Monthly Archives: May 2014

HBCU Money™ Dozen 4/28 – 5/2

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Undersea warfare: Viruses hijack deep-sea bacteria at hydrothermal vents l NSF http://1.usa.gov/1ufJ3k8

How-to Make the Most of Your New Twitter Profile l CIOonline http://trib.al/5O16UiP

Apple’s Great Green Progress l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/5YWDLF

Newest sighting of element 117 brings it one step closer to periodic table glory l New Scientist http://ow.ly/wqTu7

$9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects. Propose a project before 6/17 l EPA http://www.http://go.usa.gov/ksVT

Bees and butterflies drink tears straight from crocodile’s eyes l New Scientist http://ow.ly/wqTEC

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Rise and fall of U.S. labor force participation l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1iHjQeO

Africa now has more than 90 tech hubs. l World Bank http://wrld.bg/wo5xC

Paying down credit card debt: a breakdown by income and age l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/Q9pc6m

Food security stats play fundamental role in estimating level of food & nutrient consumption l World Bank http://wrld.bg/wkON4

North Korea: Rising home prices in America create homelessness l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/5YVyKm

Urban Institute: Lending standards aren’t getting looser l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/5YVhx4

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

The HBCU Money™ Weekly Market Watch

Our Money Matters /\ May 2, 2014

A weekly snapshot of African American owned public companies and HBCU Money™ tracked African stock exchanges.

NAME TICKER PRICE (GAIN/LOSS %)

African American Publicly Traded Companies

Citizens Bancshares Georgia (CZBS) $8.00 (0.00% UNCH)

M&F Bancorp (MFBP) $4.53 (0.00% UNCH)

Radio One (ROIA) $4.42 (0.45% UP)

African Stock Exchanges

Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM)  229.85 (3.43% DN)

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)  8 848.28 (0.37% DN)

Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)  2 255.27 (5.13% UP)*

Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE)  151.85 (N/A)

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) 49 091.16 (0.45% UP)

International Stock Exchanges

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 10 645.16 (0.15% UP)

London Stock Exchange (LSE)  3 642.52 (0.25% UP)

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TOPIX)  1 182.48 (0.02% UP)

Commodities

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