Larry Harris

Obama nominates two U.S. Senate aides as next SEC commissioners

By Dave Michaels | May 26, 2013

Kara M. Stein and Michael S. Piwowar, both senior U.S. Senate aides, were nominated by President Barack Obama to join the SEC.
Nasdaq approves $40 million plan to cover Facebook losses

By Nina Mehta, Bloomberg | June 6, 2012

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s board approved a plan to compensate brokers whose orders were mishandled in Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, earmarking about $40 million to cover losses.
SEC warns exchanges to protect markets from glitches gone awry

By Joshua Gallu and Nina Mehta, Bloomberg | April 5, 2012

More than five months before a software error ruined Bats Global Markets Inc.’s initial public offering, U.S. regulators put exchanges on notice that they need to do more to protect investors from technology gone awry.

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Education

Friday gold puzzle – can you crack it?

Here's a little gold puzzle for you to ponder as you're getting ready for the weekend. See if you can figure it out.

Financials

U.S. stocks fluctuate on Fed bets after retail sales, jobs data

U.S. stocks fluctuated, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index had its biggest loss in a month, as investors weighed whether improving economic data will prompt the Federal Reserve to cut stimulus next week.