Apr 04 Watch ‘Flash Boys’ investigates how high-frequency traders anticipate Wall Street’s next move faster By PBS News Hour Much of the stock market trading that occurs today is done with computer servers, completing hundreds of millions of orders in a system known as high-frequency trading. Author Michael Lewis has made this practice the subject of his latest book,… Continue watching
Apr 02 What’s the big deal about Michael Lewis and high-frequency trading? By Simone Pathe Michael Lewis' "Flash Boys" is reigniting the debate over high-speed trading and what its risks are. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch Market turmoil overseas causes concern for Wall Street By PBS News Hour After the Dow saw its worst performance in more than a year and a half in January, concerns are rising about turmoil in overseas markets. How are the problems in emerging markets linked to the stock market in the United… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Global markets suffer major drop By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sudeep Reddy of the Wall Street Journal about what the recent drop means for the global economy and how it may affect emerging markets. Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Tuesday, December 31, 2013 we look back at a record-breaking year on Wall Street the rest of the economy. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Will JPMorgan’s record settlement set incentive for better bank behavior? Will JPMorgan's record settlement set incentive for better bank behavior?… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch How does Twitter’s potential for profit measure up to its high stock price? How does Twitter's potential for profit measure up to its high stock price?… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch SAC Capital fined $1.8 billion for insider trading SAC Capital agreed Monday to plead guilty to criminal fraud. The insider trading charges will cost billionaire investor Steven Cohen's high-profile hedge fund $1.8 billion in fines. Sheelah Kolhatkar of Bloomberg Businessweek joins Jeffrey Brown to offer insight on the… Continue watching
Nov 04 SAC pleads guilty BREAKING: US prosecutor: Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to plead guilty to fraud in NYC, pay $1.8 billion— The Associated Press (@AP) November 4, 2013… Continue reading