There’s no such thing as a free lunch. You’ve likely heard this adage about how you can’t get something for nothing. Yet, some “free” things really do feel free. Ever signed up for a “free” trial?

Duke Law Professor Gina-Gail S. Fletcher appeared in a hearing with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Tuesday. In the hearing the professor said payment for order flow ...

High Frequency Traders (HFTs) like Citadel are catching considerable flack in the wake of the GameStop phenom. HFTs are blamed for adding an unnecessary cost, payments for order flow, to retail ...

Accuracy is another recurring issue. Invoices that include the wrong tax treatment, incorrect pricing or mismatched ...

B2B payment fraud is escalating rapidly. According to the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) 2025 Payments and ...

Former TD Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia said banning payment for order flow would be a "disservice" to retail traders. Moglia said retail traders get everything for free on a trade except a "little spread ...

Asset bubbles are easy enough to define, but not so simple to identify. WSJ’s Gunjan Banerji explains what bubbles are exactly, how they form and what happens when they burst. Illustration: Jacob ...

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For the global financial industry, 2025 will be remembered as a year where technology breakthroughs transform the world of ...