<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Markets</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/markets?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><description>Markets</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Nasdaq Makes Deal For Trading Network]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9342-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9342-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The brewing stock market war heated up on Friday as Nasdaq announced it would buy Instinet Group Inc.'s electronic trading network for $934.5 million.]]></description><author> Ben White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down on the Street]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8102-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8102-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, April 21  --  Most days, the traders and floor brokers taking smoking breaks outside the New York Stock Exchange are a cocky bunch, given to wisecracks and fast talk. Not so on Wednesday, despite the robust stock market rally taking place inside.]]></description><author> Ben White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYSE Plans Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6014-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6014-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday said it plans to merge with a major electronic trading network signaling a formal move away from its 213-year-old roots as the chaotic, human-driven center of American capitalism.]]></description><author> Ben White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adobe Agrees To Acquire Macromedia]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64640-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64640-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18  --  Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that it plans to acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion, a move than would combine two of the largest makers of software for creating and delivering digital content.]]></description><author> Matthew Fordahl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WorldSpace Sets Stock Offering]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63988-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63988-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Seeking to piggyback on the growth of satellite radio in the United States, WorldSpace, a Washington satellite radio service provider, last week registered an initial public offering of $100 million of stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B ></FONT>]]></description><author> Annys Shin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercator Partners IPO Raises $59.5 Million]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57897-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57897-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Mercator Partners Acquisition Corp. raised $59.5 million in an initial public stock offering yesterday and plans to use the money to buy a telecommunications business.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankrupt and Swamped With Credit Offers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54745-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54745-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Chapter 7 filers wipe out their debts,  card firms jump to offer them new credit cards. Under a new bankruptcy law these offers are likely to increase.]]></description><author> Caroline E. Mayer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumers Not Told of Security Breaches]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51722-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51722-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Executives of two major data brokers acknowledge to a Senate panel that their companies did not notify the public about security breaches that occurred before 2003.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Jonathan Krim</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[LexisNexis Data Breach Bigger Than Estimated]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45756-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45756-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Information broker LexisNexis Group said that the security breaches it announced last month could affect roughly 310,000 consumers  --  about 10 times as many as first thought  --  dealing a particularly harsh blow to the largely unregulated mega-broker.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Jonathan Krim</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Approves Rule to Force Brokers to Take The Best Price]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32792-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32792-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, April 6  --  The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday narrowly approved a new regulation requiring brokers to accept the best quoted price for any transaction, no matter what market it comes from.]]></description><author> Michael J. Martinez</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Net Aids Access to Sensitive ID Data]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23686-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23686-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Although Social Security numbers are one of the most powerful pieces of personal information an identity thief can possess, they remain widely available and inexpensive despite public outcry and the threat of a congressional crackdown.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Jonathan Krim</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Is Going Electronic With Savings Bonds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5222-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5222-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department has launched SmartExchange, a program to convert existing paper bonds into electronic securities. Officials are hoping that holders of the existing 760 million paper bonds will take up the conversion.]]></description><author> Martin Crutsinger</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banking Rules Address Consumers' Privacy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61849-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61849-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Banks and some other financial institutions will be required to tell customers if their private information has been obtained by hackers or identity thieves and is likely to be misused, under rules approved this week and announced Wednesday.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Jonathan Krim</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[AOL Latin America Strapped For Cash]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58597-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58597-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[America Online Latin America Inc., an Internet service provider partly owned by Time Warner Inc., said it may file for bankruptcy protection because it doesn't have enough cash to pay its debt and fund its business beyond September.]]></description><author> Elzio Barreto  and Cecile Daurat</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Warner, SEC Settle AOL Fraud Charges]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53801-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53801-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Time Warner Inc. Monday agreed to pay securities regulators $300 million to settle long-running civil fraud charges related to online advertising deals that helped the company artificially inflate revenue.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Carrie Johnson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divining Signs of Change at Discovery]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52467-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52467-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When a major shareholder restructured his stake in the Silver Spring company last week, and new public filings disclosed a profit last year of $168 million, speculation grew about the media company going public or being sold.]]></description><author> Annys Shin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Value in a Battered Niche]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48968-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48968-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Ryan Jacob, whose Jacob Internet Fund is the top performer among similar funds during the past three years, is selling money-losing stocks faster than ever and focusing on shares that are inexpensive relative to earnings.]]></description><author> Matthew Keenan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WorldCom Ex-Leaders Reach Deal in Lawsuit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48610-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48610-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A group of 11 former WorldCom Inc. directors on Friday night agreed to pay $55.25 million to settle with plaintiffs in a class-action shareholder suit, according to lawyers in the case.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Ben White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Google Executives Selling Shares]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42235-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42235-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and other senior company executives, have sold more than $500 million worth of stock in the Internet search firm over the past several months. Wall Street analysts said the sales were not surprising.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> David A. Vise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan Settles WorldCom Suit for $2 Billion]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42281-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42281-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/markets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, March 16  --  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. agreed Wednesday to pay $2 billion to settle its part of the WorldCom Inc. shareholder lawsuit, bringing total settlement payments to more than $6 billion, by far the largest amount ever for such a shareholder action.]]></description><author> Ben White</author></item></channel></rss>
