Tag: Securities regulation

FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal regulators are giving state prisons across the country more technological options to combat contraband cellphones, which prison officials have long...

How COVID-fueled crowdfunding can revive small businesses

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A pandemic-fueled boom in crowdfunding has small businesses flocking to capital-raising platforms that experts say could help many companies get back to normal —...

NJ Attorney General Gurbir Grewal stepping down to join SEC

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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, the nation's first Sikh state attorney general, is resigning to join the Securities and Exchange...

Bruised but unbowed, meme stock investors are back for more

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NEW YORK — After feeling the thrill of victory early this year by singlehandedly causing GameStop’s stock to soar — only to get crushed...

Bruised but unbowed, meme stock investors are back for more

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NEW YORK — After feeling the thrill of victory early this year by singlehandedly causing GameStop’s stock to soar — only to get crushed...

SEC says group illegally raised $2B in crypto offering

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have accused a group of people of promoting a securities offering tied to digital currency that raised over $2 billion...

FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract

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CLEVELAND — A FirstEnergy senior vice president was fired Thursday for her “inaction” regarding a 2015 amendment to a “purported” consulting contract with someone...

As pandemic spread pain and panic, congressman chased profit

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WASHINGTON — In the early days of the pandemic, New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski scolded those looking to capitalize on the once-in-a-century health crisis....

Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed three anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, including ones to criminalize the procedure in certain cases...

Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation

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In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact sweeping changes to...