UPDATE 1-China’s Renhe Commercial makes flat HK debut October 22nd, 2008 (For an expanded IPO diary, click ) (Adds details, comment, background) By Tony Munroe HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Shares in China’s RenheCommercial Holdings Co Ltd (1387.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), which develops undergroundshopping malls, made a flat trading debut on Wednesday after thecompany raised $435 million in an IPO that was undersubscribedeven after the company cut its o

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) report successful launch of e SICOM, SICOM's new electronic trading and clearing system for commodity derivatives. e SICOM went live on September 29th, and has since received acknowledgment from participating members and investors....

Lewis Wickes Hine Paper Boy 1908 John Howell, Indianapolis newsboy. Makes 75 cents some days. Starts 6 AM, Sundays Ilargi: Yes, they are back. I’ve seen many voices claiming that the bottom is in sight, that from here on in the crisis can be seen mostly in the rear-view mirror. Libor spreads fall a few basis points and the pundits are ready to announce party times are here again. There will be a second stimulus package in the US, if only because no new president will tolerate a disaster C

From the start, I’d like to direct readers to my About This Blog. As I say there, my blog is not a Perth Mint mouthpiece and all my comments are my personal opinion and not endorsed by the Mint in any way. If you have a question about their operations or a complaint, ask them directly yourself, I am not their complaints department.It is also probably important to be clear that I am bullish on gold and silver, although I take a long term view. If you sense I’m taking a bearish view that may be

Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks gained for a third day in Europe and Asia as France said it will invest $14 billion in banks and the U.S. moved toward a second stimulus package. U.S. index futures declined after Texas Instruments Inc. predicted earnings that missed analysts' estimates.