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The management and investors of Moody’s Investment Services can breathe a sigh of relief. The SEC will not pursue charges against the company for its inflation of the ratings on a number of...
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The way that board members get elected at public companies is simple. The nominating committee of the board, often friends of the CEO, put the name of current directors or new ones they might choose,...
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Reuters: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) will take its case to Potash (NYSE: POT) shareholders. Reuters: Google In.c (NASDAQ: GOOG) will allow phone calls from Gmail accounts. Reuters: The Bank...
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Reuters: Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has objected to giving the government advanced notice of its dealings with oil companies on major projects. Reuters: Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will take on...
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, unhappy about the efforts by Goldman Sachs Group (GS) to give it comprehensive data on its derivatives trading group, may find the information out anyway...
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The E.U. bank stress tests are due at 12:00 PM EST today, an interesting time considering that the U.S. will be the only active market. Many of the top banks are lower ahead of the reports, partly on...
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Reuters: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) beat Wall St. expectations but it stock did not move. Reuters: The pay czar will criticize Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup (NYSE: C), and JPMorgan...
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Today, Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced that it has agreed to a $100 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the agency’s investigation into the company’s...
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Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) defended its CEO as it considered new options to kill the well. Reuters: The Senate voted to restore jobless benefits. Reuters: Obama’s budget review may trim...
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It is too easy to say that the average American expects law-breakers to go to prison or at least receive extreme punishment. Neither of those things happened in the SEC settlement with Goldman Sachs...
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The SEC once again proved that it cannot complete a large case against a major company. In a settlement that looks like those that it made with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) over disclosures connected...
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Updated throughout the day. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) and the SEC have had settlement talks (WSJ) Steve Jobs will at a Friday news conference about iPhone 4 performance (various) Hewlett-Packard...
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Reuters: The financial reform bill should pass within days. Reuters: Intel (NYSE: INTC) posted stronger than expected earnings. Reuters: Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) blamed driver error for...
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There are two words that investors fear inside of public companies:accounting irregularities. That is what is hitting shares of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) this morning. The company said...
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All bulge bracket firms and most major banking and brokerage firms cover each other in traditional analyst calls. Usually there is a coverage that involves trends in the sectors and the picks of...
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