No clear winner or loser emerged from the Democratic gubernatorial debate on Face to Face with Jon Ralston, taped this morning. (The program airs in two parts, the first today and the second on Monday. Our thanks to the kind folks at Face to Face for the invitation to cover it live.)
But there were [...]
By Ian Mylchreest
Years ago some New York-area brokers sued their companies for tolerating a frat house atmosphere in the workplace but the problems persist among dealmakers and so securities industry regulators are poised to re-write the rules, reports USA Today. The NASD and the New York Stock Exchange have both proposed rules to force firms to [...]
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Friday, March 24, 2006
To bank or not to bank
By Ian Mylchreest
Wal-Mart’s application for a bank license so it can process its own credit cards has created an unprecedented national furore for the FDIC, reports the New York Times. So much furore, in fact, that the agency is holding the first public hearing it has ever held.
The issue is the applicant, according to the paper. No [...]
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