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Lewis is going to be on Imus

Looks like this is becoming the new story being used to distract us from Obamanomics --replacing that Malaysian airliner. This is from just this morning:

Did Market Traders 'Front Run' Michael Lewis? - Steven Sears, Barron's
High-Frequency Trading Benefits the Investor - Peter Nabicht, USA Today
What Michael Lewis Gets Wrong About HFT - BusinessWeek
HFT Is Turning Wall Street Into A Casino - Rana Foroohar, TIME
The Book Reader: 'Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt' NY1 - 46 minutes ago Bari Weiss of The Wall Street Journal reports on newly released book titles and the world of publishing in "The Book Reader." If you enjoyed reading "Liar's Poker," "Moneyball," "The Blind Side" or "The Big Short," good news: Michael Lewis has a new book.
'Flash traders' investigated by FBI as book blows lid on their methods to billion ... Telegraph.co.uk
The Odds Are Never In Our Favor and High Frequency Trading Right Side News
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Tabb Says High Frequency Trading Is Less Profitable (Audio) Larry Tabb , chief executive officer of market-research firm Tabb Group LLC, says individual investors are getting a better and less expensive service from stock exchanges as brokers and high frequency ...Bloomberg
Capitalism risks becoming 'not fit for purpose' Professor Moorad Choudhry says that Western economies will not be able to compete if the system carries on like this. CNBC
[video] Michael Lewis: Iconic U.S. Stock Market Is Rigged March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Television’s “Lunch Money” Host Adam Johnson tales a look at the accusation that the U.S. stock market is rigged. (Source: Bloomberg) Bloomberg
Are 'Flash Boys' controlling the markets? In his new book "Flash Boys," author Michael Lewis alleges that the stock market is "rigged" by a mix of high frequency traders, stock exchanges and Wall Street firms. CNBC
FBI probes high-frequency trading for crimes NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking at possible criminal wrongdoing when it comes to high-frequency trading, according to an FBI spokesperson. "We are looking ... MarketWatch