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Potentially investing thousands of hard-earned dollars in a stock can be a very difficult decision for the average American. It’s always difficult to trust company management because part of their job is to put a positive spin on the company’s business. Prior to every bankruptcy filing...

On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission reduced the amount of time it takes a securities trade to settle from three days to two days. Since 1993, the SEC has given a stock or bond buyer a three-day window before he or she must make payment on those shares. Many traders and analysts...

The new year breathed fresh life into the markets, as they emerged stronger following the fading of the post-presidential election rally in December last. However, the new year has not treated some companies well, as they fell victims to hacking carried out in varied degrees and on varied scales....

Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: EYEG) entered into a licensing agreement with Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX) Tuesday regarding its EyeGate II Delivery System and EGP-437 corticosteroid combination for post-operative ocular patients. According to an 8-K filed with the Securities...

Cemtrex Inc (NASDAQ: CETX) shares plunged more than 33 percent Wednesday after a Seeking Alpha user published a report that said “all signs point to deception and failure.” The author, a self-described activist investor named Richard Pearson, delineated corporate activity he deemed...

Buyer beware. Benzinga was emailed a press release that alleged McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) would make an "informal bid" to acquire all outstanding shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG). A source familiar with the matter told Benzinga that Chipotle isn't...

The health insurance space that saw frenzied deal making activity over the past two years is now facing uncertainty over the consummation of the announced deals. Increased regulatory scrutiny is threatening to nip the deals off the buds. The Deal For the uninitiated, CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI...

Walter "Jay" Clayton is a name many investors aren't familiar with, but this will change very quickly. The Wall Street attorney has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Financial Experience As noted by Reuters, Clayton is a partner at the...

Within a week of Donald Trump's surprise election to the highest office in the land, SEC Chair Mary Jo White announced her plans to depart the agency at the end of the Obama administration. Within about a week, three other high ranking officers at the SEC announced that they, too, would be...

Earnings season is one of the busiest times for investors, as it provides an update to the company's current business and outlook. However, few investors fully understand the rules and regulations behind these quarterly reports. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, federal...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman with insider trading in September. The notable and well respected fund manager is accused of buying additional shares of Atlas Pipeline Partners ahead of the company's decision to sell its operating...

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing an insider trading case, Salman v. United States, in which Bassam Salman was convicted of trading on private information he may have received from an extended family member whose brother worked at Citigroup. Is this consider insider trading? As noted by Business...

The SEC has announced that Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE: CS) has admitted wrongdoing through its misrepresentation in determining key performance metrics of its wealth management business. As a result, the SEC hit the Swiss bank with a $90 million penalty. A former executive has come forward...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advocate Rick Fleming recently gave a speech discussing the state of the the municipal securities market. Fleming noted approximately 41 percent of municipal bonds are owned by individual investors, while another 29 percent are owned by...

A former top executive at Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) was awarded $22 million for passing along information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involving accounting improprieties. According to Reuters, the un-named former executive was awarded $22,437,800 from the SEC's...