At this conference, we will assess whether high frequency trading (HFT) has been good or bad for the securities markets and investors.

AEI Election Watch 2012: American Enterprise Institute experts Karlyn Bowman and Henry Olsen discuss the results of Super Tuesday and preview what's next in the 2012 GOP presidential contest.

Intense debate continues over the appropriate level of marginal income tax rates, particularly as policymakers consider whether to extend part or all of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, which are currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2012.

The Obama administration is gambling that, with time, firms will flourish, stocks will rise, and market interventions will be vindicated. But it is placing these high-stakes bets with taxpayer funds.

The government’s reluctance to sell may be comforting to those who worry that it is too eager to recede from being a major stockholder in large private corporations, or who believe that stocks have nowhere to go but up.

Policymakers can increase American retirement security by restricting employers from offering company stock in tax-preferred 401(k) plans.

Lower earnings announcements for the pharma sector last week stem from two provisions in the health reform legislation.