60 Minutes: Wall Street High Speed Traders
Steve Kroft gets a rare look inside the secretive world “high-frequency trading,” a controversial technique the SEC is...
What Does ‘Blame Emphasis’ Reveal?
I was reading this piece from Michael Hiltzik of the L.A. Times, and I was struck by something intriguing. The debate over the deficit is...
The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business It Pays to Be an...
Todd Harrison has always told it like it is. This at times, has caused him no small amount of problems. That comes across in his personal...
Week in Review: The Power of Zero To Be Tested?
The S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrials suffered their worst weekly loss of the year, both down 2.3 percent. The U.S. and European...
Felix Zulauf: Storm clouds over markets
Felix Zulauf, former head of asset management at UBS, warns that storm clouds are gathering over the markets. He discusses with John...
The World Economy after the Financial Crisis
This week, I will be visiting Brussels to visit some clients (and prospective clients). While I am there, I will be on a panel disucssing...
Oh, No, Not the End of the World (Again)
> I have a new column out in the Washington Post on why the crazies come out after major market and economic crises, titled Oh, No,...
2011 Private Employment is 2% Below 2001 Levels
From the Liscio Report, via Alan Abelson, May Employment data shows that a limp recovery is growing limper. “As our friends and...