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The central bank's man behind the curtain
Dec 16, 2015
Simon Potter is charged with making a rate hike actually happen.
Does Goldman Sachs need to change its business model?
Oct 16, 2015
Disappointing earnings raise questions about the bank's reliance on trading
Expect more volatility. But don't let it freak you out
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Gigi Douban
Aug 28, 2015
The hallmark of Wall Street activity this week has been volatility. Expect more.
Market Update: our coverage of this week's stock chaos
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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 25, 2015
Here’s another way the markets are not like the real world: in the markets, the B word is worse than the C word. So much worse! C is for Correction, a sharp drop in prices, with a defined ending and a recovery. B, on the other hand, is for bear market, a long-term drop, with […]
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Stock drop highlights Rule 48 and the market makers
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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 24, 2015
Market makers are the go-to people who keep American exchanges fine-tuned.
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What makes a correction
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Paddy Hirsch
Jun 2, 2015
When the market runs too hot, stand by for a fall.
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Pacific trade and the fear of currency manipulation
Apr 23, 2015
The President faces opposition to having more authority on Pacific nation trade.
For public good, not for profit.
Why markets freaked when Bloomberg crashed
Apr 17, 2015
An outage at the financial-data giant shows how much some traders rely on it.
When falling bank profits can be a good thing
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Dan Bobkoff
Jan 15, 2015
Lower profits could be a sign that banks are taking smaller risks.
The dramatic changes in the stock floor trading businesses
Apr 2, 2014
There's no Goldman at the end of this rainbow.