Michael Lewitt

When investors watch stock prices move dramatically without any identifiable reason related to the fundamental business operations or results of a company, it destroys confidence in basic market processes.

As long as companies can obtain credit at a reasonable cost and on terms they can live with, the economy should continue to slog along and take the stock market along with it.

"Dark pools" are under fire because they put private investors at a disadvantage. These electronic trading networks allow institutional investors to conceal their identities as well as the number of shares they are buying or selling. ... [ Full Story ]