A 25-year-old Alabama man has been arrested for allegedly hacking into the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account to make an announcement that led to a spike in the price of bitcoin, the Justice Department said.
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The third largest U.S. bank Wells Fargo announced Wednesday to cut bonus for its executives following scandal that affected more customers than previously estimated.
Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday to extend testing on its LULD plan. The program was designed to inhibit excess volatility in domestic securities market.
Senator Elizabeth Warren blasted the Securities and Exchange Commission to approved the registration of Steven Cohen's new investment advisory firm. While the firm said it will not manage outside money.
The U.S. SEC should mandate an experiment in cutting stock exchanges fees and rebates. A panel of the regulator has recommended this since it could illuminate flaws in a pricing model that critics say creates conflict of interest.
Blood-testing start-up, Theranos, is facing wide scrutiny by the US regulators,including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and by federal prosectors. The company is under fire for allegedly misleading investors of its devices. Claims that their devices are bringing irregularities in tests also surfaced.
The U.S. SEC charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his alleged role in a stock scam. He is reportedly involved in the stock swindle that defrauded investors in Servergy Inc.
A New Jersey Investment Adviser was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its operation of a bogus Ponzi-Like Tech Company. The SEC alleged that John Bivona fooled investors who invested millions of dollars to the company.
A Kansas advisory firm, Central States Capital Markets settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the first-ever fiduciary breach case under the new 2010 Dodd-Frank rule. The CEO and its employees were fined and were suspended for a given time as penalties.
Nanex founder said on Tuesday that he will be receiving $750, 000 for his whistleblower award. This came after Nanex gave a tip that prompted a $5 million U.S. SEC's fine against the New York Stock Exchange in 2012.
Qualcomm has already reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The move came after the allegations that Qualcomm improperly hired the relatives of Chinese officials.
Barclays and Credit Suisse will pay a combined $154.3 million over charges on dark pool unlawful practices. Reports confirmed the settlement per statements from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York state.
The former chief executive and founder of hipster clothing brand American Apparel Inc (APP.A), Dov Charney, is claiming $40 million in damages for a breach of employment contract, his attorney said.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White on Thursday defended the process her agency follows when deciding whether to grant regulatory waivers to companies that break the law, saying it is not a "knee-jerk exercise."
A U.S. court decision limiting the ability of authorities to pursue insider trading charges is prompting two Democratic senators to call for legislation that would expand the definition of what types of activities are illegal.
The top U.S. consumer watchdog said on Tuesday that arbitration clauses used by companies to dodge lawsuits take away consumers' rights to sue in courts and do not provide much relief to them.
Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta are seeking to overturn penalties imposed against them for insider trading, citing a recent U.S. court decision that narrowed the definition of that offense.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday backed off a ruling it made on when companies may ditch shareholder proposals, drawing praise from activists aiming to add their own directors at grocer Whole Foods Market Inc and other companies.
In their battle to root out microcap stock fraudsters, U.S. securities regulators are turning their attention to the obscure world of transfer agents, who are sometimes in a position to prevent scams, or help to enable them.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission economists have begun scrutinizing riskier types of exchange-traded funds as part of an effort to determine whether they may inflame already rocky market conditions.
