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Giving The Fat Finger To Fat Finger Syndrome
By Ara C. TremblyA recent item in the online edition of London's Daily Mail reported that a stock trader in Japan had executed an erroneous trade that sent ...
December 22, 2005
Extension of Patriot ActWith the U.S.A. Patriot Act set to expire at the end of 2005, the Senate decided on December 21 to extend the Act for six months so the House and Senate could make revisions to the Act next year. The House voted to reauthorize the Patriot Act for four years...
November 27, 2005
Where Were The Feds' Pointy Heads?The subprime situation is one of those ongoing stories that journalistically call for an intensification in how they are described over time. To wit: at ...
November 23, 2005
ETF Assets Edged Up in October: ICIThe combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) totalled $263.8 billion at the end of October, slightly higher than the $259.5 billion reported at...
November 23, 2005
A Few Good ETFsA handful of exchange-traded funds can provide a great degree of diversification
November 15, 2005
StanCorp To Buy Back StockStanCorp Financial Group Inc. says it could buy back up to 5.5% of its outstanding shares of common stock over the next 2 years.[@@]StanCorp, ...
November 02, 2005
Reverse Mortgage Volume RisesUse of standard reverse mortgage arrangements increased 14% last year.[@@]The total number of home equity conversion mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration increased ...
November 01, 2005
Behind the Numbers, with Liz Ann SondersAt Schwab's Impact conference in september, the company's chief investment strategist was rather upbeat on equities, noting that "It's a good sign that people are...