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Wall St – not about investing but fixing the game

July 9, 2013 Comments Off on Wall St – not about investing but fixing the game
An article in the NY TImes today reports that NY Attorney General Schneiderman is pursuing various information providers, Thomson Reuters in the immediate case, for their practices of selling market sensitive information preferntially. Those paying a premium get information several minutes before its release to the general public. This is --->> read more -->>
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economy

Controlling Gambling by Wall St. and the Big Banks – Bad for Business?

January 22, 2010 Comments Off on Controlling Gambling by Wall St. and the Big Banks – Bad for Business?
Anti-Wall St Does Not Mean Anti-Business President Obama’s proposals to break up the “too large to fail” mega banks and otherwise reapply the Glass Steagall Act to the financial sector has predictably brought loud complaints that this is populist and anti-business. Even the rhetoric of the reporters and expert talking --->> read more -->>
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Enron, Trust and Malfeasance

January 29, 2002 Comments Off on Enron, Trust and Malfeasance
January 23, 2002 (revised 1/29/02) The collapse of energy giant Enron over the last six months has produced a surprising level of outrage especially for a cynic like me. As this drama continues to unfold, I have been trying to understand how Enron structured their business and made money. Until --->> read more -->>