Obscure and tiny, U.S. wallflowers find German haven
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Approximately 40 US companies are listed on the Hamburg Stock Exchange in Germany because their stocks are ignored by US investors. The Hamburg Stock Exchange began offering its new specialty, microcap US stocks, in Jan 2000.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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Prudential agrees to buy American General
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Prudential PLC had planned to purchase U.S.-based American General Corp. for $22.3 billion (Euro23.91 billion) in stock, but investors sent the stock price of the UK insurer down 14%. Insurers did not like the premium that Prudential is paying, roughly 28% above the price the stock last traded before the acquisition was announced.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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Twin peaks: a close above 3000 marks joint triumph of Nasdaq, high tech; new market, new industry fed each other, as rise of Intel Corp. illustrates; next challenge: the Internet
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The Nasdaq Stock Market has consistently been the place that risky high tech stocks have been traded. The Nasdaq was introduced in 1971, reached 1000 in 1995, reached 2000 in 1998 and reached 3000 in 1999.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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