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Old 04-02-2014, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucco View Post
I just wonder how CBS, or any network, decides what book they want to push on various "news" shows
I don't think they are pushing a book.

Some people, serious people, have made allegations of a serious problem with financial markets on the heels of the worst global financial crisis mush of the world has experienced since the great depression.

If it is not news, I don't know what would qualify as news.

Besides... The FBI and SEC are investigating HFT.

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Bloomberg:

Federal agents are making an unusual public plea for the financial industry to bare its secrets.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has openly solicited traders and stock-exchange workers to blow the whistle on possible front-running and manipulation via high-speed computers.
FBI Seeks Help From High-Frequency Traders to Find Abuses - Bloomberg