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CNBC Explains: Crime and Law

  • Insider Trading: CNBC Explains Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 | 11:07 AM ET

    People usually think of insider trading as illegally manipulating stock sales for huge profits. But it can also be legal. So just what is insider trading? When can it be legal? Here are the details.

  • CNBC Explains: Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | 2:56 PM ET
    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seal hangs on the facade of its building in Washington, DC.

    The United States Securities and Exchange Commission—or SEC—is the watchdog of Wall Street. So how does it work and what power does it really have? CNBC explains.

  • CNBC Explains: Dodd-Frank Act Friday, 11 May 2012 | 4:01 PM ET
    Burning Money

    The term Dodd-Frank refers to a comprehensive and complicated piece of financial regulation born out of the Great Recession of 2008. But what does it do and how does it really work? CNBC explains.