insider trading

The WSJ leads on algobots and the press

A trader-founded "news service" lands in the FBI spotlight

August 14, 2013 By Ryan Chittum

Reuters feeds the robots two-second scoops

July 10, 2013 By Ryan Chittum

The New York AG probes the selling of early access to market-moving information

STOCK fraud?

April 17, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin

Reporters miss a chance to expose Congress’s weak rationale for an ethics rule rollback

Audit Notes: Reuters in court, 97-month car loans, the missing 000s

April 9, 2013 By Ryan Chittum

A flurry of legal activity for the wire service

The NYT on the SEC’s hunt for Stevie Cohen

February 7, 2013 By Felix Salmon

The case weakens as the statute of limitations winds down

China hacks the press

February 1, 2013 By Ryan Chittum

While the FBI probed whether it gave some traders an early look at government data

The press underplays the Geithner leak

January 23, 2013 By Ryan Chittum

A Fed president claims the now-Treasury Secretary gave inside information to Wall Street

Audit Notes: insider trading versus CDO fraud, 401(k)s, lead and crime

January 16, 2013 By Ryan Chittum

Rough treatment for inside-trading suspects contrasts with CDO probes

The former Treasury secretary told the public one thing while telling select traders another

Insider Trading in Congress

November 14, 2011 By Ryan Chittum

A new book puts faces on data suggesting members enrich themselves with nonpublic information

Audit Notes: Insider Trading on the Hill, Taibbi, Deficit vs. Jobs Coverage

May 24, 2011 By Ryan Chittum

Audit Notes: WSJ on Selling Access, Wall Street-Style; Yanked; Small Paywalls

May 16, 2011 By Ryan Chittum

Audit Notes: Journalists Subpoenaed, Private Pension Woes, Galleon

March 7, 2011 By Ryan Chittum

Audit Notes: HBGary Federal, Bank CEOs Stock Sales, Adam Gopnik

February 11, 2011 By Ryan Chittum