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Euronext Amsterdam: Akzo Nobel Did Not Violate Listing And Issuing Rules

Date 07/08/2002

After investigating the publication of certain information by Akzo Nobel N.V. (Akzo Nobel), Euronext Amsterdam N.V. (Euronext) has concluded that Akzo Nobel did not violate the Listing and Issuing Rules. The information concerned questions posed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the request for permission to market the drug gepirone ER, also known as Ariza, developed by Akzo Nobel’s subsidiary Organon.
Deutsche Börse Shows Further Growth In Second Quarter - Sales Revenue Up 12 Percent In Q2, EBIT Rises 14 Percent - First Six Months See 10 Percent Growth In Sales Revenue And Four Percent In EBIT

Date 07/08/2002

Deutsche Börse AG shows further substantial growth in sales revenue and EBIT for the second quarter of the current business year. The company reported on Wednesday that, compared to the second quarter of last year, sales revenue increased by about 12 percent, to 205.3 million euros. Earnings before taxes and interest (EBIT), at 80.0 million euros, was 14 percent higher than in the second quarter of last year. For the first half of the current year, this results in an increase of about 10 percent
CME Posts Third Consecutive Open Interest Record

Date 07/08/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) established its third consecutive exchange-wide open interest record yesterday, Aug. 6, with 19,302,778 positions. The previous record was 19,102,689 positions set on Aug. 5.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 07/08/2002

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 13, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - July 2002

Date 07/08/2002

Turnover for July was EUR 60,980.9 million. This compares to EUR 54,315.2 million in June. Domestic turnover in July was EUR 55,257.3 million, foreign turnover EUR 4,839.7 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, EUR 848.5 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign, EUR 10.8 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 24.6 million.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 06/08/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Tuesday, August 6, 2002, Corra Capital Corp. (TSXVN: COD) will change its name to GATCO Technologies Inc. (TSXVN: COD.S). The new CUSIP number is 367332 10 3. Effective after the close on Tuesday, August 6, 2002, VSM MedTech Ltd. (TSXVN: VML) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company's securities will be listed on the TSX at the
SEC Issues Supplemental Information On Accelerated Deadline For Insider Transaction Reports Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Date 06/08/2002

The Commission has issued supplemental information about the provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that amends Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to accelerate the due date for officers,' directors' and principal security holders' reports of transactions. This amendment, which becomes effective Aug. 29, 2002, will require insiders to file reports "before the end of the second business day following the day on which the subject transaction has been executed, or at such other time
SEC Charges 81 Defendants In Telemarketing Stock Fraud Schemes - Schemes Took In Approximately $30 Million

Date 06/08/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges today arising from 10 schemes in which the defendants conducted unregistered securities offerings and fraudulently diverted the proceeds to pay exorbitant, undisclosed commissions to telemarketers and other unregistered brokers who solicited the investors. These 10 schemes took place between 1996 and 2001, and raised approximately $30 million from more than 1,800 investors. In four separate enforcement actions filed in federal district court
Nasdaq, Microsoft And PricewaterhouseCoopers Launch Pilot Program To Make Financial Documents Easier To Analyze, Distribute And Share - New Financial Reporting Language Leverages Power Of Web

Date 06/08/2002

Setting a new standard for the way corporate America reports financial information and data, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), Microsoft Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have teamed up to demonstrate the power of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), a new platform developed for corporate reporting over the Internet
NASD Board Approves Proposed Amendments To Strengthen Authority In Member Application Reviews

Date 06/08/2002

NASD's Board of Governors has approved for comment proposed amendments to rules that strengthen NASD's authority to preclude firms from using structural changes to avoid meeting their arbitration obligations to investors. Any final proposed amendment must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval.