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FDA urges drug companies to make a safer pain killer
Dan Gorenstein Jan 30, 2013
With addiction to pain pills at epidemic levels, the Food and Drug Adminstration is taking action
Unlock your phone? You're breaking the law
Tracey Samuelson Jan 28, 2013
If you're the type of tech savvy person who likes to hack your own electronics, you might be interested to know that unlocking your own cell phone without your provider's permission actually became illegal over the weekend.
Do Americans like financial regulations?
Frank Newport Sep 13, 2012
One of the big election issues this year is government regulation of business. A lot of new rules have been added since the financial crisis four years ago. How do your fellow Americans feel about it?
When regulations change: From baseball to banking
Jeremy Hobson Jul 20, 2012
Two years after the Dodd-Frank Law was enacted, many in the banking sector are still grumbling about the change in regulation. How does that compare to when the rules change in another American pastime: Baseball?
Peregrine Financial shakes futures industry
Josh Brown Jul 11, 2012
The allegations against brokerage firm Peregrine Financial shed light on weak regulations of the futures industry. Analysts point to MF Global missing funds similarities.
The newest pizza wars
Jeremy Hobson Jun 20, 2012
Big pizza chains like Domino's and Papa John's have banned together in a coalition called The American Pizza Community to stop proposed calorie-labeling regulations.
Regulation at the state level
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 3, 2012
States are trying to make it harder for new regulations and rules to be enacted in the first place.
Facebook to face more regulation
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 2, 2012
Becoming a public company also means Facebook will be facing more scrutiny, from investors, sure -- but also from government regulators.
Richard Cordray and the CFPB set to work
Adriene Hill Jan 17, 2012
Newly appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, speaks about the priorities on the table for the organization.
Regulators try to block NYSE, Deutsche Boerse merger
Stephen Beard Jan 11, 2012
European officials are reportedly on the verge of blocking a deal to create the world's biggest stock exchange.
