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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Google (GOOG) unveiled its new experimental news site this week in hopes of drawing readers with its easy to navigate style, the New York Times reported.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Ford unveiled the Grand C-Max Tuesday at the Frankfurt auto show and says it plans to bring the car to the U.S. in 2011 in an effort to capitalize on the demand for small, family cars.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
The next financial bubble will likely focus on renewable energies and other sectors deemed environmentally friendly.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Apple announced a special media event for Sept. 9 in San Francisco, where many expect it will announce updates to its line of iPods, as it traditionally has each year.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
As online video watching rises, Time Warner Cable and Verizon are launching trials of online TV.
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Former Sen. Frist on Health-Care Innovation
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Challenges in Health Care Innovation
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More Renters, Fewer Owners?
Busy earnings week for the banking sector. -
New Internet Search Engine
Searchme brings innovation to search engine.
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Top White House Economist on Innovation
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Saving Energy While Staying Safe
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Former Sen. Frist on Funding Health Care
Former Sen. Bill Frist on health care. -
Ernst & Young CEO on the Economy
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Population Alarmists Use Faulty Data?
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Bayer CEO: Innovation the Key to Growth
Bayer and Conforce form new partnership.
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Evening Market Report 9-21-09
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Sep 21, 2009
Business Report: Evening markets
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Gold, China Portfolio 'Musts'
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Sep 21, 2009
U.S. debt is driving gold
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NYC Realtor to Qaddafi: No Rental!
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Sep 21, 2009
Al-Qaddafi denied rental for U.N visit
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Top White House Economist on I...
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Sep 21, 2009
How innovation will help the economy
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Translating Earnings Reports
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Sep 21, 2009
Playing the earnings game
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Think telemarketer. Except, it's much worse because you can't avoid this call. Instead, when you get one, it's time to pay up, because the bet you placed with borrowed money is eating itself.
Buying stocks on margin is risky because you're essentially "playing" with someone else's money. If the shares you purchased tank, your losses will likely be more than if you had bought the shares with your own cash. This is why the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq impose certain restrictions on the practice.
Initially, you¿re only allowed to borrow half of the money from your broker when buying on margin. You set up a margin account and from then on must keep a maintenance balance of at least 25% of the market value of your stocks.
If the market value of your investment falls below this minimum, you're required to make up the difference by either depositing money into your account or selling some of the stock. If your broker notifies you that you've dipped below this minimum, it's called a margin call.
If you fail to adjust your account accordingly, the broker is authorized to sell shares in your account to make up the difference. The broker can even sell other stock in your margin account to make up for the loss that selling the shares didn't cover.
As an example, say you buy $8,000 in stocks of any given company. You borrow the maximum $4,000 from your broker and pay the rest yourself. Now, if and when the total value of these shares changes, you must make sure you maintain at least $2,000 (25%) in equity. In other words, if the total value were to drop below $6,000, you¿d be in trouble since you only put in $4,000 of your own money to begin with.