The SEC Is Starting a Massive Database of Every Stock Trade
Brokers will have to report every trade and the trader’s personal information.
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Congress and the Federal Reserve Could Be Setting Us Up for Economic Disaster
If lawmakers keep spending like they are, and if the Fed backs down from taming inflation, then the government may create a perfect storm.
Race and Gender Checks Coming to a Boardroom Near You
New York City pressures Wall Street banks to report "self-identified gender, race and/or ethnicity of individual directors."
SPAC Attack: SEC Slowdown Hits Investment Vehicle
SPACs give ordinary investors a chance for big returns, but the SEC approval process is fraught with delays.
Why WallStreetBets and Bitcoiners Got So Excited About GameStop
Some of them like the stock, but all of them think our financial system is broken.
Don't Wait For (Any More) Disasters To Adopt Libertarian Values
We literally can't afford it.
Should Wall Street Be Worried by Potential Sanders, Warren Presidencies?
The Sanders-Warren agenda of higher taxes, increased regulation, and more government control worries Wall Street
Be Skeptical About Bernie Sanders' Financial Transactions Tax
Nonpartisan and center-left groups are casting doubt on the Vermont senator's revenue estimates.
Elizabeth Warren's Corporate Buttinskyism Is the Future Liberals Want: Podcast
What could go wrong with federalizing the corporate charter process and putting bureaucrats in charge of long-term business thinking?
Access to Obama White House Brought Companies Better Stock Performance, Study Shows
In "All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value," finance professors outline three ways government meetings may be valuable to companies.
Barack Obama, Venture Capitalist?
"The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests ... in a way I find really satisfying," the president said.
Hillary Clinton Doubles Down on Goldman Sachs
The Clinton campaign has been using former Goldman Sachs advisor Gene Sperling to criticize Donald Trump.
When It Comes to Wall Street Regulation, Bernie Sanders Has a Short Memory
Big banks needed government help to pull off the heist.
Why Presidential Candidates From Both Parties Are Wrong About Community Banks
Plenty of Americans prefer the convenience of banking somewhere large.
Jim Grant: The Fed Turned the Stock Market Into a 'Hall of Mirrors'
The editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer on the recent turmoil.
Stock Market Tanking, Dow Slips Below 17,000 for First Time in 10 months
"Panic sets in, not over yet," claims CNBC as major indices tumble worldwide.
At Least the Federal Reserve Can Help Those Playing the Stock Market
Otherwise, evidence for positive outcome from quantitative easing slim, says study from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Hillary Ran Gamut From Goldwater Girl to Populist Demagogue in Economic Policy Speech
Notwithstanding her rhetoric about growth and empowering entrepreneurs, Clinton's speech was none too keen on capitalism.
The Settlement Shakedown
Federal and state governments are extracting and pocketing huge payments from big businesses, perverting justice along the way.
Flood Wall Street Climate Change Protest Is a Washout
Imposing equality is the goal; climate change is the excuse
Ralph Nader on Dave Brat: 'A Clear Populist Challenge by Main Street Against Wall Street'
The left looks rightward.
For Anyone Who Wonders What Thomas Frank Thinks of the Films of Harold Ramis…
Liberals do not "own the imagery of subversion and outsiderness."
Stocks Drop; Dow Down More Than 300
Weak reports on manufacturing and construction spending
87-Year-Old Wall Street Tycoon Who Jumped Out of Window Gave Away $800 Million Fortune to Charities
Suffered a stroke earlier this year
Apple Deal with China Leads to Wall Street Surge
Company made distribution deal with China Mobile
Regulators Set To Approve Volcker Rule
Attempt to stop banks from gambling on financial markets
GM Stocks Hit New High as Government Prepares Exit
Since returning to the stock market three years ago
American Airlines Stock Returns to Wall Street
Merger completed and exiting from bankruptcy