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The court’s move to overturn convictions of Anthony Chiasson, left, and Todd Newman, right, comes as Michael Steinberg, center, plans to appeal his conviction on similar grounds.
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had enjoyed a nearly untarnished winning streak of insider-trading prosecutions since he took office in 2009, earning a reputation as Wall […]

Robinhood Launches Zero-Fee Stock Trading App | TechCrunch

Why pay E*Trade $8 to buy or sell a stock when you can trade for free on Robinhood? After two years of development, $16 million in funding, and 500,000 waitlist signups, Robinhood finally hits the iOS App Store today. Robinhood lets you track the performance of stocks, and buy or sell them with just a few taps at no cost.The […]

Morgan Stanley fined $4M for allowing rogue Apple stock trades

–A+Morgan Stanley fined $4M for allowing rogue Apple stock tradesBy Mikey CampbellWednesday, December 10, 2014, 05:02 pm PT (08:02 pm ET)Investment bank Morgan Stanley on Wednesday agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $4 million in fines for violating the market access rule when it allowed a rogue trader to fraudulently purchase some $1 billion of Apple stock […]

Stock Market News for December 09, 2014 – December 9, 2014 …

Benchmarks started the week on a dismal note after a slump in oil prices and disappointing overseas economic data dented investor sentiment. Energy shares were hit hard after oil prices plunged to a five-year low over continued concerns of oversupply. Moreover, discouraging China’s trade numbers, contraction of Japan’s economy and less-than-expected expansion in Germany’s industrial output has raised concerns of […]

Don't try this: meet the high schooler who made $300K trading …

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It was just a few weeks into the new school year when Connor Bruggemann decided to play sick. He holed up in his bedroom, shut the door, and opened his laptop. Over the summer his father had opened an Etrade account for him, using around $10,000 Bruggemann had saved up over two years working as a busboy and […]

Exclusive: Citigroup To Shutter Lavaflow Stock Trading Venue …

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid12:37 PM 12/02/14By John McCrankNEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc is shutting down its alternative stock trading venue LavaFlow, the bank said on Tuesday, at a time when regulatory scrutiny has increased around broker-run trading platforms, forcing banks to rethink the costs.Critics say the alternative stock trading venues add to the fragmentation of the market, increasing complexity and costs […]

China opens up $4.2trn stock market to world via Hong Kong – RT.com

China opens up $4.2trn stock market to world via Hong KongPublished time: November 17, 2014 15:17Edited time: November 19, 2014 10:53Get short URLHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. Chairman Chow Chung-kong (L) and Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying smile after hitting a gong during the launch ceremony of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in Hong Kong November 17, 2014.(Reuters […]

Why the stock market sell-off may be nearing an end – CNBC.com

Saudi Arabia, from swing producer to price maker?
CNBC’s Patti Domm sits down with John Kilduff,the founding partner of Again Capital to discuss Saudi Arabia’s decline in oil prices and its impact on the global market.
Earnings season could break the stock market’s bear run, despite the oil slick that continues to trip up stocks.Stocks rallied Tuesday but gave up big gains […]

Oil slide wipes out market gains – CNBC.com

Tech was helped by Skyworks Solutions, up more than 7 percent after the Apple supplier raised its guidance for earnings and revenue for the quarter ended in September. Intel, reporting after the close, also was trading higher.The good news for semis comes after Microchip Technology lowered its forecast for its fiscal second quarter after chip sales fell short. Beaten-down chip […]

Tech stocks drag Wall Street lower – seattlepi.com

TOKYO (AP) — Asian stock markets were lackluster Thursday after Wall Street fell and as investors looked ahead to a European Central Bank meeting and U.S. economic data.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent at 15,703.89 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.2 percent to 2,055.58. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.4 percent to 25,229.91. Markets in Southeast Asia […]