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NewStar Reports First Quarter Consolidated Net Income of $6.2 Million, or $0.12 Per Diluted Share

[GlobeNewswire] – BOSTON — NewStar Financial, Inc. , a specialized commercial finance company, today reported consolidated net income of $6.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2014. Net income … moreView todays social media effects on NEWSView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who NewStar is hiring next, click here to […]

Regulators, private investors outpaced by algorithmic stock trading …

Regulators, private investors outpaced by algorithmic stock trading by Jim Patterson | Posted on Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2014 — 11:44 AMHigh-speed algorithms have so revolutionized the design and functioning of our stock markets that they are quickly tearing up the rulebook in how these markets are regulated, according to a Vanderbilt Law School researcher.“Algorithms able to execute tens of thousands […]

Bloomberg introduces Twitter sentiment analysis tools – Traders …

Bloomberg’s headquarters in New Jersey, USAImage: Solarfeeds.comIt used to be the case that financial firms would block social media services such as Twitter on their systems to prevent their employees leaking sensitive information – and also to prevent them from timewasting at work. This was an effective strategy, with just one fairly major issue – Twitter was becoming a hugely […]

Stock Market: Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful

Source: ThinkstockBuying out of favor stocks is one of the most difficult things to do. Often, when stocks fall dramatically, it does so for valid reasons. Furthermore, the lower they sink, the worse the news seems to get. Nevertheless, if you trust your ability to analyze companies then one of the best pieces of advice you can follow is to […]

FBI Investigates High-Speed Stock Traders – Yeshiva World News

The FBI is looking into the practices of high-frequency stock trading firms, adding to the scrutiny that is being placed on the practice.Brokerage firms use high-frequency trading to get a jump on their competitors. Powerful computers analyze market information and then execute buy and sell orders for stocks within a fraction of a second.One way that high-frequency traders have gained […]