PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 8, 2003–Underground Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets:UGSI) announced today that it has been invited to present an overview of the Company at the New York Society ofSecurity Analysts 7th annual Investing in the Water Industry Conference on December 9, […]

FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 8, 2003–The Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX:TLF) today announced that Michael A. Nery has joined The Leather Factory, Inc.’s Board of Directors. Mr. Nery’s firmmanages Nery Capital Partners, L.P., an investment fund that purchased Leather Factory shares […]

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 8, 2003–Responding to the increased needs of institutional clientele, Stanford Group Company (SGC) announces the opening of an institutional trading desk in the Dallasarea offering clients flexibility, speed and service. The office is located at 2300 Valley View […]

Investing in small-town companies across America, two young venture capitalists are trying to discover–or create–the next Austin, Tex. It’s not an everyday scene at the Grove Hotel in downtown Boise, Idaho. Instead of tourists and mountain bikers the place is […]

Dec. 8–A few weeks ago, I enjoyed an adrenaline rush while participating in a panel discussion on National Public Radio. Michael Krasny of Forum was the moderator of a panel of retirement planexperts who were discussing the mutual fund scandals […]

Dec. 8–The recovery keeps chugging along. Orders are up. Earnings are up. Stocks are up, and, thanks to tax refunds, consumer spending is up. Everything is great, except for one small problem. Jobsaren’t coming back. When the weekly job numbers […]

NEWS ANALYSIS Don’t count on restitution in mutual fund scandals By CHET CURRIER Bloomberg News Sunday, December 7, 2003 You know those promises you hear so often about restitution payments to investors wronged in the mutual-fund scandals? Keep your expectations […]

Strong price may be up to money manager Weiss owns just 5% of company but runs highly respected funds By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER [email protected], Journal Sentinel Sunday, December 7, 2003 It may look like it’s just Richard S. Strong controlling the […]

Where are Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley when you need them? The two sheriffs who rode into the wild west of Wall Street in the wake of the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest, Xerox, GE and other scandals toonumerous to mention, now […]

The gold price nudged through the $400 level this week, its highest for eight years, giving the World Gold Council the perfect background to unveil a new fund aimed at encouraging small investors to buy the precious metal. From next […]

Any City banker discussing their charity work can expect to be greeted with a certain degree of scepticism. David Robins knows this all too well. Just back from Australia and witnessing JonnyWilkinson’s World Cup winning drop goal first-hand, Robins says […]

The flotation of Indian mining group Vedanta Resources was a damp squib at best. The third largest stock market listing this year cost pounds 12m in advisory fees but it was hard to see why they wereworth it yesterday. The […]