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Obama designates Elisse Walter as new SEC chief, lauds Schapiro
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday designated Elisse Walter as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but it's unclear if the Democratic commissioner will be the permanent replacement for outgoing Mary Schapiro. Walter, who has...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Christopher Cox, Republican Party
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Advocates cheer SEC consideration of corporate disclosure rule
WASHINGTON — A decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to consider a new rule this year requiring companies to release information about their political spending has buoyed disclosure advocates, who say such a move could be a game-...
Tags: Interior Policy, John Sarbanes, Qualcomm Inc., Litigation and Regulation, Elections
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HP reports massive $8.8-billion charge; shares plummet
Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a hefty $8.8-billion charge in its fourth quarter, largely due to serious accounting problems stemming from its 2011 purchase of a British software maker. The Palo Alto company released its earnings Tuesday and revealed that...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Hewlett-Packard Co., Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, United Kingdom
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Ex-Angels player Doug DeCinces indicted in insider-trading case
L.A. NOWFormer Angles baseball player Doug DeCinces and three others were indicted on insider trading charges for allegedly using non-public information to buy stock in a Santa Ana medical device company, federal authorities said Wednesday afternoon.... -
Corporations and execs need penalties that hurt
If you're concerned about corporate crime, 2012 looked like a pretty successful year for the good guys. The Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen paid $762 million in fines and penalties and pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to illegal marketing of...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., September 11, 2001 Attacks, Prisons, BP Plc, Michael Mukasey
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SeaWorld files for IPO, could raise $100 million
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and its killer whales are going public, filing for an initial public offering that could raise $100 million. The theme park company, famous for using the orca Shamu as a performer, said in a filing with the Securities and...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks, Financing and Stock Offerings, Theme Park Vacations
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SolarCity slashes IPO share price, boosts size of offering
SolarCity Corp. expanded the size of its highly anticipated initial public offering but knocked down the share price in what analysts said was a bid to boost investor demand. The San Mateo company said in a Wednesday filing with the Securities and...
Tags: Solyndra LLC, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy
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SunPower, solar stocks surge after Warren Buffett buys Calif. plants
Solar stocks were burning up Thursday, led by a 41% share price boom for SunPower, which this week said it sold a pair of massive Southern California solar power plants to a Warren Buffett company. San Jose-based SunPower said in a filing with the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett, SunPower Corp., Renewable Energy
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Apple CEO Tim Cook made $4.17 million in 2012
Apple chief executive Tim Cook took home $4.17 million in compensation for the fiscal year 2012, a year in which Apple blew past all revenue projections and became the most valuable company in the world, according to a filing the company made Thursday...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Xbox 360, Kim Kardashian, Tim Cook
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Netflix status update irks SEC. Midseason preview. Slow box office.
Before the coffee. After remembering why today matters. The Skinny: Sure was foggy this morning. That and sad music at Starbucks put me in a blue mood. Friday's headlines include ... wait for it ... the weekend box office preview!!! Also, teens are...
Tags: Fox Sports (tv network), Romance (genre), News Corp., Media Industry, Netflix Inc.
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SEC questions Netflix over Facebook posts
Any teenager knows anything posted on Facebook is public -- but apparently the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission begs to differ. The SEC issued a "Wells notice" to Netflix Inc. and its chief executive, Reed Hastings, taking issue with...
Tags: Media Industry, Netflix Inc., Social Media
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Live Nation filings hint at Irving Azoff TV project, Eagles dates
Irving Azoff, widely regarded as one of the music industry's most powerful executives, will continue to oversee the careers of the Eagles and Christina Aguilera, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings from Live Nation Entertainment....
Tags: The Voice (tv program), The Eagles (music group), Television Industry, Entertainment, Roger Waters
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