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Dish: Sprint-SoftBank deal is a step toward China, away from national security
Dish Network Corp. played up a Sprint Nextel Corp. suitor's ties to China as new plot points unfolded Tuesday in the Sprint-Dish-SoftBank Corp.-Clearwire Corp.
ZeekRewards investors can now file claims
Zeek Rewards is the $600 million Ponzi scheme out of Lexington that had investors around the world.
Saber Partners Sees Strong Investor Demand for FirstEnergy Pass-Through Certificates
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, three Ohio subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp.
Crowdfunding: New Types of Equity
There is a new movement afoot in the world of small business financing. The concept of crowdfunding has its roots in earlier efforts to assist artists get their music and art projects funded in an organized way.
Proxy Disclosures for Corporate Jets: AircraftLogs Announces SEC Reporting Tool
Proxy Disclosures for Corporate Jets: AircraftLogs Announces SEC Reporting Tool AircraftLogs has automated incremental cost disclosures for corporate jets, which the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be included the annual proxy statements of publicly-traded companies.AircraftLogs has automated the incremental cost disclosures for ... (more)
SEC issues Market-friendly rules on foreign ownership in firms
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a memorandum circular containing its guidelines on foreign ownership for firms engaged in nationalized and partly nationalized activities after several consultations with stakeholders.
Understanding share buyback and its rules
Usually companies sell shares to investors. But a company can also buy its shares from shareholders.
Commenting on Automated Systems Rule Extended 45 Days
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the period for commenting on its proposed standard for the maintenance of automated systems used in securities trading by 45 days.
Lines harden between U.S. regulators, hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors
Subpoenas have been issued for SAC's Steven Cohen and other employees, The New York Times reports.
Legg Mason proposes fixed-income fund with money-market liquidity
Legg Mason's move comes as a growing number of mutual fund companies consider offering funds in which the net asset value floats, rather than remains fixed.
Cloud Computing and Unexpected FCPA Jurisdiction
A recent opinion from the Southern District of New York interpreting the 'means of interstate commerce' under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , has opened the door for the United States federal judiciary to exercise jurisdiction over virtually any Internet communication, even when the communication both originates and terminates outside the ... (more)
Callon Petroleum Announces Public Offering of Non-Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
Callon Petroleum Company today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of non-convertible Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock .
English Helper collects $750K fundraise
Westwood, Mass. based English Helper Inc. has secured a new round of funding. The developer of software to help non-English speaking people learn the English language raised $750,000, according to documents filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The day may come when the worst nightmare a crooked banker or compromised regulator can have begins with the words, "You have a letter from Senator Warren." But before we get to that, here's an experience that may seem familiar: You're at a party or family get-together - a Sunday barbecue, perhaps - and someone says something like, "We need less ... (more)
Dell replays Windows 8 blame card as PC sales slide
Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3. "Windows 8 has been, from our standpoint, not necessarily the catalyst to drive accelerated growth that we had hoped it would be," said Brian Gladden, Dell's CFO, in a call last week with Wall Street analysts to discuss the ... (more)
Former top-level Qwest executives look back, look ahead
Joe Nacchio's scheduled release from a halfway house in September will effectively mark the end of the legal tsunami that resulted from federal investigations of Denver-based Qwest more than a decade ago.
Bill clears House for wider SEC economic analyses
Legislation cleared the House on Friday that would place stricter requirements on the federal agency overseeing Wall Street to assess the costs and benefits of its regulations before they are issued.
Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the United States: with big personalities and bare-knuckled verbal brawls.
Here's how the state's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Friday, May 17.
Crapo Seeks More Time for Comment on Trading-Glitch Rules
A key Senate Republican is asking U.S. securities regulators to extend for three months the time allotted for public comment on proposed rules aimed at fighting trading glitches on exchanges and clearinghouses.