Topic: Flash Crashes
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SEC's Schapiro: Budget undersized to fulfill new market-watchdog duties
The Securities and Exchange Commission has new duties under the 2010 financial reform law, but SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro says the agency's budget is not 'appropriately sized' to do the job.
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What keeps SEC chairwoman up at night? Money market funds (+video)
The health of money market funds leads the list of worries of SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro, America's top financial market regulator. Past wild swings in the stock market rank up there, too.
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Stock market plunges and soars. Is it acting irrationally?
Swings of hundreds of points up or down have investors wondering if the stock market is irrational. Analysts say the volatility reflects uncertainty about the economy. Get used to it.
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'Flash crash' report: A tale of how not to make a big trade
The May 6 'flash crash' of the stock market was set off by a single $4.1 billion 'sell' order, the SEC reported Friday.
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Stock market trading: Computers: 1 Investors: 0
Stock market is increasingly turning into a casino as superfast computers take over the bulk of trading on the stock market.
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After the 'flash crash' and world debt crisis, is it time to risk proof portfolios?
Amid the world debt crisis and 'flash crash,' it pays to learn about 'limit orders' and bond risks.
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Stock market bouncing back day after biggest drop of the year
The stock market rebounded somewhat Friday morning after news that the German parliament approved that country's portion of a large European bailout.
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The New Economy
Dow average sees biggest fall in 15 months
The 376-point plunge in the Dow average Thursday was big, but the flash crash was bigger. Can the SEC keep it from happening again?
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SEC unveils 'flash crash' fixes, but Dow plunge still mysterious
A report on the May 6 stock market 'flash crash' released by regulators Tuesday is thin on answers for why the Dow took a 1,000-point dive.
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Days later, mystery still shrouds stock market's 'flash crash'
Regulators tell Congress they're moving to erect new stock market 'circuit breakers' to pause trading when individual stocks fall quickly.
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