Stories Tagged as
Securities and Exchange Commission
Do insider trading rules apply to corporate stock buybacks?
by
Janet Nguyen
Sep 23, 2021
Big companies spent nearly $200 billion on share repurchases last quarter. The lack of government oversight has drawn a backlash.
Robinhood slapped with two separate regulatory complaints
by
Justin Ho
Dec 18, 2020
Massachusetts regulators say the brokerage app Robinhood makes it too easy for inexperienced traders to buy risky options.
Charles Schwab on how low commissions became zero commissions
by
Rose Conlon
and David Brancaccio
Oct 9, 2019
The brokerage firm has a history of lowering trading fees, says founder Charles Schwab.
SEC seeks contempt charges against Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Feb 25, 2019
Tweets from Feb. 19 projected the number of cars the company will make this year.
A Hail Mary bid to save Sears
Dec 7, 2018
The chairman of the storied retailer has proposed a $4.6 billion bid to save what's left of the 130-year-old chain.
The SEC is trying to drop a hammer on Elon Musk. How big can it be?
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Sep 28, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued the Tesla CEO for what it says was misleading tweets that hurt investors. A former SEC lawyer tells us what could be next.
For public good, not for profit.
SEC files complaint against Tesla’s Elon Musk
Sep 27, 2018
The commission is asking for an order that would stop Musk from being “an officer or director” of any public company.
President Trump wants companies to report earnings less often. Good idea?
Aug 17, 2018
There’s a dance called earnings season that happens in the corporate world every three months. Public companies are required to open their books and add up all those debits and credits so that investors, analysts, and the media can comb through their financial statements. President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s asked the Securities and […]
Will new IPO rules encourage more public offerings?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 10, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to encourage more companies to go public. More IPOs, the thinking goes, can be good for the economy. Starting today, the government has instituted a new rule allowing all companies, regardless of their size, to file IPO paperwork confidentially. The filings don’t become public until about 15 days before […]