The SEC is investigating Mark Hurd's resignation from Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ). This probe may include claims that Hurd shared inside H-P information, The Wall Street Journal reports. Douglas A. ... Read Full Story »
Reuters: ECB executives sought to calm capital markets and assure them that the Ireland bailout should stabilize the euro. Reuters: Online bargain hunting has spread beyond CyberMonday. Reuters: Members of ... Read Full Story »
MarketWatch: AgBank rose after its debut on the Hong Kong market. Reuters: Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) settled with the SEC for $550 million. Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) capped ... Read Full Story »
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ... Read Full Story »
Reuters: The House passed the financial reform bill leaving the Senate to act Reuters: Work on the BP plc (NYSE: B) oil spill will be delayed because of Hurricane Alex. ... Read Full Story »
The US Attorney of the Southern District of Manhattan, home to most prosecutions of Wall St. firms, has begun an investigation into Goldman Sachs Group's (NYSE: GS) trading to see ... Read Full Story »
Wall St. and legal experts have begun to question whether Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) should settle charges by the SEC that it defrauded investors by not disclosing its role ... Read Full Story »
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) may have done several terrible things including an alleged sale of mortgage-backed securities to financial firm ACA. Goldman may have allowed Paulson & Co. to determine the ... Read Full Story »
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) was warned about pending charges against it as early as nine months before the SEC charges were brought. SEC rules apparently do not require a ... Read Full Story »
The SEC Corporate Financial Division sent letters to the CFOs of twenty financial firms today reqiesting extremely detailed information about their use of Repo 105 instruments. Bankruptcy examiner Anton Valukas recently wrote as ... Read Full Story »
Last week the SEC announced that it intended to appeal the dismissal of insider trading charges against Mark Cuban. Cuban is accused of having sold his stake in Mamma.com after the ... Read Full Story »
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced new measures this morning to curb naked short sales. The rules impose a firm close-out requirement on short sellers and their brokers. Parties ... Read Full Story »