WASHINGTON—Federal regulators proposed a bevy of new requirements for special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, and their takeover targets amid widespread concern that the vehicles skirt important investor protections. The Securities and Exchange Commission advanced a set of rules Wednesday that, if implemented, would make it harder for SPACs to raise money from investors and execute […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, DC Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News Russia’s assault on Ukraine is changing the world—except Washington, DC, where the Biden Administration is continuing its war on fossil fuels as if energy security doesn’t matter. The latest strike came Monday when the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-1 to […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, DC Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News Russia’s assault on Ukraine is changing the world—except Washington, DC, where the Biden Administration is continuing its war on fossil fuels as if energy security doesn’t matter. The latest strike came Monday when the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-1 to […]
WASHINGTON—Regulators are carrying out a sweeping investigation of conflicts of interest at the nation’s largest accounting firms, asking whether consulting and other nonaudit services they sell undermine their ability to conduct independent reviews of public companies’ financials, according to people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange Commission probe highlights the agency’s new focus […]
A further step by the Securities and Exchange Commission toward forcing companies from China off American exchanges helped trigger the worst decline in US-listed Chinese stocks since the global financial crisis, and sparked a selloff in Hong Kong. The steep drops add to a punishing period for Chinese shares—some of which have now lost 40% […]
WASHINGTON—The price of bitcoin rose on Wednesday as cryptocurrency advocates cheered President Biden’s executive order directing agencies across the federal government to consider new regulations for digital currencies. The order, titled “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets,” outlined the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the economy, national security and climate, while also noting their possible benefits. […]
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