In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve ends a policy meeting Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Investors have been nervously speculating that the Fed will soon scale back its economic stimulus and send interest rates up and stock prices down. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Waiting on the Fed: Here We Go Again

The Exchange As traders wait on the Federal Reserve, putting off any major decisions until they hear the latest word in FOMC logic and intentions, it's worth noting that, from finance to literature, little good comes from slipping into a state of suspended animation. “Defer no time,” wrote Shakespeare. “Delays have dangerous ends.”

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    Tobin Smith, a money manager who has been a fixture on the television news shows for 15 years, was paid $50,000 to tout the stock of Petrosonic Energy in an email and print advertising campaign.

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