Archive for the ‘composite stock’ Category

What web signts can I use to find stock quotes and information?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

I have a homework assignment in my business class. I have to track one stock each from, DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), DJU (Dow Jones Utility Average), and Nasdaq AQ Composite. The only signts I can find give the average of the whole company, not individual stocks, where can I ...

What is the point of knowing whether the entire DOW or NASDAQ is up or down?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Why is it important to know if the entire composite is up or down rather than only the stocks one invests in? You have your thinking backwards and that will cost you money. The most important aspect of successful investing is learning to read market trends so you can maximize your individual ...

Is it better to buy funds and spiders than individual stocks?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

I was watching a finance show over the weekend and Ben Stein said unless your name is Buffet it's hard to pick individual stocks well. A safer way is to buy funds. I am thinking of getting spy which is a composite of the S & P index. ...

Obama elected…Stock market plunges. Is this a coincidence?

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

On the day after Obama was elected: The Dow fell 486.01, or 5.05 percent, to 9,139.27 The S&P 500 index fell 52.98, or 5.27 percent, to 952.77 The Nasdaq composite index fell 98.48, or 5.53 percent, to 1,681.64 In September and October, in anticipation of an Obama Presidency the US Stock Market suffered the ...

Is the Stock Market Obama’s Problem or was it Bush’s Problem?

Friday, February 19th, 2010

It seems clear Bush did whatever it took to make sure OUR stock market didn't head on a downward spiral. Obama is acting like the Stock Market Doesn't exists. Below is an article that Shows the Obama Presidency isn't doing what it takes to correct the Stock Market. The Stock Market is ...

Get answers from millions of real people.?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

I own a winchester model 70 (post 64) it is a model without a floorplate. It is not a Ranger model because the wood is to nice for that model. My question is... Can I buy a winchester floorplate for a model 70 and will it fit? The reason I ...

Of what material are cheap speakers made?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The cheap speakers. Like the ones you get in a stock car from the 1990's. Are the cones paper, plastic, some kind of composite, maybe even some kind of metal? I need a low-end comparison against the PEI materials, silks, fiberglass composites, and polypropylene materials. Thanks in advance. The ...

What does it mean when stock…?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

"China’s Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.7 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.4 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index declined 1.3 percent." I got this quote off bloomberg.com So what does it mean when lets say Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.4%? Does that mean the value of the ...

ways to modify a synthetic gunstock?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Hi, I own a Weatherby Vanguard .223, its a good gun but I really don't like the synthetic stock, I feel the trigger hand placement is too high and I was wondering if it would be possible to grind out the top of the stock to get my hand down ...

Stock Market Reaction to Fed President comments?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Dow Jones Industrial Average, Tuesday Close: 10,800 Dow Jones Industrial Average, Thursday Close: 10,928 (+128) NASDAQ Composite, Tuesday Close: 2,040 NASDAQ Composite, Thursday Close: 2,039.42 (-1) S&P 500 Index, Tuesday Close: 1,236 S&P 500 Index, Thursday Close: 1,249.13 (+13) Between those two events as a conference between the president of the Federal Reserve and the Senate ...