With today’s algorithmic and High Frequency Trading (HFT), the stock market is even more of a Ponzi scheme. HFT involves giant investment houses, with the capital to buy and operate multi-million dollar computers, capable of performing thousands of trades a minute, trading against hapless amate...
Of course, there's no direct connection between the stock market and the election, but there are potential explanations for this historical pattern. Changes in the White House create uncertainty in the markets, and uncertainty is generally bearish. Some view the S&P 500 as a broad reflection of...
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The Vinod-Adani shells seem to serve several functions, including (1) stock parking / stock manipulation (2) and laundering money through Adani’s private companies onto the listed companies’ balance sheets in order to maintain the appearance of financial health and solvency. Publicly listed compan...
Politicians Blind trusts are also used when a wealthy individual is elected to a political office, where the investment holdings could potentially create a conflict of interest. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires those holding political offices to disclose all of their assets unless those...
Journalists and politicians frequently refer to the DJIA as a gauge of the overall US stock market and economy, even though it is a price-weighted index.Footnote 4 The change in the DJIA from one period to the next only provides an estimate of the US stock market return if each of its ...
And I’ll tell you right off the bat that my view is because of factors external or unrelated to the election per se, I believe that the stock market has a high probability of peaking out right around the election time and then falling fairly hard from there well into 2013. ...
isn't another word in English language to really describe this. The reason, I think, we should talk about barter is because it shows the importance and scale of what's going on, and it gives a clue about how to build a tech world that feels more ethical...
It is surely a matter for all of us to determine the relative merits of such transactions, their full costs and benefits. We think that there are wide-ranging lessons to be learned from understanding the new capitalism. The old left - be that academics or politicians - might be ...
Since 2020, however, there seems to be a growing “war on merit.” The San Francisco School Board voted to endLowell High School's entrance examso that every student could attend in the name of opportunity and equality. As a public school, I understand the rationale. ...