Competitive Markets
"Taking Stock" (June) was informative and entertaining. One factual error, however, is that I was reported to have predicted the demise of the American St... Read story
"Taking Stock" (June) was informative and entertaining. One factual error, however, is that I was reported to have predicted the demise of the American St... Read story
Big Board chairman John J. Phelan Jr. may have to stick with "melt-down," since he is credited with being first to apply that description to the stock mar... Read story
For the first time in three years, INC.'s annual academic exercise -- buying $100 worth of stock in each of its hundred fast-growing corporations -- has t... Read story
In mid-November -- the date to which INC.'s tables are plotted -- there was cause for much popping of corks. For the first time since INC. began publishin... Read story
Like the weather, the fortunes of fast-growth stocks can change overnight. Witness the rebound of this year's INC. 100 portfolio. Read story
There wasn't any empirical reason for it, actually, since historically the year following the election of a Republican President is bearish. But last Nov... Read story
The omission of American Stock Exchange stocks from the performance ranking of 21 investment opportunities that you reprinted from FACT magazine (Your Mon... Read story
While the Consumer Price Index grew by 25%, stock prices of the original INC. 100 nearly doubled. Read story
It is a traditional turn in an intermediate-term rally, such as the one begun last August, that as the rally wanes the more speculative issues come to the... Read story
Anyone who doubts that the rally to record highs in the first quarter of 1985 was speculative in nature has only to check the characteristics of the leadi... Read story
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You have $40,000. You can keep it in cash, or you can assemble a portfolio of any stocks you choose. Trading is about to begin, and your job is to manage ... Read story
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On Tuesday, August 17, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made its largest one-day gain in history. So did the Standard & Poor 500 (by a spectacular 34%... Read story
Near the beginning of summer when the statistics on this page were gathered, the world was a sorry place indeed. There seemed to be something of a War-of... Read story
A timeline listing some of the most significant events in business from 1979 to 1999. Read story
For a young company on the fast track, going public can be a powerfully attractive option. But the public markets also can hold risks that a company is p... Read story
On the first anniversary of 1982's spectacular market launch, stocks were on their way down. But the nature of any market -- bull or bear -- is to correct... Read story
Stock Exchanges Founded in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is home to some of America's best-known corporations. Its rost... Read story
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A summary of the differences between stock exchanges and their minimum listing requirements and 1992 IPOs. Read story
Reasons for establishing a board of advisers and tips on adviser compensation. Read story
A look at the early history of pushtechnology that started with stock market ticker tape machines. Read story
These days, companies like Apple Computer, MCI, and Tandem are choosing to remain over-the-counter, and the American Stock Exchange, for one, is fighting mad. Read story
1982 Mean High/Low $100 Rank Company (symbol) 3/81 3/82... Read story
Only rarely does a company choose to jettison a lofty listing on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange in favor of joining the over-t... Read story
An associate professor at NYU explains what the associated costs were for one small business to go public. Read story
You're not alone. As venture capitalists become more risk averse, more early-stage companies are tapping the hot hedge fund market. Read story
A look at how important it is to find the right investors to raise growth capital. Read story
Now that the window for initial public offerings has all but closed, more Wall Street-bound companies are flirting with controversial reverse mergers. Read story
NO. 51 SLR Contracting & Service Buffalo Construction services Read story
There is nothing exceptional about the outside of the graffiti-scarred garage on New York's West Side. But inside Matrix Studios, an entrepreneurial gambl... Read story
What is that combination of money and recognition that makes good employees want to stay? Read story
Mention insider trading" to a friend at a cocktail party, and he or she is likely to look around to be sure no one is listening in. The phrase conjures u... Read story
Lillian Vernon is the founder and chief executive officer of Lillian Vernon Corp., a leading specialty catalog and online retailer that m... Read story
While the high-flying, high-tech stocks have taken a dive recently, you can bet they won't stay down. Read story
Taken as a whole, the stock market usually is not a great leveler that gives everyone an equal return on investment. Rather, for the most part, various in... Read story
Our portfolio of INC. 100 stocks is only hypothetical. Lucky for us. Read story
It seems simple: If you fear that Chinese competition will hurt your business, why not invest in Chinese companies? Read story
The president of the American Business Conference would have us think that the organization represents the elite of America's growth companies. Think again. Read story
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