Government
Senate Duo Wants Quick SEC Action On Credit Raters
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators urged federal securities regulators to move quickly on fundamental changes to how credit-rating agencies are compensated, a step they said will reduce the type of ...
Bottom-Line Cost May Be Too Steep For ‘Talking’ Cars’ Acceptance: U.S. Transport Chief
Cars that "talk" to each other to avoid crashes or traffic jams, like those being tested here, will save lives but the cost of the systems will determine consumers' acceptance of such technology, the ...U.S. Cyber Attack Threat Is Constant, Getting Worse: Top General
The top U.S. general in charge of cyber security warned on Tuesday that the United States is increasingly vulnerable to attacks like those that destroyed data on tens of thousands of computers in ...
Nintendo Wins U.S. Appeals Court Decision Over Wii In Patent Case
Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United ...
Bloomberg’s Top Editor Calls Client Data Policy ‘Inexcusable’
Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, apologized on Monday for allowing journalists "limited" access to sensitive data about how clients used Bloomberg terminals, saying it was ...
FBI Says More Cooperation With Banks Key To Probe Of Cyber Attacks
The FBI last month gave temporary security clearances to scores of U.S. bank executives to brief them on the investigation into the cyber attacks that have repeatedly disrupted online banking ...
Barclays Wins Dismissal Of U.S. Shareholder Lawsuit Over LIBOR
Barclays Plc, the first bank to settle with authorities over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate, on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit by shareholders who claimed they lost money ...
Social Media & The SEC: New Opportunity and New Risk for Public Companies
It is now over a month since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance in the form of a report of investigation ("April Report") explaining why it decided not to bring an ...