Having made these distinctions, what are the stock market basics? Buyers of shares are investing their funds into the company or entity who issued the stocks. In effect, share holders become owners of the company. Decision making in the company is a function of how much weight a share holder has depending upon the number of shares the holder owns. Greater the number of shares owned, greater the influence of the share holder in the decision making process of the company.

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European shares stable in subdued trade (AFP via Yahoo! News)
European stock markets steadied on Thursday in subdued trade that focused on the banking sector after overnight gains in New York and earlier in Tokyo, dealers said.
European shares stable in subdued trade (TODAYonline)
People walk past the London Stock Exchange. European stock markets have steadied in subdued trade that focused on the banking sector after overnight gains in New York and earlier in Tokyo, dealers said.
European index futures slip in early trade (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - European stock index futures slipped in early trade on Thursday, pointing to a weak opening for stocks as corporate results did little to dispel worry over the financial sector.
Sensex recovers 50 points in early trade (Chennai Online)
Mumbai, Aug 28 The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained 50 points in early trade today on selective buying by funds amid short-covering by speculators.
Banks gear up to trade in currency futures on Friday (Business Standard India)
Banks, which had taken membership to trade in currency futures on the National Stock Exchange, are trying to complete all formalities before the launch on Friday.
Use Stock Charts To Find Perfection -- Or Flaws (Investor's Business Daily vi...
A stock's daily and weekly charts are two of your most valuable tools when it comes to investing.
Indications: U.S. stock futures point to early gains on GDP growth (Market Wa...
U.S. stock futures were flattish Thursday as oil and natural-gas futures continued to advance as fears about Tropical Storm Gustav remained and as markets awaited another estimate of the economy?s performance during the second quarter.
Pakistan KSE Official:Board To Meet Wed On Stock Market Fall (Nasdaq)
KARACHI -(Dow Jones)- The Karachi Stock Exchange's board has called an emergency meeting Wednesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index continued its downward spiral, and plummeted 4.5% during intraday trade, an official of the stock exchange said.
Pakistan Sets Floor on Stock Prices to Stop Plunge (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan set a floor for stock prices on the benchmark exchange, moving to halt a plunge that has wiped out $36.9 billion of market value since April.
Pakistan Sets Floor on Stock Prices to Stop Plunge (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's Karachi Stock Exchange set a floor for stock prices to prevent further declines after disintegration of the governing coalition sent the benchmark index to a 26-month low.