SEC narrowly OK’s trading rule
In one of the most sweeping changes to stock trading rules in years, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday narrowly approved a regulation requiring brokers to accept the best quoted price for any transaction, no matter which market it comes from.
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Nationwide blackout strikes Colombia
Colombia's electrical grid collapsed Thursday, causing a nationwide blackout that briefly halted stock trading, trapped people in elevators and left authorities struggling to determine the cause.
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Nasdaq rally leads U.S. stocks higher at midday
NEW YORK -- Technology paced an advance in U.S. stocks Monday, but blue-chip gains were kept in check by losses in Boeing Co. after the aerospace giant's chief executive was forced out.
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Preparing for the Inevitable
We lived through 9/11. We lived through the London, Madrid and Bali bombings, too. Now al-Qaeda wants to destroy our financial technology infrastructure by launching a cyber attack against our online banking and stock trading infrastructure. Luckily, nothing came of this early December event, but we certainly need to be prepared for future attacks.
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