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Three Noteworthy Trends from SEC’s Latest Enforcement Push

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September is the month when temperatures start dropping, leaves start turning, and the Securities and Exchange Commission starts enforcing. To be fair, the SEC enforces securities law all year round, but the agency has made the September fl...

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New Quality Standard Heightens Fears of Accounting Brain Drain

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Fans of Christian Wolff rejoiced earlier this year when news broke that filming had started for the latest installment of the adventures of the autistic CPA and mercenary do-gooder portrayed by Ben Affleck. Nine years after The Accountant f...

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Lawsuits Renew Scrutiny of Big Banks’ Deceptive Practices on Cash Sweep Accounts

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Following a steady stream of accusations that big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have deceived and cheated investors for years, recent lawsuits are shining a light on how banks secretly manage – or mismanage – so-called cash swee...

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Flying Too High? Nvidia’s Record Earnings Erased by Historic $279 Billion Loss

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File this one under “be careful what you wish for.” Courtesy of the artificial intelligence boom, software company Nvidia ascended rapidly to become the dominant supplier of specialized AI chips. For a brief while, it was the most valuable...

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As Talk of ESG Ebbs in Public, Companies Quietly Commit to Goals

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The relationship between corporate America and the environmental, social and governance movement is following a well-trod pattern familiar to fans of the TV show Breaking the Band on REELZ. The Beatles, Van Halen, Spice Girls – splashy debu...

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