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Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Ben Protess have written an extraordinarily important column for the New York Times about embedded examiners at JP Morgan.  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/business/regulators-role-at-jpmorgan-scrutinized.html?_r=2&hp Embedded examiners are federal...

By Neil Behrmann Global regulators are uncovering an epidemic of financial frauds in the US, Europe and Asia. So much so, that investors need to be on high alert to protect their savings from scams. It may sound alarmist, but independent auditors or lawyers should carry out spot checks on their...

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett spoke with FOX Business Network's (FBN) Liz Claman live from Omaha, NE on the eve of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Conference. Buffet said Berkshire Hathaway is “paying significant legal fees every month in the range of 150 to 200 thousand dollars”...

Carlyle Group LP, the private equity conglomerate with $147 billion in management, will soon take its show on the road as it seeks to offer a tenth of its equity to the public. The company expects to raise between $750 and $800 million, according to Reuters, which would put its valuation at $7.5 to...

Golf is one of the sports associated with the CEOs of big banks, so it is not surprising that Jamie Dimon is expert at seeking to invoke Winter Rules whenever JPMorganChase (NYSE: JPM) finds that its actions have placed it in an unfavorable lie.  Golfers know that they cannot unilaterally invoke...

When most people think about insider trading, they think about hedge funds and other money managers trading on illegal information. As the state of New York is pursuing high profile insider trading cases, such as the case against Raj Rajaratnam of the Galleon Group, retail investors are trying to...

On Tuesday morning, Focus Media (NASDAQ: FMCN) held a conference call, stricken with technical difficulties, to dispel allegations made by Muddy Waters Research. Muddy Waters, a noted short-seller, released a full report yesterday initiating coverage on Focus Media with a "strong sell" rating....

Today, word hit the markets that the U.S. Department of Justice is helping the Securities & Exchange Commission look into “accounting irregularities” among U.S. listed Chinese stocks. This sent companies like Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) down over 10%....

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 09, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As reported in recent news articles, the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been conducting a non-public and confidential inquiry in order to determine whether Jammin Java Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: JAMN) (“Jammin”), and any...

According to WSJ blogger Shira Ovide, a memo was circulating Groupon's office building that detailed the company's performance. Doing so is questionable, especially before an IPO is set to occur. However, the memo was only meant for employees. Groupon recently cancelled its IPO roadshow and...