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The following is an excerpt from CBSNews.com | May 1, 2013 |
Facebook (FB) says its net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue.
Facebook Inc. said Wednesday that its net income was $219 million, or 9 cents per share, ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from QUENTIN FOTTRELL | November 29, 2012 | Smartmoney.com |
1. "We will never live up to your expectations."
Mary Schapiro announced this week that she's leaving her post as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission after four of the most turbulent years in the agency's ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Aaron Pressman and Ross Kerber | November 27, 2012 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - Mary Schapiro's successor as head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is going to have to hit the ground running.
With an ongoing battle over regulating the $2.5 trillion money market ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Douglas MacMillan | November 3, 2012 | Bloomberg.com |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked Groupon Inc. (GRPN) to explain its accounting for coupon refunds and other aspects of its business after the daily deal site revised 2011 results and disclosed a “material weakness” ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Allan Roth | July 2, 2012 | cbsnews.com |
(MoneyWatch) That we human beings experience different seasons or chapters in our lives is a theme that has been explored everywhere from literature to psychology self-help books to the Bible. Now prolific writer and investing expert ... Read More
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The following is an article from Eric Pianin | February 2, 2012 | TheFiscalTimes.com |
In 2010, two landmark Supreme Court rulings turned election law on its head by allowing corporations, business leaders and labor unions to make unlimited contributions to political action committees that are legally separate from the candidates ... Read More
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Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced parallel cases filed in federal court against several corporate officers, lawyers and a stock promoter alleging they used kickbacks and other schemes to trigger investments ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from David S. Hilzenrath | Updated November 30, 2011 | washingtonpost.com
A federal probe of possible market manipulation and insider trading by a hedge fund manager was derailed when SEC officials found an agency supervisor had improper contact with the fund manager, according to a report ... Read More
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By Brenda Lee Hamilton, Esquire
Hamilton & Associates Law Group
SecuritiesLawyer101.com
On July 9, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved rules to increase the standards for companies going public through a reverse merger to list on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), American Stock Exchange (“Amex”) and the NASDAQ Stock Market ... Read More
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The following excerpt comes from: foxbusiness.com | October 25, 2011 | MarketWatch|
Crude-oil futures settled at a 12-week high Tuesday, using the previous session’s steep gains as a springboard for further advances even in the face of broad market weakness.
Crude for December delivery added $1.90, or 2.1 percent, to end at ... Read More
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SEC v. Jerry L. Aubrey, Timothy J. Aubrey, Brian S. Cherry, and Aaron M. Glasser
On October 11, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") filed a complaint alleging that Jerry L. Aubrey used his now-defunct company Progressive Energy Partners, LLC ("PEP") to contact investors through cold calls and high-pressure sales ... Read More
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FORMER REGIONAL INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM CHAIRMAN SETTLES INSIDER TRADING CASE; PARALLEL CRIMINAL CASE HAS ALSO BEEN CONCLUDED
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on October 3, 2011, that it has reached a settlement of its pending insider trading charges against Richard A. Hansen, the former Chairman of Keystone Equities Group, a ... Read More
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