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Is Insider Trading Part of the Fabric on Wall Street? The Securities and Exchange Commission has been getting tougher on insider trading on Wall Street, but its potential target may be too wide. Discord at JPMorgan Investment Office Blamed in Huge Loss Trans-Atlantic tension in JPMorgan Chase?s chief investment office contributed to the unit?s giant losing trades, current and former bankers said. In Facebook Stock Rush, Fanfare vs. Realities The small gain for Facebook?s stock on its first day of trading suggests that many professional money managers viewed all the hype as just that. Novelties: Wristwatches That Help Screen Your Messages, and More A new generation of watches connects with smartphones and other devices to offer news feeds and e-mail, text and other alerts. Google Gets Approval From China for Motorola Deal Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. Character Study: James Crockman, the Human Antenna of the Breaking News Network James Crockman listens to 17 police and fire frequencies from a New Jersey office to cull spot items for subscribers like news media outlets. Mugabe Seeks Zimbabwe Edge by Pressing for Black Ownership President Robert G. Mugabe has begun pressuring companies operating in the country to comply with a law requiring that black Zimbabweans own more than half their shares. The Boss: Pixability Chief Is an Entrepreneur at Heart The chief of Pixability drew on her and experience in business, law and government to found her company, a provider of video marketing software and services. Preoccupations: Training for a Marathon, With Your Co-Workers A grade-school teacher describes how she and four of her colleagues have trained together to run a marathon ? and have found a new sense of camaraderie along the way. Letters: Letters: Adam Smith?s Way A reader responds to ?At JPMorgan, the Ghost of Dinner Parties Past? (Fair Game, May 13). Letters: Letters: Logic and the Mandate Readers respond to ?Slippery-Slope Logic, Applied to Health Care? (Economic View, May 13). Bookshelf: Books on Rejected New Yorker Covers, and the Guilt of Aaron Burr Three new books explore The New Yorker?s cover designs, the cultural influence of Samuel Rothafel and the struggles Aaron Burr faced after he shot Alexander Hamilton. Mortgages: Mortgages - How to Pump Up Your Credit Score Experts offer tips on how to raise your score most effectively. Fair Game: A Bailout Analysis That?s Incomplete - Fair Game A recent Treasury analysis paints a glowing picture of the eventual outcome of the 2008 financial rescues. But taxpayers deserve a better breakdown of the costs and benefits. Corner Office \| Chris Barbin: Chris Barbin of Appirio, on Boiling Down Answers Chris Barbin of Appirio, an information technology company, says he asks job candidates how a best friend would describe them, and then how they would describe themselves.