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Nasdaq Paying $10M To Settle Botched Facebook IPO
Nasdaq has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle federal civil charges after regulators said its systems and decisions disrupted Facebook’s public stock offering last year.
Stanford’s Shaw Calls For Level Playing Field As NCAA Shifts To Playoff Format
Several Pac-12 coaches admitted they’d prefer to see their league go to eight-game conference schedules (down from nine) but the reality is, the league’s media contract won’t allow for that. In the face of that, with the upcoming College Football Playoff on the horizon, should all the conferences have the same scheduling standards?
Opinion: Walmart Bribery And Mexico
According to news reports, the allure of building a Wal-Mart near ancient pyramids in Mexico, and thus gaining access to global tourists nearby, was so strong that Wal-Mart circumvented democratic institutions and bribed the right people to get their way.
Opinion: The Second Coming Of W
Down to the trademark “W”, W. Mitt Romney is literally the second coming of the George W. Bush: the economic strategy that led to the worst American economy since the Great Depression and the Bush legacy of secrecy in the face of questions from the American public.
Federal Regulators Looked Into Facebook’s Mobile Relationships Before IPO
New documents show that federal regulators wanted to know more about Facebook’s mobile users and the company’s relationship with the online game company Zynga in the months leading to Facebook’s initial public offering of stock.
San Francisco’s Zynga Plans To List Stock On Nasdaq
Zynga said in a filing Thursday with Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects to list its shares on the exchange under the ticker symbol “ZNGA.”
Schwab Units To Pay $11.9M Over Alleged Misleading Statements
Two units of Charles Schwab Corp. have agreed to pay a total $118.9 million to settle federal regulators’ civil charges of making misleading statements about the risks of a short-term bond fund.
SEC, Justice Department Expand Probe Into Hewlett-Packard
The U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are expanding their probe into possible kickbacks on the part of computer maker Hewlett Packard Co., a regulatory filing said.
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