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US Supreme Court upholds SEC in fight over 'disgorgement' powerThe justices, in a 9-0 ruling, upheld a lower court's decision that had endorsed a wide use of the SEC's disgorgement authority. President ...
US SEC, Elon Musk defend 'compromise' settlement over Twitter purchasesMusk called the settlement a fair, adequate and reasonable resolution where "each side gave something up and each side gained something,"...
SEC defends Musk settlement over Twitter, saying it reflects 'compromises'In a filing in the Washington, D.C. federal court, the SEC also said in a footnote that the settlement if approved will allow Musk to publi...
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures, $1.5 million fine imposedElon Musk has settled a civil lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The case involved his delayed disclosure of initial p...
US ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren’t privateA US agency abruptly closed an investigation into claims that Meta Platforms can access encrypted WhatsApp messages. A Commerce Department ...
US lawmakers press SEC's top official over enforcement director's exitTop Democratic Senators are demanding answers from the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are questioning the sudden exit of the agen...
US SEC dismisses lawsuit against Binance crypto exchangeThe SEC sued Binance and Zhao in June 2023, accusing the exchange of artificially inflating trading volumes, diverting customer funds and m...
US SEC says JPMorgan Chase settles five enforcement cases, to pay $151 millionJPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $151 million to settle five SEC enforcement cases, which include accusations of misleading disclosures to ...
US securities regulator's top cop to leave agencyGurbir Grewal, after a significant three-year tenure focusing on enforcement against Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms, is stepping down...
Robinhood Crypto gets Wells notice from US SECThe company said it received a so-called "Wells notice," which the SEC issues when it is planning to bring enforcement action against them....
Why Elon Musk might lose his latest battle with the SEC over Twitter probeSEC sued Musk in 2018 and again in 2019 in relation to a tweet he sent saying that he had funding secured to take his electric carmaker Tes...
Why the SEC might win its latest battle with Elon MuskThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a federal court to force Elon Musk to testify for its investigation into his ta...
Crypto industry steps up arguments that Supreme Court doctrine bars SEC enforcementThe crypto industry appears to be undeterred by a ruling last month that casts doubt on a sweeping theory that could squelch efforts by the...
Frustrated Coinbase tries rare maneuver to compel SEC to clear up crypto murkinessCoinbase Inc contends that it is, in a new appellate petition that marks the cryptocurrency exchange's latest attempt to force the U.S. Sec...
- SEC drops charges against Moody's in credit ratings case
The US market regulator has dropped charges against credit rating agency Moody's, in a case involving erroneous ratings it gave to some deb...
- SEC knew of Stanford scheme since 1997: Report
The Securities and Exchange Commission knew since 1997 that R. Allen Stanford likely was operating a Ponzi scheme and an agency enforcement...
- SEC names Robert Khuzami new enforcement chief
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday named a former federal prosecutor as its new enforcement chief to lead the embattled age...
- SEC enforcement chief Linda Thomsen resigns
The top cop at the Securities and Exchange Commission is leaving the government.
- SEC enforcement cases rise for first time since 2003
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased enforcement actions in fiscal 2007 for the first time in four years. Accusations ...