Usa Stock Exchange Nasdaq and Dow Daily Update

NASDAQ Stock Market :

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. was founded in 1971 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or NASD, which operates subject to the oversight of the U.S. SEC. The Company is a provider of securities listing, trading, and information products and services. It operates The Nasdaq Stock Market, the largest electronic equity securities market in the United States, both in terms of number of listed companies and traded share volume.

Nasdaq operates in two segments:

Issuer Services and Market Services. The Company operates its securities listings business as the Corporate Client Group, which provides customer support services and products to Nasdaq-listed companies and is responsible for obtaining new listings on The Nasdaq Stock Market. More companies list on The Nasdaq Stock Market than any other U.S. market. Nasdaq develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indexes, associated derivatives and financial products as part of Nasdaq Financial Products.The Company's Market Services segment includes its transaction-based business and its market information services business.

The Company provides varying levels of quote and trade information to market participants and to data vendors, who in turn sell subscriptions for this information to the public as part of its Nasdaq Market Services Subscriptions business. It collects information, distribute it and earn revenues in different roles. The Company's operations are subject to Federal securities laws. As of March 8, 2006, Nasdaq had 917 employees.

Dow:

Dow Fiber Solutions announced the opening of its New York (NY) City showroom, its first-ever immersive showcase for the Company’s revolutionary, new premium stretch fiber, XLA.Dow Fiber also revealed a new brand identity for this flagship fiber.

XLA enables unique innovations and provides distinct benefits on trend with today’s consumers; it also offers brands and retailers competitive marketing advantages and the supply chain greater efficiencies and speed to market.Located in the heart of Manhattan’s garment district, the 2,500 square foot showroom is one more way Dow Fiber Solutions seeks to partner with and serve its customers by offering ongoing design ideas and inspiration, continually updated trend information and a luxurious environment for meetings and collaborative development work.It will serve as a forum to exchange ideas and to better understand the needs of the industry to inform future commercial offerings.

Visitors to the showroom will have access to an extensive library of fabrics that have been woven and knitted with and enhanced by XLA, from cashmere and velvet to linen, denim, cotton and wool. A continually updated gallery of concept garments will highlight the unique way in which XLA blends with the natural characteristics of host fibres, while transforming the way clothing looks, moves, feels and lasts.

“This space is the perfect venue for us to show the innovations possible with XLA™ and to inspire and delight our customers,” said Akiko Inui, global brand marketing manager for Dow Fiber Solutions. “The opening of the showroom is also a celebration of our sustained growth – made possible by the formidable backing we receive from The Dow Chemical Company – and the phenomenal reception the textile industry has given XLA.”