Finance

Finance

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Has Some Tips for SEC

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Top of the list is a warning over the rise of 24-hour trading, just as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange pursue it.

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Banking

Big Banks are Falling in Love with Mid-Sized Companies

Wall Street’s biggest banks are increasingly working with mid-sized companies — much to the chagrin of mid-sized and boutique banks.

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Banking

Chase, PayPal Digital Ad Gambits Bring New Privacy Worries

Unlike making a purchase on Amazon or eBay, financial transaction data gives a more complete profile picture.

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Advisor Upside

Wells Fargo Fires Employees for Pretending to Work

Wells Fargo said the allegations involved “simulation of keyboard activity” that created the “impression of active work.”

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Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Wait and See

Stocks are mostly stuck in neutral as investors await two key pieces of data on Wednesday.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Eurovision

Far-right gains in the European Parliament elections put investors globally in a tentative mood, though the dollar got a big boost.

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Markets

Where Have All the Short Sellers Gone?

Since 2008, funds with a short bias have seen assets decrease to $4.6 billion from around $7.8 billion.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Catch Your Breath

After a runup of nearly 8% in the past six weeks, the market and its Big Tech drivers appear to be taking a break.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Big Tech Takes Over

Nvidia is back to its winning ways, lifting tech stocks and pushing the broader S&P 500 index to another all-time high.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Hiring Freeze

The job openings report for April fell to its lowest level in about three years, giving investors pause about the impact on profits.

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Economics

Dollar Takes a Bruising From Trump’s Jabs at Fed Chair

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The US dollar hit a three year low against a basket of currencies Monday, highlighting investor concerns about US assets.

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