Archive for March, 2009

To Reinstate the Uptick Rule or Not?

March 22, 2009 - publisher

What is the uptick-rule? Simply put; it is a rule used to regulate short selling in the financial markets. Specifically, the rule limits the timing of short sales. It mandates, subject to certain exceptions, that, when sold, a listed security...

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The Tides Change in Federally Funded Stem Cell Research

March 11, 2009 - publisher

Back in 2001, President Bush moved to restrict federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, making it the subject of his first prime-time televised speech from the White House. Now, Obama has flipped the tables with one swipe of...

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