CNNfn.com Launches After-Hours Report.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2000 CNNfn.com, the financial news Web site, has launched After-Hours Report, a self-refreshing Web page that constantly updates users on the latest market information of top Nasdaq stocks and S&P futures trading after the markets' close. The report is located in CNNfn.com's markets section at CNNfn.com/markets/afterhours and is active 4 to 9 p.m. ET. Users can monitor after-hours stock trading of major companies and check on where the S&P futures contracts Futures Contract An exchange traded agreement to buy or sell a particular type and grade of commodity for delivery at an agreed upon place and time in the future. Futures contracts are transferable between parties. are trading--a major indicator Indicator Anything used to predict future financial or economic trends. Notes: In the context of technical analysis, an indicator is a mathematical calculation based on a securities price and/or volume. The result is used to predict future prices. of the next day's market activity. The report also provides a market snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. for a quick look at where the major U.S. markets ended that day. After-Hours Report follows the successful launch of Morning Call, CNNfn.com's pre-market Pre-Market Trading done before the regular market opens. Notes: Participation by market makers and ECNs is voluntary, so in pre-market there may be less liquidity than during normal hours of trading. page that highlights where key U.S. stocks are trading in overseas markets. CNNfn.com is one of the Internet's leading sources for business news, financial intelligence and free business services. CNNfn.com offers users breaking business, financial and market news and in-depth in-depth adj. Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study. in-depth Adjective detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis analysis of the U.S. and global economies, the technology industry and companies in the news. In addition, CNNfn.com's extensive financial intelligence and personal finance tools provide access to investment reports, portfolio management, industry research and company profiles. CNNfn.com is the online companion to CNNfn, the first network to launch simultaneously si·mul·ta·ne·ous adj. 1. Happening, existing, or done at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary. 2. Mathematics on television and the Web. |
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