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The performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is noted after falling close to 500 points the week previous. Also analyzed are the stocks from the technology sector for companies such as Gateway, Lucent Technologies and Amazon.com.

An overview of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq is presented, along with the S & P 500 Index and the New York Stock Exchange, The markets generally performed slower than its usual pace with technology stocks of Cisco Systems and Sun Microsystems showing stellar returns with gains upwards of three points. Forecasts are given on the tech sector as well as on energy stocks.

The market for luxury-homes worth upwards of $5 million has slowed to a crawl. Properties are taking longer to sell and prices are down an estimated 20 percent since peaking in 2007. Some believe prices could fall another 10 to 15 percent before bottoming in 2010.

The performances of the stock markets at the turn of the century is analyzed. Investor predictions of healthy returns proved true as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 11,000 and the Nasdaq above 4,000.

An analysis of Federal Reserve Board chairman, Alan Greenspan's address on the labor market and the US economy. The fast food industry is struggling to find enough man power and is resorting to sign-on bonuses for any new hires. The wealth of work available is discussed along with forecasts of where the unemployment rates will be headed.

Europe needs agencies like the U.S.'s Fannie Mae due in part to the rapid growth of its market in asset-backed securities that still lags its American counterpart. The first-quarter 2008 performance of Schroders is also discussed.

An overview of the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is provided. According to analysts, market consolidation may be partially to blame for the Dow's somewhat stagnant numbers.

The economic aspects of the bond market is analyzed. Investor attitude towards bonds have been bordering indifference due to the healthy returns from stocks. The bond market's struggle to attract capital is reviewed.

The uncertainty of the Y2K computer glitches prompted corporations to niot heavily invest in technology spending, instead concentrating on programming fixes. Forecasts are presented on how tech stocks will fare with the Y2K problem over and companies ready to buy and whether these stocks wil dominate as it has in the past years.

An overview is presented on the performance of stocks on the Nasdaq. The surge in Nasdaq stocks has effected equities markets and its impact is noted.

The trend in trading during the month of October is given along with some opportunities which can arise for investors. The VIX data, which measures market volatility at the Chicago Board Options, is often monitored by traders and signals when to buy and sell during these uncertain times in the marketplace.

The Trent Formula was developed by Edwin Trent. This formula was developed to confirm when a market had changed from a bull to a bear. The formula is based on a twelve and one half per cent rise from a low to signal a change, or the opposite to confirm a bear market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all time high on November 29, 1983 at 1287.20. A twelve and one half per cent decline from the point would be 1126.30. If the market closes at or below this point, a new bear market might be underway. A table of this formula over the last decade is included.

Gannet Company's USA Today Newspaper has built a readership of 13 million in thirteen months. Cathie Black is president of the paper, and she is trying to correct the major problem the paper has - lack of advertising. Market research helped to produce the kind of newspaper that most people wanted to read. Even though surveys show that the paper's readers are young, affluent and professional, advertisers are reluctant to buy space in the paper. One of the reasons for this reluctance may be because the paper seems to have an identity problem. Advertisers are unable to decide whether the paper is a magazine, a supplement to local daily newspapers or a primary source for news. Al Neuharth, the force behind the paper's establishment, agrees that identity is a problem. He believes this will work out, and sees the paper turning a profit by 1987. Losses could force the termination of the paper if advertising revenue does not pick up in 1984.