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Cracked Crystal Ball Predicting Ukraine's Uncertain Future

At Behest of SEC, Companies Disclose Effects of Russia-Ukraine War on Businesses

Cracked Crystal Ball Predicting Ukraine's Uncertain Future

When one of the world’s largest countries unilaterally invades a neighboring nation, predicting the impact on global businesses with any degree of certainty may seem impossible. Nevertheless, the Securities and Exchange Commission is asking...

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Proxy Season Brings Socially Motivated Shareholder Proposals from Both Sides of the Aisle

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It’s nothing new to see activists showing up at annual shareholder meetings to protest banks’ social agendas. In fact, they’re typically taking financial institutions to task for what they perceive as a lack of any agenda at all. Recently,...

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Absence of Crypto Disclosures Ensnare Computer Chip Manufacturer

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California-based Nvidia Corp. boasts that its computing technology enables users to accomplish feats that would be impossible with “ordinary” computers. “We make computers for the da Vincis and Einsteins of our time so they can see and crea...

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The Biggest Stories of Gary Gensler’s Year One at the SEC

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Gary Gensler celebrated his first full year on the job as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the SEC had a business-friendly reputation under predecessor Jay Clayton, Gensler was billed as a reformer. In addition to deali...

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Carl Icahn: Champion of Animal Rights?

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So-called activist investors come in many different shapes and sizes. Broadly speaking, they all seek to use their equity positions in companies to influence management. What they want to accomplish can vary dramatically. A legend in the ac...

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