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The article discusses the implications of the stock exchanges' high-frequency trading for investors in the U.S.

The article shares the author's views regarding the book on 800 years of financial crises in the U.S. He states that according to the book, the stock market will take two or three years to get back to its peak, employment will need more than four years to creep back and houses prices needs seven to 10 years to recover. He adds that the nation has piled up too much debt and have trouble paying back their bondholders due to the attack of recession.

The article discusses the financial performance of China. It notes that China' stock market took the lead against Japan as the world's second-largest exchange in the middle of July 2009 but in August 2009, China's stock prices fell by 20%. It mentions the prediction of James Trippon of China Stock Digest saying that China will edge out Japan and even New York Stock Exchange to become the world's largest equities market. Moreover, it presents China's foreign investments.

Suggests that the struggling United States economy and stock exchanges could continue to falter, according to warnings issued by economic analysts.

Discusses the economic downturn in the United States. Expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve Board will lower interest rates; Effect of the stock market downturn on consumer spending and confidence; Outlook for the situation.

Discusses the decrease in interest rates by the United States Federal Reserve Board. Efforts to slow the rate at which the U.S. economy is slowing; Projected effect of the cut on the stock market and consumer spending; Idea that the cut may be insufficient to deal with the slowing economy.

Discusses the status of the United States stock market as of October 17, 2000. Opinion of many experts that, following a period in which stocks were overvalued, the exchanges have corrected themselves; Information on several indexes and exchanges; Information on the price-earnings ratio which is used to evaluate the justifiability of a stock's price.

Reports on the health of the Canadian stock market. Different mutual funds and their Canadian holdings; Difficulty for United States investors in buying Canadian stocks; Information on stock prices such as those of Nortel Networks; Popularity of Canada's natural resources stocks.

Discusses the growth in investments and the rise of stock exchanges around the world, forming a global culture of shareholders.

Discusses the globalization of the stock market and the influence of technology in the work of investors towards a global market.

Reports on the downturn of United States stock market valuation as of April, 2000 and its effects on the American economy.

Reports that correlations in stock market activity of the United States, Europe and Asia indicate the increasingly close economic ties being brought about by international economic integration and globalization.

Focuses on the successful stock market in the United States as of February 2000, and forecasts that some downfalls will be appearing soon.

Reports that Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates November 17, 1998. The prediction that the stock market will take a serious dive if the Fed refuses to cut rates; The risk of global credit crunch; The comments of some economists; The effect that interest rate cuts could have on companies and profits; Forecasting.

Focuses on changes occurring in the United States stock market as evidenced on Wall Street exchanges in New York City.

Focuses on the United States stock market as of May 6, 1999. Reasons for its success, including a decrease in the number of available stocks, strong economic growth, low inflation, and diminished defense spending; Explanation of the decrease in stock availability; Statistics; Comments from analysts.

Discusses United States market skepticism in light of the close of the Dow Jones industrial average above 10,000 on March 29, 1999. Suggestion that investors seem oblivious to anything negative, from a record-high trade imbalance to war in Yugoslavia; Reaction from analysts; Average annual return expected by most brokerage house analysts; Dangers.

Remarks on the competition between the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market in 1997. How companies like Intel, Microsoft and Cisco are helping Nasdaq's performance; Shares traded daily for each exchange; Expansion into foreign markets; Dollar volume of shares traded; Market capitalization; Benefits that each exchange promotes. INSET: Dwarfed by rivals, Amex seeks niche..

Discusses how the drastic declines in the United States stock market in October of 1997 have impacted the decisions of the US Federal Reserve concerning interest rates. Why the Federal Reserve wants the United States economy to slow down from its allegedly unsustainable pace; Likelihood that the economy will slow down after the declines; How the stock market has balanced off consumer debt in the United States; How the Dow Jones average has fared since December of 1996.

Comments on the relationship between the stock market in the United States and those in Southeast Asia, which have faced hard times in late October of 1997. Comments from several analysts about the relationship; Heavy investment by United States companies in the economies of countries like China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines; How the United States economy is expected to respond to Asia's woes.

Reports on the drastic decline in the stock market during the week of August 11-14, 1997, and the impact that it could have on inflation in the United States. How the US Federal Reserve is expected to react to the decline; How much the market declined; Uncertainty as to the reasons for the decline; Which stocks were affected the most by the decline; Outlook.

Discusses the stock market in the United States as of July 10, 1997. The performance of equity mutual funds; Performance of the average diversified US stock fund in the second quarter of 1997; Growth in the Standard & Poor's 500 index; Comments from David Blitzer, chief economist at Standard & Poor's; The Dow Jones industrial average; Investment in stock mutual funds.

Focuses on the performance of stocks traded on Wall Street during the week ending May 16, 1997, just a few days before a scheduled Federal Reserve meeting. Perceptions of Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, on the performance of the stocks; Views of economist; Comments from Peggy Farley, managing director of AMAS Securities, in New York. INSETS: Markets monitor.;Greenspan talks, Wall Street balks; less secrecy at Fed..

Comments on the stumbling stock market in the United States on April 11, 1997. Views of analysts on the performance of the stock market; Reference to the `Industrial Bull' which ran from 1877 to 1929 fed by the introduction of electrical power, advances in mining, manufacturing, and rapid railroad expansion; Details on the stock market.

Focuses on the stock market in the United States. Comments from Arnold Moskowitz, consultant based in Palm Beach, Florida; Decrease in Dow Jones on March 13, 1997; Reasons for the performance of the market.

Attempts to warn investors on the dangers of an overheated stock market in the United States. Warning from Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve; Information on the stock prices; Comments from Lyle Gramley, consulting economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association; Prediction for the stock market for 1997.

Features a report on how stock market came into being and how people invest their money in the stock market. Small investors' role in the developed and developing countries outside US.

Reports on developments in the stock market in the United States. Economists Maurice Larrain and Maureen Allyn's projection on the decline in stock prices and economic recession; Major brokerage firms' advise to investors to reduce their allocation to stocks and raise cash positions; Low dividend yields on stocks.