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  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
    IPOs Expected to Have Strong Year as Stocks Recover

    U.S. companies are expected to go public this year at the best pace in three years, as investors regain confidence in stocks and seek more risk.

  • Allen Stanford on a hospital trolly after being assaulted by jail prisoners.
    Financier Is Described as Addicted to Medicine

    R. Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of defrauding investors in a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has become addicted to antianxiety medication while in federal detention. The New York Times reports.

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    US Inquiry Said to Focus on California Pension Fund

    Federal regulators are investigating whether California violated securities laws and failed to provide adequate disclosure about its giant public pension fund, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. The New York Times reports.

  • Green Mountain Coffee Still Too Dangerous

    The smart investor will wait awhile before he goes near this stock, Cramer said.

  • Ernst Stavro Blofeld from You Only Live Twice.
    Wall Street Wonders if Goldman Will Double-cross Facebook

    Goldman Sachs plan to offer clients up to $1.5 billion in Facebook equity has many on Wall Street wondering if the vampire squid has a secret plan to force the social network to go public.

  • Facebook
    Is Goldman Breaching The Volcker Rule With Its Facebook Deal?

    Felix Salmon raises some interesting questions about Goldman Sachs' stake in Facebook.

  • Capitol Hill Agenda
    Capitol Hill Agenda: Reform Financial Reform

    Reform of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms might be a good starting place for the Republicans who formally took control of the House of Representatives today.

  • Facebook
    Facebook Versus The SEC

    Facebook’s practice of raising capital on private markets largely out of the direct oversight of regulators has spurred an inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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    Career Shift Often Means Drop in Living Standards

    A new study of American workers displaced by the recession sheds light on the sacrifices a large number have made to find work. Many, it turns out, had to switch careers and significantly reduce their living standards, the NY Times reports.

  • John Alfred Paulson, president of Paulson & Co., Inc, listens during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee November 13, 2008 in Washington, DC.
    Strong Finish Gives Paulson Fund Winning Year

    Two years after Mr. Paulson pulled off one of the greatest trades in Wall Street history, with a winning bet against the overheated mortgage market, he has managed to salvage a poor year for his giant hedge fund with a remarkable come-from-behind showing

  • New York Stock Exchange
    Some Investors Flourish Despite Economic Tumult

    “In many cases, the conventional wisdom was wrong,” said Byron R. Wien, a veteran market strategist at the Blackstone Group. “The market still managed to do well, and the rise in gold and other commodities was a big surprise.”

  • Steven Rattner
    Cuomo Cuts an 11th Hour Deal with Rattner

    Forty-eight hours before his swearing in as governor, attorney general Andrew Cuomo has cut a deal with Steve Rattner.

  • Cramer on SEC: The Lifeguard Is Off Duty

    If you’re expecting this regulatory body to protect you, think again.

  • When the Fundamentals Just Don’t Matter

    Cramer lists the forces that can drive stocks in this ever more complicated market.

  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seal hangs on the facade of its building in Washington, DC.
    Private Exchanges in 'Dialogue' With SEC: President SharesPost

    Investors are turning to private exchanges, like Second Market and SharesPost, to buy shares of non-public companies such as Facebook or Twitter.  This is causing the SEC to take notice.

  • New York Stock Exchange
    Derivatives Clearing Group Decides Against Registration

    ICE Trust, the world’s largest clearinghouse for credit-default swaps, cited “significant changes” to proposed regulations in deciding to withdraw its application, the New York Times reports.

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    Stock Trading in Private Companies Draws Scrutiny

    A red-hot trading market has developed in the shares of the world’s leading private companies. Now, the SEC wants to learn more about this business.  The New York Times reports.

  • Allen Stanford to Get Exam by Government Doctor

    Federal prosecutors asked for the exam after Stanford's court-appointed attorney argued the Texas financier is too heavily medicated to assist in his own defense at a criminal trial scheduled for next month.

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    Greenberg: Dangers Lurk in Chinese Reverse Mergers

    News on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Chinese reverse mergers spotlights something I’ve been saying for months if not years: Buyer beware.

  • Julian Assange
    Prospect of WikiLeaks Dump Poses Problems for Regulators

    the New York Times reports.