The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most inaccurate and distorted of all stock indices – and yet it remains the most followed stock market index.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average Is a Big Lie
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How High-Frequency Traders Use Dark Pools to Cheat Investors
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High-frequency trading (HFT) has an evil cousin: dark pools.
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Stock Market Today: 5 Must-Read Stories
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For the fourth straight trading session, U.S. stocks climbed on news that General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and other companies beat quarterly expectations.
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Stock Market News: One of the Biggest Earnings Weeks of the Year
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Further developments out of Ukraine could weigh heavily on the markets today. That said, it’s a busy day for earnings, so let’s get to the five stories you need to know to make your day profitable.
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Gold Prices 2014: Do What Goldman Does, Not What It Says
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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) must really want to buy more gold; this week it repeated yet again its forecast for gold prices in 2014 to drop to $1,050 an ounce.
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Stock Market Today: New Rules for Big Banks
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Stock market news today, April 9, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points yesterday to finish at 16,256. The Nasdaq increased 33 points to finish at 4,112, while the S&P 500 added 6 points to end the day at 1,851.
Today, the FOMC will release minutes from its March meeting. Investors are seeking clues on when Fed Chair Janet Yellen and the central bank will exercise an increase in interest rates.
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IEX Exchange Short-Circuits Wall Street’s HFT Cheaters
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Chalk one up for the good guys.
The IEX exchange, a new stock platform that launched Oct. 25 of last year, was designed to negate the advantage that Wall Street’s high-frequency traders have over everyone else.
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Volcker Rule Means “Sleepless Nights Ahead for Bankers” – Money Morning
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After two years of review and lengthy revisions, all five regulatory agencies unanimously passed the controversial Volcker Rule on Tuesday.
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The Volcker Rule Surprises Wall Street – Thanks to JPMorgan – Money Morning
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Federal regulators will vote tomorrow (Tuesday) on the Volcker Rule, and this latest draft includes stricter language than Wall Street had expected…
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Dividend Stocks That Raised Payouts in October 2013 – Money Morning
by Diane Alter • • 0 Comments
With so many factors triggering market uncertainty, like the timing of the Fed taper and a lackluster earnings season, investors continue to love their dividend stocks – especially with so many raising payouts in October.
It’s an interesting time for dividend seekers. According to Fidelity Investments, corporate cash balances sit at some $1.8 trillion – the highest in history. Yet, payout ratios are still at 50-year lows. That suggests there’s plenty of room for dividends to rise.
