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News to Use - September 22nd, 2004
http://www.investopedia.com
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Table of Contents:
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1. Term of the Week: Information Circular
2. Stocks: The Two Sides of Dual Class Shares
3. Active Trading: Trading Fib Confluence - As Easy as ABC?
4. General Finance: Surveying the Employment Report
5. Active Trading: Heikin-Ashi: A Better Candlestick
6. Recently Updated Terms
7. Test Your Investing Knowledge
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Term of the Week: Information Circular
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A document sent to shareholders outlining important matters
to be discussed at the annual shareholders' meeting.
Investopedia Says:
Sent along with a proxy, the information circular may cover
matters such as the election of the Board of Directors, possible
mergers and acquisitions, or the need for new financing. This
document acts as a "heads up" to shareholders planning to attend
the annual meeting, enabling them to be prepared to discuss the
major issues currently surrounding the company.
For related terms and articles, go to:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/informationcircular.asp
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Stocks: The Two Sides of Dual Class Shares
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It sounds too good to be true: own a small portion of a company's
total stock, but get most of the voting power. That's the truth
behind dual-class shares. They allow shareholders of non-traded
stock to control terms of the company in excess of the financial
stake. While many investors would like to eliminate dual-class
shares, there are several hundred companies in the U.S. with dual
"A" and "B" listed shares, or even multiple class listed shares.
So, the question is, what's the impact of dual-class ownership
on a company's fundamentals and performance?
Read this feature at:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental/04/092204.asp
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Active Trading: Trading Fib Confluence - As Easy as ABC?
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Every trader with any experience has heard about Fibonacci
levels. Many traders have tried to use them, but like many
technical indicators that work well in theory, Fibonacci levels
pose a challenge when you're actually trying to make money with
them. Manually creating Fibonacci levels presents two problems.
John Novak made it a personal goal to solve this problem and to
see how effective Fib levels could be in trading.
Read this feature at:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/04/092204.asp
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General Finance: Surveying the Employment Report
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On the first Friday of every month the U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the "Employment Situation
Summary," otherwise known as the "Employment or Jobs Report."
Based on the "Current Populations Survey" (household survey)
and the "Current Employment Statistics Survey" (establishment
survey), this report provides estimates of the number of people
employed and unemployed, the number of hours being worked, and
a myriad of other related facts and figures. Its information is
widely anticipated, forecasted and utilized by Wall Street firms,
their economists and many business decision makers. It may even
have an impact on broader public and corporate confidence that
in turn impacts future business and hiring decisions.
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/04/092204.asp
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Active Trading: Heikin-Ashi: A Better Candlestick
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Most profits (and losses) are generated when markets are
trending--so predicting trends correctly can be extremely helpful.
Many traders use candlestick charts to help them locate such
trends amid often erratic market volatility. The Heikin-Ashi
technique--"average bar" in Japanese--is one of many techniques
used in conjunction with candlestick charts to improve the isolation
of trends and to predict future prices.
Read this feature at:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/technical/04/092204.asp
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Recently Updated Terms
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Attribution Rules
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/attributionrules.asp
Contract Holder
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/contractholder.asp
Demand-Pull Inflation
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/demandpullinflation.asp
Election Period
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/electionperiod.asp
Income Trust
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/incometrust.asp
Withholding Tax
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/withholdingtax.asp
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Test Your Financial Knowledge
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Q. What is the largest one-day percentage loss in NYSE history?
A) 7.8%
B) 11.7%
C) 22.6%
D) 29.1%
E) 51.1%
To answer this question, please visit the homepage:
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Have a great week!
The Investopedia Staff
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