Futures Markets

Without Congress, President Obama Can Provide a "Tax Cut" That Really Will Spur Economic Growth

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Futures Markets, Oil Prices, Speculation, Economic Growth, Tax Cuts, Business News
Paul Abrams

Oil prices are rising and a large part of that increase is due to speculation on the futures market.

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MF Global Revelations Keep Getting Worse

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Jon Corzine, Mf Global Bankruptcy, Gary Gensler, Cftc, Total Return Swaps, MF Global, Banking Crisis, Futures Markets, Repo-to-Maturity, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

How long does it take to find more than $600 million to $1.2 billion of customers' money? MF Global's books seem so messed up that one person couldn't have created this chaos alone.

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Hollywood Goes Wall St.: Controversy Over Plans To Allow Gambling On Movies

nytimes.com | JOSEPH PLAMBECK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trend Exchange, Cantor Futures Exchange, Cantor Fitzgerald, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Futures Markets, Futures, Los Angeles News

The Motion Picture Association of America, the film industry group, has asked the federal commission that oversees futures exchanges to prevent the tr...

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