On Tuesday, the defense finished cross examining the FBI special agent, the prosecution rested its case, defense declined to offer witnesses, prosecution made its closing arguments, defense made its closing arguments, Judge Tharp instructed the jury and the jury began deliberating the fates of James Vorley and Cedric Chanu.
After more than a year of preparation, Members Exchange (MEMX) CEO Jonathan Kellner is more than ready for Monday’s launch of the new U.S. stock exchange at 9:30 a.m. ET.
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First Read Back in Court with Bcause - Year End Report Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Wednesday was the last hearing scheduled for this year for the Bcause bankruptcy. The next court date is January 7 when the bankruptcy trustee's...
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Bloomberg has a story by Mark Gongloff titled "All Work and No Play Makes Jack an Unproductive Boy; America's long hours aren't helping anybody." I would agree. Work smarter, not longer.~JJL Also, the NY...
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Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadMarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity Series 2019 Open for RegistrationJohn J. LothianWhen I was trying to figure out what I wanted to be in life, there was no such thing as the...
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Open Outcry Traders History Project Announced by John Lothian Large Scale Video Project Seeks to Capture the History of Open Outcry Traders and Era John J. Lothian & Company,...
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadBlockchain Litigation, 2018: Murphy & McGonigle ReportsThom Thompson - JLNEarlier this month Murphy & McGonigle (M&M), an East Coast law firm with a prominent securities...
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First Read $9,041/$300,000 (3%) How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change By John J. Lothian Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just. We might think of Peak6 as the firm with the...
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