Archive for July, 2007

CRTC approves more TV ads, nixes proposed fee

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Canadian viewers won’t see a hike in their cable and satellite TV bills because of a new subscription fee broadcasters proposed last fall, but they will likely start seeing more commercials soon, according to changes the CRTC announced Thursday.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission revealed its decisions regarding several contentious issues discussed during hearings […]

MarketVolume.com Introduces VIX, Other Volatility Indexes

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Real time volatility indexes complement equity index volume trade analysis.
Vancouver, BC (http://www.prweb.com/) May 30, 2007 — MarketVolume.com, the single source of real time advance-and-decline trade volume analysis for all U.S. equity markets, announced today the introduction of VIX, the S&P 500 volatility index, as well as the VXN for the Nasdaq 100 and the […]

Farm bill has little to do with party affiliation

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, is an avid hunter who voted to repeal a ban on assault weapons in the 1990s. A devoted outdoorsman, he led a fight in 2004 to overturn a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park. Each time, he aroused the ire of some […]

Facebook founder under fire

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Facebook, one of the hottest social-networking sites on the Internet, landed in a Boston courthouse Wednesday facing charges that its founder stole the idea for the company from a competing site.
ConnectU, a much smaller social network in Connecticut, charges that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took the idea for the online college community from ConnectU, where […]

Daily Report: Focus on New Homes Sales and Durables, Kiwi Tumbles after RBNZ Hike

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Action Insight | Written by ActionForex.com | Jul 26 07 08:09 GMT |
Forex Daily Technical Report Focus on New Homes Sales and Durables, Kiwi Tumbles after RBNZ Hike
Dollar is generally firm and sets to continue the current recovery as markets are turning focus to today’s new home sales and durable goods orders data. […]