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...battle in early February when it trimmed equity-trading fees for low-volume investors to $9.99 from $12.99, although it still maintained a premium deal of $7.99 per trade for higher-volume customers. Scottrade stayed put, as it already offers flat $7 trading fees. (See the top 10 worst corporate name changes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brokers Wage a Price War on Commissions | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...Tomczyk adds that his firm would even take some hits to profits to hold the line. "It's about growth in the long term and being competitive first and foremost," he says. "If that means your profits get squeezed [in the short term], your profits get squeezed." (See the worst business deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brokers Wage a Price War on Commissions | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...friendlier. Speaking at a job-training center in Lanham, Md., the President announced more than $8 billion in federal loan guarantees for the construction of the first nuclear power plants in the U.S. in more than 30 years. "To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to increase our supply of nuclear power," said Obama. "It's that simple." (See pictures of the effects of global warming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Green Politics Behind Nuclear Power | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...really going on? To those fans who have invested their time studying all the tricks and deciphering how the judges compile points, you have my eternal admiration. But when I watch sports, I like to avoid the urge to ram my head against a rink. (See the 10 worst figure skating costumes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Watching Figure Skating, Judge for Yourself | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...Talan of Ukraine, no one wants to see your underpants through your white getup. Perhaps it's no coincidence that their pairs finished at the bottom of the 20-team draw. When you watch a skating event closely, it's fun to pinpoint the differences between the best and worst competitors - besides the tendency of low-scoring athletes to skate with their asses. For the pairs at the back of the pack, their spinning is hardly synchronized. Here, the guy is spinning faster than the gal; there, the gal is out-twirling the guy. During the ol' death spirals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Watching Figure Skating, Judge for Yourself | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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