Word: trading
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...conference, which will focus primarily on economic issues facing the nation's minority community, is hosted by the Harvard Trade Union program, and will run through Saturday...
Harvard's Afro-American studies department, the Institute of Politics, and two organization of black trade unionists--the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) and the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI)--are co-sponsoring the event...
...probably surge following eBay's initial public offering of stock last week. The shares, priced at $18, more than doubled in value by week's end, leaving the firm's founder, Pierre Omidyar, 31, with a stake worth more than $600 million. Inspired by a girlfriend who wanted to trade Pez candy dispensers on the Net, Omidyar launched eBay in 1995 and--a rarity among online companies--almost immediately made money. He charged 25[cents] to $2 for each listing and a commission of 1.25% to 5% on each sale...
...cheaper, faster and more satisfying. Just as homeowners in the 1980s learned to go to Home Depot, individual investors in the '90s have learned that they can get online almost all the information that used to be available only to the high rollers. And small investors can now trade for the same low commissions that giant institutions get--$8 for 100 shares, vs. the $100 or more that Merrill and other full-service brokers typically charge...
Finally, be able to make intelligent trade-offs. Though missing any of the action is anathema, academic survival may sometimes dictate...