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Billionaire Tech Founder Betrays Longtime Colleague to Make Insider Trading Deal That Scored Him $415,000 in Profit: SEC

Billionaire Tech Founder Betrays Longtime Colleague With Insider Trading Deal That Scored Him $415,000 in Profit: SEC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an early investor in Google, has settled insider trading charges against him that will cost him almost $1 million.

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Donald Trump's Social Media Deal Greenlighted by SEC — And It Could Make Him a Fortune

Donald Trump's Social Media Deal Greenlighted by SEC — And It Could Make Him a Fortune

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light for former President Donald Trump's media and technology firm to merge with the blank-check acquisition company Digital World Acquisition Corp.

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Elon Musk Brings 3-Year-Old Son to the Super Bowl Hours After Judge Orders Him to Testify in SEC's Twitter Probe

Elon Musk Brings 3-Year-Old Son to the Super Bowl Hours After Judge Orders Him to Testify in SEC's Twitter Probe

A federal judge in California has ordered tech billionaire Elon Musk to testify again in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) investigation of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.

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US SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs a Day After Its 'Hacked' X Account Prematurely Shared Such News

US SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs a Day After Its 'Hacked' X Account Prematurely Shared Such News

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the country.

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SEC X Account Displays Fake Approval of Bitcoin ETFs — What to Know

SEC X Account Displays Fake Approval of Bitcoin ETFs — What to Know

The official account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on X displayed a false post claiming the agency's approval of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for trading.

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SEC Must End Mutual Funds Paper Chase; Should Start Focusing On Other Matters

The SEC made this investor disclosure-cost-environment policy trifecta possible through a May 2015 proposal that would allow mutual funds to deliver shareholder reports electronically as the default option.

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Shareholders of Citigroup and JPMorgan Will Vote on Potential Breakup

Shareholders of two U.S. prominent banks will vote later this year regarding the breakup plans for the banks. However shareholders are predicted to decline the plan submitted by liberal lobby activist.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunges After SEC Investigation

Canadian pharmaceutical company shares dropped 18% on Monday, as the company admitted being under investigation by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Monsanto to Pay $80 million Penalty Over Weed-Killer Rebate Miscalculation

Monsanto, the agribusiness giant, faces an $80 million penalty to SEC on account of misstated earnings. The company had failed to incorporate the expenses related to a rebate program while entering the corresponding revenues. However, the SEC is not pressing further charges as the company, although neither admitted nor denied the allegations, has agreed to make the necessary settlements.

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Citigroup says it's time to rebuild its equities unit

Citigroup announced that they are planning to rebuild its equity unit soon. The move is seen as a bold action by the bank considering current economic situation and the "Volcker rule" regulation which limits banks investment in such funds.

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Traders and hackers earned $100M on stocks from stealing news

A group of traders and web hackers accumulated over $100M by gaining access to corporate press releases on news websites Market Wired, PR Newswire and Business Wire before the news were published. The hackers have been trading the advance stolen news to Wall Street traders for five years, fed authorities caught on Tuesday.

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Top Herbalife salesman acknowledges high failure rate in video

A top Herbalife salesman said that most people who sell the company's weight loss and nutrition products are doomed to fail, adding fresh grist to accusations by a hedge fund manager that the company is a fraud.

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Online dating website Zoosk files IPO valued USD100 million

Zoosk has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an IPO valued USD100 million, reported TechCrunch.

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US behavior intelligence firm Brickstream raises $8.7M in funding to track shoppers

Norcross, US-based behavior intelligence firm Brickstream raised $8.7 million in a new funding round to track and analyze the behaviors of shoppers in brick-and-mortar stores.

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American Born Moonshine pockets $6.1M in new equity

Nashville, US-based Windy Hill Spirits Inc, the maker of American Born Moonshine, pocketed $6.1 million in new equity from undisclosed investors to continue producing high quality moonshine for its customers.

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