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President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Elon Musk embrace at a rally in October 2024.

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With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.

November 10, 2024
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  • Dara Kerr
After a monthlong trial, New York City jury found former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of seven criminal counts, including securities fraud.

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Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty, and the industry he helped build wants to move on

As Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to go to prison for one of the largest financial frauds in history, the cryptocurrency industry is looking ahead to a future without its former "golden boy."

November 11, 2023
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By:
  • David Gura
Kim Kardashian, who is charged with violating federal securities laws, has agreed to pay a $1 million fine to the S.E.C.

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  • Business

SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting crypto on her Instagram account

The reality TV star hawked a crypto token on her Instagram account without telling her hundreds of millions of followers she'd been paid to do so.

October 03, 2022
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  • David Gura
Then-Rep. Stephen Buyer, R-Ind., talks in 2010 during a job fair in Lafayette, Ind. The former U.S. congressman is among nine people charged Monday in four separate and unrelated insider trading schemes.

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  • Law

An ex-U.S. congressman from Indiana is among 9 people charged in insider trading

Stephen Buyer, a Republican representative from 1993 to 2011, was accused in court papers of engaging in insider trading during the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.

July 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Waves lap ashore near condo buildings in Sunny Isles, Fl., on Aug. 9, 2021. Rising sea levels are seen as one of the potential consequences of climate change and could impact areas such as Florida's Miami-Dade County.

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The U.S. may force companies to disclose climate risks, marking a historic change

The SEC is expected on Monday to propose new requirements for companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and risks to their businesses from climate change.

March 20, 2022
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  • David Gura and
  • Rafael Nam
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. Gensler discussed his approach to the job in a recent interview with NPR.

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  • Business

Why Wall Street's top cop thinks it's time to get tough

In a recent interview with NPR, S.E.C. Chairman Gary Gensler says one of his top priorities is protecting amateur investors as his agency unveils a number of tough new rules and investigations.

December 19, 2021
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  • David Gura
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Sept. 14. In an interview with NPR, Gensler said he's aiming to unveil tougher rules for SPACs, a hot trend in Wall Street, by early next year.

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  • Business

SEC Chair Gary Gensler says tougher rules for hot, buzzy SPACs are coming soon

In an interview with NPR, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said he was aiming to unveil tougher rules for a hot investment crazed called SPACs by early next year.

December 07, 2021
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  • David Gura
A planned merger between former President Donald Trump's social media startup and a so-called special purpose acquisition company, or a shell company, is being investigated by regulators.

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  • Business

Trump's social media deal is being investigated by regulators

Regulators including the SEC are investigating a planned merger between a shell company and former President Donald Trump's social media startup.

December 06, 2021
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  • David Gura
From left to right: Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming; Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler; and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. All three are likely to play important roles as the country starts to shape regulations for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

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A big fight is brewing over cryptocurrencies. These are some key players to watch

Washington policymakers will soon start deciding on new rules for cryptocurrencies, setting up a fight between supporters and critics of the $2.5 trillion market.

November 06, 2021
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  • David Gura
Gary Gensler, President Biden's pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, arrives to testify on Capitol Hill back in 2012. Gensler won over many skeptics by pushing through tough reforms after the financial crisis when he ran the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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  • Business

Wall Street Insider Turned Tough Market Cop: Biden's Pick To Head SEC

President Biden picked an unusual financial watchdog to run the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gary Gensler made a fortune at Goldman Sachs — then pushed through aggressive market reforms.

January 27, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
A lab technician for the company Co-Diagnostics prepares components for a coronavirus test in March in Salt Lake City. The company has come under scrutiny regarding its tests' accuracy and stock sales by leadership at the company.

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  • Investigations

Stock Sales By Leaders At Coronavirus Testing Company Raise Legal Concerns

Co-Diagnostics, a company that has provided coronavirus tests to three state governments, has come under intense scrutiny for claims about its tests' accuracy and stock sales by company leaders.

December 02, 2020
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Moderna, based in Cambridge, Mass., has reached phase three trials for its coronavirus vaccine. At the same time, its executives have sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock, which has led to intense criticism of the company.

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  • Investigations

'Bad Optics' Or Something More? Moderna Executives' Stock Sales Raise Concerns

Moderna is currently developing a promising, yet still unproven, vaccine against the coronavirus. But Moderna executives have already sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in the company.

September 04, 2020
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Retired NFL player Jack Brewer has been sued by the Securities And Exchange Commission over allegations of insider trading.

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  • Investigations

RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading

Earlier this month, Jack Brewer, a former NFL player and a supporter of President Trump's reelection, was sued by the SEC. Now, he's set to speak at the Republican National Convention.

August 26, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach

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