling's statements to SEC investigators that the reason he tried to sell the stock was because of post-Sept. 11 concerns, not Enron's tottering corporate health.

Ah, Christmas: The season of giving, of joy, of vaguely unsettling corporate cute. Today's dose comes from Amegy Bank, which calculates the return on Santa's fake portfolio of stocks. The bank's analysts assemble a group of stocks from companies in the consumer discretionary market, which Santa would theoretically have the most interest in, and they review the stocks' performance year to year.

We all know the saying: Everything is bigger in Texas! Innuendo aside, Houston, the state’s largest city and the fourth largest city in the union, is a bargain in terms of cost of living. We have big cars (Hummer H2 limos by the dozen), big-ass beer and big houses. But since when have you ever received a discount for ordering the Super-Sized portion?