The most common type of securities controversy that comes to arbitration under the National Association of Securities Dealers is breach of fiduciary duty. Common stocks are the most common type of security in NASD arbitrations. The total amount arbitrators awarded in customer claims last year was $139 million, of which $23 million was in…
Christian Science Monitor offers RSS feeds
The Christian Science Monitor is providing RSS files of its content, so the paper can be read in news aggregators. Different sections — Top Stories, Commentary, Work & Money, Sci/Tech, etc. — each have their own feed, and there is one for the complete paper.…
New Homeland Security site a confusing maze
March 1 was the day 22 federal agencies found a new home under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But try to use that site to figure out precisely where the duties these agencies performed now fall. It is a challenge. Take the former Immigration and Naturalization Service. It is no…