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Month: November 2024

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Trump’s Win Promises New Playing Field for Crypto

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Dogged by its reputation as a financial refuge for off-the-books transactions and shady business, is cryptocurrency finally going legit? The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission during President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term...

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Companies’ Accounting Issues Lead to Missed Filing Deadlines

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A few weeks ago, we wrote about the upheaval at Super Micro Computer, a California-based public company that builds computer servers. Amid allegations of accounting irregularities, Super Micro was dumped as a client by auditor Ernst & Y...

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Five Big Questions About Trump’s Plan for Tariffs on China

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President-elect Donald Trump made the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States a key theme of his campaign during the 2024 election cycle. Trump and his advisers have apparently taken his victory earlier this month as an end...

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SEC Dings SolarWinds Victims for Cybersecurity Disclosures

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Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled four enforcement actions against current and former publicly traded companies for making what it deemed “materially misleading” cybersecurity risk disclosures. The cases could all b...

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Southwest Airlines Makes Concessions to Thwart Proxy War

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Southwest Airlines has long cherished its reputation for doing air travel differently than other major characters. Among its most famous quirks, Southwest has been known for its open-seating policy. Loved by some travelers and reviled by ot...

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