The NFL gets tough on its knee injury problem, Babe Ruth's jersey sells for $4.4 million, and Phil Jackson won't be coaching the Knicks next year.
Things just went from bad to worse for JP Morgan Chase. Losing $2 billion is bad enough, but now it turns out the SEC is looking into the bank's trading practices as possible "civil violations" in addition to the "egregious mistakes" CEO Jamie Dimon has already conceded.
It's the SEC's job to police Wall Street, but who will police the SEC? One serious-sounding dude who wants to bring a gun to work would have been your answer until this week, but he's just been banned from the SEC office.
The SEC is filing charges against five individuals for illegally trading on a tip one man received while at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, an odd instance in which the organization's confidentiality rules dovetail nicely with securities law.
Corporations that do business overseas—which frequently involves gifts, baksheesh, and other kinds of behind-the-scenes favors—are wondering just how strictly anti-bribery rules will be enforced.
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil fraud charges against six former senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Friday, alleging that the employees understated the amount of subprime loans the mortgage giants held at the peak of the financial crisis.
Cartoonist Nick Anderson explains our trust issues.
A New York federal court judge has rejected Citigroup's $285 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with which the bank had hoped to dispose of a massive lawsuit claiming it misled investors in mortgage-backed securities to the tune of $1 billion.
NBA owners fight one other as the lockout drags on, the former heavyweight champ dies of liver cancer, and nobody wants to buy a piece of the New York Mets.
Today in sports: Joe Paterno's culpability in the Penn State sexual assault scandal, looking back at Magic Johnson's HIV announcement 20 years later, and a Wednesday deadline in the NBA labor talks.
Today in sports: West Virginia's move to the Big 12 looks to be back on, the SEC jumps the gun in announcing the addition of Missouri, and the World Series heads to Game Seven for the first time since 2002.
Citigroup has agreed to pay $285 million to settle civil charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it deceived investors in a $1 billion deal by selling securities backed by mortgages that Citigroup bet against.
Also in sports: Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference has hit another snag
The SEC's new investigations could lead to electronic market reform
AIG and BoA were working on a settlement in January, but BoA never told anyone
Files related to Bernie Madoff and the 2008 crisis were lost in a sanctioned purge
If leaks are found, the credit agency could lose its license
William Marovitz agreed to pay the SEC $168,352 without admitting wrongdoing
The money will go to the SEC; JP Morgan promises to improve their mortgage practices
The SEC hasn't done a lot in the way of implementing safeguards
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