Econintersect:  The CES (Securities and Exchange Commission) is expanding its examination of possible manipulation of ETFs (electronically traded funds).  Last year the SEC started an investigation of leveraged ETFs that allow investors to take positions… more »

Econintersect:  Donald Johnson, a former managing director of the NASDAQ Stock Market, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison Friday (Aug. 17).  Johnson had pleaded guilty in May of numerous counts of insider trading.  He used his influential posit… more »

Could government officials (or people to whom they leaked the information) have made insider trades in oil ahead of the coordinated decision last week by the U.S. and the IEA (International Energy Agency) to release millions of barrels of oil reserves into the the world market? more »