NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2011 — Last week, the Security Traders Association (STA) filed its comment letter (http://bit.ly/STA_IOI) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) regarding the Proposed Amendments to Rule 5210 Regarding Publication of Indications of Interest, commonly referred to as “IOIs.” In May 2009, FINRA released Regulatory Notice 09-28 reminding firms that […]
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U.S. Mint Gold-Coin Sales Fall as Record Prices Curb Purchases
View the original post here: http://www.businessweek.com/ Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Mint sales of American Eagle gold coins may fall 32 percent in October, dropping for the second straight month as near-record prices curb demand. Sales were 41,500 ounces this month through Oct. 20, on track to reach 62,250 ounces, according to the Mint’s website. […]
USRealty.com Launches New Hybrid Real Estate Company as a Smarter Way to Sell Homes
For Struggling Home Sellers…Help Is On the Way USRealty.com Launches New Hybrid Real Estate Company as a Smarter Way to Sell Homes New York, NY (Oct. 25, 2011)–USRealty.com officially launched its website and proven hybrid real estate service today,offering home sellers a revolutionary new way to successfully sell their homes and save money. Sellers finally […]
Event shows which methodologies are ‘key’
View the original post here: http://www.theticker.org/ Golden Key International Honor Society, along with six co-sponsors, hosted the second ever Be Your Own Boss: Innovations in Technology event on Oct. 20. This semester the panelists included four entrepreneurs in the field of technology. According to Chris Mirabile, Co-Founder and CEO of hotlist.com, there are different types […]
National School Bus Safety Week
Seven years ago, Don Perry had just finished his morning run when a car sideswiped his school bus. The driver pulled away, Don followed but, before he could reach the car, it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a tractor-trailer head on. Don rushed to the shattered vehicle, checked the woman driver for a pulse […]
Student Transportation Inc. CEO Poised for Growth
Student Transportation Inc. CEO Denis Gallagher weighs in on the success on growth of the company. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
In a Year of Tragedies…
In a Year of Tragedies… We applaud those who have done what they can…no matter how large or small…to help those impacted by the multiple disasters that have been too regular an occurrence during 2011. On Sunday, October 30th, our friends at Prudential and Dentsu are sponsoring a run to raise additional funds for the […]
MetTel Joins Financial Industry Leaders at 78th Annual Security Traders Association Conference
NEW YORK (October 11, 2011) — Metropolitan Telecommunications (MetTel), a leading provider of innovative voice and data solutions, will join Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg and other financial, legislative and regulatory leaders at the Security Traders Association’s (STA) 78th Annual Conference & Business Meeting at the Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. this week (October 12 – 16, […]
Cento Amici Inducts Bill Marino as a Honorary Member in its 23rd Annual Dinner
Cento Amici Inducts Bill Marino as a Honorary Member in its 23rd Annual Dinner WARREN TWP, NJ (October 10, 2011) – Cento Amici will hold its 23rd annual dinner to celebrate and induct its newest honorary member, Bill Marino. The dinner and auction will be held in Alfie’s Ristorante Italiano in Warren, NJ on Monday […]
NY and NJ's Hottest Chefs Come Together to Raise Awareness Around Sudden Infant Death at the CJ Foundations's Taste of the Holidays Benefit
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY’S HOTTEST CHEFS COME TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH AT THE CJ FOUNDATION’S TASTE OF THE HOLIDAYS BENEFIT Event to Include a Silent Auction Hackensack, NJ – The CJ Foundation for SIDS will host Taste of the Holidays, a culinary, wine and spirits tasting event featuring some of […]
John Connolly's View From Asia
Our partner, John Connolly, was in from Australia last week. As we began discussing the global economy, he gave us his view from Asia. I thought you might find his comments (below) interesting: Europe in turmoil, US heading for a deeper recession, gold falling faster than Silvio Berluscomi’s popularity…is this time to close up shop […]
The Security Traders Association (STA) and the Financial Information Forum (FIF) Partner on the SEC Large Trader Rule
NEW YORK (September 27, 2011) – The Security Traders Association (STA) and the Financial Information Forum (FIF) have announced a partnership to assist securities industry participants with the implementation of the newly approved SEC Rule 13H-1, Large Trader Reporting, (LTR). As part of the agreement, FIF will provide summary information to market participants through the […]
Richard “Richie” Grasso joins Zito Partners
Richard “Richie” Grasso joins Zito Partners NEW YORK (September 13, 2011) — Richard “Richie” Grasso is the newest member of the team to join the New York office of Zito Partners. Before becoming a partner at Zito Partners, Richie was a Project Manager with Visible Technologies’ marketing department. In his assignment at Visible Technologies, Richie […]
Flynn and Yasinski Named Vice Presidents of Distribution for Gold Bullion International
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2011 — Dan Flynn and Joe Yasinski have been named Vice Presidents of distribution for Gold Bullion International (GBI), the leading institutional precious metals provider to individual investors and the wealth management industry. “Dan and Joe bring significant experience in dealing with our key customer base, and prospective clients,” said Savneet […]
NASDAQ Turns School Bus Yellow for Student Transportation Inc. U.S. Stock Market Debut
Bringing Growth and Dividends to U.S. Investors NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2011 — Student Transportation Inc. (STI) made its debut on the U.S. stock market today as the company’s senior management team rang the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square. Trading under the symbol “STB,” the company’s common shares […]
THE FLAG ON THE NYSE’S FAÇADE
The story of the NYSE flag Images create lasting memories…some warm…some joyful…and some difficult. The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 is upon us. We can never forget the sacrifice so many people made that day…or the work of countless firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who climbed through that pile in the days after the attack, […]
Shocking investigation on stray electricity
JACKSONVILLE – Dave Kalokitis is a kind of electric detective. His Power Survey Company uses a high tech truck to find contact voltage hazards. Kalokitis is helping CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson see if there are any here in Jacksonville, Fla. – a city he’s never tested before. (Source: CBS News) View the rest […]
GBI's Savneet Singh and Private Gold Vaulting on CNBC's Gold Rush Series
CNBC’s Bob Pisani has the story behind private gold vaulting, with Sanveet Singh, Gold Bullion International‘s CEO. Or view the video here.
High Frequency Trading
Sound advice from Dick Grasso on CNBC today. The SEC should pay attention. http://www.cnbc.com/id/44228471 Posted by Bob Zito at 8/22/2011 9:34 PM
Gabelli on News Corp.; Great Burgers
Love listening to Mario Gabelli. The rhetoric from the media on the tribulations and demise of News Corp. has been overwhelming. Talk about pouring gasoline on a fire. It seems that any competing news organization is doing all it can to fuel the flames around Rupert’s empire. It rivals only the daily rants on MSNBC […]
The Good…and the Bad
I admire the coverage ESPN and The New York Times have been giving the women’s World Cup. The ESPN on-air talent, especially Ian Darke, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain and Bob Ley, have been outstanding. The Times has been devoting a full page to photos and stories from Germany. Again, kudos to both organizations. On the […]
The Hotlist in AdWeek
Good AdWeek piece this morning on Hotlist. Hotlist will prove a great tool for brands to impact social planning… and individuals to figure out where they want to go on any given night. Got plans? www.hotlist.com Posted by Bob Zito at 6/10/2011 09:01
Since 9/11
I have woken up every morning since 9/11, and turned on the television, hoping to learn that we got bin-laden. It took too long. But I am so thankful we’ve done it. Posted by Bob Zito at 5/1/2011 10:22 PM
Thank you, US Military
The sacrifice and perseverance of our armed forces is exemplary. Thank you for your dedication. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for making us all safer. Thank you for getting this degenerate today. May 1, 2011. A great day. Posted by Bob Zito at 5/1/2011 10:01 PM
Das NYSE
Jim Stewart wrote one of the best pieces I’ve seen on the “takeover” of the NYSE by the Deutsche Borse in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. And while Jim’s piece makes sense, the news still hurts. We spent years building the NYSE brand into one of the most respected and recognized in the world. With […]
Davos/NYT
Today’s (1/25/11) New York Times includes one of the most insightful pieces I have read over the years about Davos. Andrew Ross Sorkin captures the little discussed elephant in the room – the cost to play. I was part of the NYSE’s mission to Davos on three occasions .. but our execs, led by Dick […]
Morning Reads
Peter Kenny always turns up some gems in his daily morning note from Knight (www.knight.com). Great market insight, interesting links and he finds some great “factoids.” He picked up this one from the WSJ this weekend (I had missed it), but the message hits home loud and clear: There was a letter to the editor […]