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Fed Leakage

April 21, 2017

Chief and Kathy Dervin welcome Economic Journalist Pedro da Costa of Business Insider. The three of them discuss Federal Reserve leaks, market-moving announcements and whether or not the Fed is acting nefariously when sharing data with select groups. John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location joins the show to breakdown the Blackhawks’ first round exit before taking a look at fundamentally-driven markets.

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Articles Referenced

From 2012: Dan Dorfman, 82, Dies; His Tips Moved Markets

I tried to ask Yellen about the Fed leak — and the question echoed for longer than I expected

Guests & Co-Hosts

Kathy Dervin

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Kathy Dervin has been with Stocks & Jocks since 2011 as our Friday morning contributor, producer and banking guru. She has worked in the financial markets industry since 1993, including PC Quote/HyperFeed 1993 to 2003 and Thomson Reuters 2003 to 2013. She is currently Vice President at an investment bank. Read more.

Pedro da Costa

Pedro da Costa is a journalist and reporter for Business Insider. He has also worked for Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, and others covering economics and financial markets since 2001. He is currently based in Washington, D.C. and focuses on the Federal Reserve and macroeconomic policy. Da Costa earned a Master’s in international relations at the University of California San Diego and studied sociology and political science as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. He grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

John Neal

John Neal directs PTI Securities’ Glendale, Arizona office serving the firm’s clients in the Phoenix metro area and across the Western U.S. He oversees day-to-day operations, including client services, investor education, staff management and marketing. John has more than 12 years of management experience in the securities and financial services industry. He joined PTI Securities in 2003 in this role. Prior to that time, he was a branch manager with Phoenix area firms, Granite Capital Management and, most recently, Independent Financial Management. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John earned a bachelor’s degree in international management from Arizona State University in Tempe. Away from work, John enjoys reading, live music and outdoor activities. He also volunteers with the St. Vincent De Paul Society and the Lupus Foundation of America. Married with two children, John and his family live in Peoria, Arizona.