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Obama nominates 3 for Illinois federal judgeships
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today announced three nominees for federal judgeships in Illinois: Sara Lee Ellis and Andrea R. Wood for the Chicago-based Northern District and Colin Stirling Bruce for the Springfield-based Central District....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Laws, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice
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Allstate outlines further cost-cutting plans
Tribune reporterAllstate Corp., trying to reduce its expenses, took a $26 million charge against its profits in the first quarter mostly due to the Northbrook-based home and auto insurer restructuring its technology operations. In the 2012 period, Allstate took a $6...Tags: Tom Wilson, Allstate Corp.
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COMPLY-Regulators eye troubling credentials for advising seniors
ReutersBy Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - Financial advisers may need to be more careful then ever when using special "senior" credentials to market themselves to older Americans after the newest U.S. financial regulator took aim at those...Tags: Personal Finance, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Securities, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Financial and Business Services
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Lawmakers urge U.S. SEC to bar forced Wall Street arbitration
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - A group of 37 federal lawmakers urged U.S. securities regulators to prohibit Wall Street brokers from forcing customers to sign away their legal right to sue. "If arbitration offers investors an...Tags: Parties and Movements, Lobbying, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arbitration, Mary Jo White
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US SEC loses its top examinations director to FINRA
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's national examination program is leaving the agency, in what marks the latest major personnel change since Mary Jo White took over as SEC chairwoman last month, the SEC...Tags: Mary Jo White, Bernard Madoff
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U.S. SEC warns investors of oil and gas scams
ReutersBy Suzanne Barlyn May 2 (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator on Thursday warned individual investors of possible frauds involving private securities offerings for oil and gas ventures, as energy-related fraud cases mount at the agency. The...Tags: FBI, Securities, Energy Resources, Arbitration, Florida Gators
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Regulators eye troubling credentials for advising seniors
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial advisers may need to be more careful then ever when using special "senior" credentials to market themselves to older Americans after the newest U.S. financial regulator took aim at those designations, say compliance...Tags: Personal Finance, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Securities, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Berkshire sells 6.1 pct of Moody's stake
Reuters* Berkshire's Geico unit sells 1.75 mln Moody's shares * Berkshire still has 11.9 pct stake in Moody's May 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it has sold 6.1 percent of its stake in Moody's Corp, the first time since...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Credit Ratings, Warren Buffett, Stock Market, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Tesla stock still climbing, despite federal subpoena asking about executive share trading
Autoblog.comFiled under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Legislation and Policy In recent days, Tesla Motors stock (TSLA) has been climbing and climbing, hitting a high of $58.18 earlier today before closing at a respectable $53.99. The rise comes amid a string of... -
News Corp. plans June 11 shareholder vote on company split
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. will hold a special meeting June 11 for shareholders to vote on amendments needed to authorize the company's plan to break into two separate publicly traded entities. Shareholders will not be presented with an up-or-down vote...Tags: News Corp., The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, Elections, Shareholders
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Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
Reuters* Defendants say pre-IPO disclosures sufficient * Facebook shares remain below IPO price May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Manhattan (New York City), Judges, NASDAQ, Mark Zuckerberg
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U.S. SEC unveils plan for cross-border application of swaps rules
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday was poised to propose new rules for the over-the-counter derivatives business of foreign banks, saying it was offering a middle ground in a brewing...Tags: Derivative Securities, Financial Markets
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