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S&P Global Agrees to Buy IHS Markit for About $44 Billion
First Read $16,711/$300,000 (5.6%) Steve Auerbach, Guy Sheetz (and Anonymous x2) ++++ The Hemp Industry Has Room To Grow Thom Thompson - John Lothian News As the third nationally legal industrial hemp crop hits the market, it is clear that American producers,...
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Confidence in German Capital Markets Has Been Shattered; Lessons From Europe’s Covid Surge: Control Is Fragile and Losing It Is Easy
Confidence in German Capital Markets Has Been Shattered; Lessons From Europe’s Covid Surge: Control Is Fragile and Losing It Is Easy
CFTC Report on Negative Oil Prices Leaves Key Questions Unanswered; Goldman Sachs to Start Paris Trading Venue as Brexit Nears
CFTC Report on Negative Oil Prices Leaves Key Questions Unanswered; Goldman Sachs to Start Paris Trading Venue as Brexit Nears
China Vows to Investigate Bond-Market Misconduct; CFTC’s Tarbert: Global standards for crypto and CCPs are top industry priorities
China Vows to Investigate Bond-Market Misconduct; CFTC’s Tarbert: Global standards for crypto and CCPs are top industry priorities
Banks turn to AI as regulators press for Libor exit; US Treasury refuses to extend some of Fed’s crisis-fighting tools
Banks turn to AI as regulators press for Libor exit; US Treasury refuses to extend some of Fed’s crisis-fighting tools
Nasdaq to Acquire Verafin; ‘Zillennials’ Are Going to Change Investing Forever, BofA Says
Nasdaq to Acquire Verafin; ‘Zillennials’ Are Going to Change Investing Forever, BofA Says
Deutsche Börse to buy majority stake in ISS; China aims for more sway over copper prices with futures launch
Deutsche Börse to buy majority stake in ISS; China aims for more sway over copper prices with futures launch
Vanguard and BlackRock tighten stranglehold on ETF industry; Tesla to Be Added to S&P 500 Index
Vanguard and BlackRock tighten stranglehold on ETF industry; Tesla to Be Added to S&P 500 Index
Covid Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere; Australian Bourse Halts Trading in Longest Outage in Decade
Covid Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere; Australian Bourse Halts Trading in Longest Outage in Decade
The $36 Trillion Bill for Neglecting Climate and Free Trade
First Read $15,261/$300,000 (5%) Jessica Darmoni and Dayre Lashnits ++++ FIA Expo: Cboe's Ed Tilly Talks Retail Investors, European Derivatives Plans Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Although it was a period of heightened volatility, 2020 was a big year for retail...
How a Covid-19 Vaccine Could End Up Helping the Virus Spread
First Read $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ FIA Expo: U.S. Treasuries' 2020 March Madness Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Wednesday morning Kevin McPartland, head of research at Greenwich Associates, and his U.S. Treasury Market: Key Takeaways From March 2020 panelists...
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers to resign as Beijing moves to quash opposition
First Read ++++ $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ FIA Expo: Tarbert Misses Opportunities in Keynote Address Thom Thompson - John Lothian News In what is likely to be his last FIA Expo address as chairman of the CFTC, Dr. Heath Tarbert spoke for about half an hour on Tuesday...
Popular Trading Platforms Sideline Users With Technical Difficulties as Stocks Surge
First Read $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian and JLN Staff Today is the first day of FIA EXPO-V. EXPO is normally held in Chicago at the Hilton on Michigan Avenue. This year, it is being held in cyberspace and the FIA has put together a great...
SGX expands clearing relationship with CME Group
First Read $14,991/$300,000 (5%) Myriam Herrera, Alexander D.Lamb and Anonymous ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election by the major media networks and the...
LSE and Refinitiv make commitments on trading to secure EU approval for deal
First Read $14,541/$300,000 (4.8%) Patrick Kenny and Paul Nockels ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff There were two very interesting donations to the JLN MarketsWiki Education GoFundMe campaign. The Most Interesting Man in the World, Pat Kenny of CQG, donated, as did...
Japan’s ethical capitalism has lessons for the world on ESG
First Read $14,341/$300,000 (4.8%) Rich Mackey ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff Thank you to Rich Mackey, who was the latest donor to the JLN MarketsWiki Education GoFundMe campaign. Rich is a managing director of strategic initiatives at Prime Trading, LLC in Chicago...
