BUSINESS
January 4, 2000 | Bloomberg News
Shares of Pacific Internet Ltd., China.com Corp. and Internet Initiative Japan Inc. rose Monday amid optimism that Asian Internet companies will grow faster than their U.S. counterparts, analysts said. Singapore-based Pacific Internet (PCNTF) soared $22.94, or 49%, to $69.88, while Tokyo-based Internet Initiative Japan's American depositary receipts (IIJI) surged $22.81, or 23%, to $120, and Hong Kong-based China.com (CHINA) rose $15.38, or 20%, to $94. All three trade on Nasdaq. As U.S.
BUSINESS
January 3, 2000 | From Times Wire Services
Asian financial markets opened seamlessly today, apparently free of the "millennium computer bug" that had threatened to bring the world's trading systems crashing. But a fuller picture will emerge only when billions of people worldwide return to work today. They might find glitches that take months to resolve. Financial markets in Tokyo and London were closed today for the New Year's holiday. They reopen Tuesday. But on Sunday evening, U.S.
BUSINESS
December 18, 2006 | Walter Hamilton and Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writers
For more than 200 years, the New York Stock Exchange has been the symbol of American capitalism. Now, it's poised to go global. The exchange's parent company is nearing completion of a $14-billion deal to buy Euronext, an Amsterdam-based company that runs securities markets in five European capitals.