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High frequency trading: Why the robots must die
Colin Barr 2010-05-12 02:05The robo-stock market blew a fuse Thursday. Now is Washington’s chance to rewire the joint for good.The exact causes of Thursday’s stock market short-...
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High frequency traders' next target: the speed of light
Andy Serwer 2010-05-21 12:16Observations, questions, and commentary on today's business news headlines:? Here's a big question: Does the euro really make sense? When a country ge...
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Why fears of hyperinflation won't die
Kit R. Roane 2010-08-06 10:26Deflation may be on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's tongue, but inflation is wagging in at least one corner of the economy. Obscure books anal...
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Trading a white collar for blue
Anne Fisher 2009-06-24 06:36In the 'knowledge economy,' blue-collar work - the kind where you don't sit at a desk - has long been considered second best. That's changing fast.By ...
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Trading on home prices
財富中文網 2009-07-17 10:06With two new vehicles from MacroMarkets, you can invest in the outlook on housing prices whether they go up or down.By Katie BennerInvestors now have ...
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Curb oil speculation? Why that's folly!
財富中文網 2009-07-30 05:42Regulators are gearing up to set limits, but that's just a good way to encourage hoarding.By Jon BirgerWord is that the Commodities Futures Trading Co...
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Yesterday's market swerve: fat fingers, glitch, or cyber-warfare?
Paul Smalera 2010-05-12 06:36Theories about yesterday's stock market swoon, where within a matter of 20 minutes, the stock market plunged by 1,000 points and then nearly completel...
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Why are there no Mac viruses?
財富中文網 2009-09-04 12:31By Philip Elmer-DeWittThere are, as far as we know, no Mac OS X viruses in the wild.To prove that assertion wrong, you only have to name one.Academic ...
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Insider trading: The least surprising event of 2010?
Katie Benner 2010-12-03 01:45All of the ingredients were in place for industry-wide evidence of insider trading. Add a dash of deals and a new political zeitgeist and the recipe w...
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Why the stock market isn't fair
Eleanor Bloxham 2010-12-02 02:18Differential access to information and sophisticated technology have contributed to the sad reality that the capital markets are simply not fair to al...
