The recovery from Katrina and Rita ushers in a new era of Disaster Recovery and Prevention. Governments and people are rethinking their response to disasters and the steps they can take to prevent or minimize the worst consequences. The biggest catalyst for this new era is the political fall-out from Katrina. The slow response to Katrina was a black eye…
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The Different Types Of Stock Markets
There are many different stock markets in the US. In most circumstances, the main markets that you will hear of are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and the NASDAQ. The markets are basically where people and companies trade securities. The market is the arena in which the players gather to trade. The New York…
The Interesting History Of The Stock Market
Talking about the Stock Market we seem to mean a different dimension, not a physical location. However, the Stock Market does have physical locations. Wall Street, also known as the Dow, or the NYSE, is located in New York Wall Street is the Address(or is it?) Many people think of Wall Street and the Stock Market as one in the…