Author: InvestAdvocate

Web startups clamp down on trading of shares

By Agency Reporter SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK: The buying frenzy over hot Web companies from Facebook, Zynga and Twitter to smaller shops such as Norins’ Nor1 have pushed companies to take action. Since Facebook began tightening guidelines on the trading of its shares on secondary markets about a year ago, the […]

US home sales accelerate as prices decline amid rebound

By Agency Reporter BOSTON: The third decline in United States home prices in three years is driving a pickup in sales as bargain hunters rush to buy before mortgage rates rise, even as values may slump further. Mounting foreclosures pushed the median price for a US existing home to $158,800 […]

Why We’re Yet to List Our Shares – IGI Board

The Board of Directors of the Industrial and General Insurance Plc (IGI) has explained why the company’s shares are yet to be listed, four years after the sale of its shares to the general public. The board also gave reasons for the late convention of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) […]