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WSJ article about CFDs - am I missing something?

In this WSJ article, it comments Traders held a net $22.6 billion in bets that the dollar will appreciate, a gain of 31% in net wagers over the previous week and the largest such position since ...
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How much does taking a Microeconomics course help you understand the field of investing?

I took an AP (Advanced Placement) Macroeconomics course in high school, and the concepts were very interesting, but unfortunately I think it provided minimal help (or maybe it was because we barely ...
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What is the effect of a high dollar on the Canadian economy, investors, and consumers?

Is a high dollar good or bad for the Canadian economy? Are investors affected differently from consumers because of this?
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How much power does a CEO have over a public company?

I want to invest in a public company and I want to know: Exactly how much power does the CEO has over what the public company does? Can a CEO control a public company even though he doesn't own a ...