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SAC Capital Was in Talks to Settle Government Probe in Early May; Talks Have Apparently Broken Down: Source

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  • By Sarah N. Lynch and Alexandra Alper. WASHINGTON, Oct 2- Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday slammed Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for failing to wean U.S. firms off a key British benchmark interest rate that he knew was being rigged, resulting, the lawmakers said, in costly litigation that hurts American taxpayers.

  • Senator blames Geithner for costly suits over Libor Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012 | 5:18 PM ET

    Grassley's letter comes as the Justice Department, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority continue to probe whether banks colluded to manipulate the London interbank offered rate, which underpins trillion of dollars in contracts and loans-- from U.S. mortgages to Japanese interest-rate swaps.

  • U.S. CFTC chief expects margin rules by early 2013 Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | 2:06 PM ET

    WASHINGTON, Oct 1- The top U.S. derivatives regulator said on Monday that his agency aimed to complete rules dictating the amount of margin, or collateral, needed to back uncleared swaps trades by early next year.

  • CFTC Asleep at the Switch?  Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012 | 11:22 AM ET

    Sen. Jerry Moran, (R-KS), tells CNBC's Rick Santelli how the drought situation in Kansas is impacting his state, plus he weighs in on holding regulators accountable for trading transgressions.

  • How to Avoid Another PFG Scandal  Thursday, 19 Jul 2012 | 11:40 AM ET

    CNBC's Gary Kaminsky and David Greenberg, NYMEX independent trader, take a look at securities fraud and offer solutions on how to avoid another scandal.

  • Gensler To Testify on Capitol Hill  Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012 | 9:17 AM ET

    CNBC's Eamon Javers talks to CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler about investigating the Libor rate-setting scandal.

  • US Watchdog Hits at ‘Risky’ London Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012 | 2:58 AM ET
    JP Morgan London Offices

    US lawmakers and regulators have attacked London as a source of financial crises and promised tougher crossborder rules in the wake of $2 billion of trading losses at the UK unit of JPMorgan Chase., the FT reports.