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What's insider trading and why it’s a big problem

  • Written by Alexander Kurov, Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Research Chair in Finance, West Virginia University
What's insider trading and why it’s a big problemGordon Gekko of ‘Wall Street’ may be the fictional face of insider trading. Ilona Gaynor/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

There’s a growing bipartisan push to prohibit members of Congress from buying or selling stocks. The shift follows news reports that several senators sold stocks shortly after receiving coronavirus briefings in early 2020...

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