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Supreme Court Vs. SEC: A Potential Game-Changer For Investors And Regulators' In-House Courts
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 5:03pm | 556The Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that could severely restrict the ability of U.S. regulators and federal agencies, like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to prosecute wrongdoers. What Happened: Last year, an appeals court in New Orleans ruled that in-house court...
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SEC Approves PortfolioPilot: AI-Driven Financial Advisor With $6B In Assets
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 8:00am | 388PortfolioPilot, an AI financial advisory platform developed by Global Predictions, on Wednesday announced that it obtained registration from the U.S. Security & Exchange Commission (SEC), saying it is the first regulated AI-powered investment advisor. What Is It? Differentiating itself from...
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Crypto Should Be Outlawed... Maybe, Senator Says: FTX Just One Problem Out Of Many
Monday, December 19, 2022 - 11:43am | 486The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should consider banning cryptocurrencies, according to Sherrod Brown, chairman of the United States Banking Committee. “We want them to do what they need to do at the same time, maybe banning it...
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SEC Goes After 'MrZackMorris,' 'Stock Sniper' For Alleged Fraud
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 11:22am | 456Eight people connected to Atlas Trading, a Discord-based community, have been named in a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Co-founders of the forum, podcasters, and YouTubers are accused of stock manipulation. The lawsuit was submitted to the U.S. District...
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US Regulators Seek Information On Pfizer's China Operations
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 7:08am | 553Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) in the SEC filing, disclosed that the U.S. stock market regulator and the Justice Department have informally sought information related to its operations in China. What Happened: The initial request for information was made in June by the U.S. Department of...
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Norfolk Southern Cautions Feds About Coronavirus Risks
Friday, April 3, 2020 - 10:13am | 367The coronavirus pandemic could impact the financial results of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), although the magnitude of COVID-19's effects on the railroad's operations remains to be seen, the railroad said in a Thursday filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Norfolk...
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SEC Commissioner Jackson: Buybacks Coincide With Increased Insider Selling
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 1:43pm | 354Call it a coincidence or something more malicious, but according to a prominent SEC commissioner, there is a strong correlation between company buybacks subsequent stock sales from executives. Specifically, SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson found that company insiders are far more likely to sell...
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Market Primer: Tuesday, September 24: Asian Shares Slip On Lack Of Economic Data
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 6:51am | 861Asian markets slipped on Tuesday after a lack of economic data shifted investors’ focus back to monetary policy. New York Fed President William Dudley commented that the Fed’s taper timeline was still in place, however he claimed that the bank would like to see further improvement in...
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Market Primer: Thursday, September 19: Markets Surge On Fed Decision To Continue With Stimulus
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 6:38am | 1249The US Federal Reserve meeting ended with the bank pledging to continue with its $85 billion per month stimulus plan until economic data paints a more stable picture of the US economy. The news sent markets soaring; treasury bonds had their largest price rally in a single day since November 2011...
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Benzinga's Political Roundup (JPM)
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 1:42pm | 100The SEC has charged 6 people with of insider trading with expert network firms. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dismissed complaints that the U.S. is driving up food and energy prices by countries like China and other emerging markets. J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) may have known about the Ponzi...
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New Rules For High Frequency Trading? (GS, JPM)
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 10:27am | 215Banks like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) are down slightly this morning, on concerns the SEC is going to add new regulations on computerized trading, or high frequency trading (HFT), The SEC is concerned that the spread of HFT has begun to affect the integrity of the stock...
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Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Pay $1 Billion+ to Britain (GS, JPM)
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 2:41pm | 210Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) are set to pay more than $1 billion to the British government as part of its new 50% tax on banker bonuses. Goldman Sachs has set aside $600 million and J.P. Morgan has set aside $550 million. CNBC.com's John Carney notes, however, that "Since...