Judge Says Cannot ‘Rubber Stamp’ $1.5 Million Musk-SEC Deal May 14, 2026 By Nicola M. White A federal judge cited “red flags” about a proposed $1.5 million deal between Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange...
Musk Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Over SEC Twitter Stake Case May 6, 2026 By Nicola M. White Elon Musk agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in...
SEC’s Power to Recoup Illicit Profits Challenged at Supreme Court April 20, 2026 By Greg Stohr and Nicola M. White Three times over the past decade, the US Supreme Court has cut the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to extract...
SEC to Drop Controversial SolarWinds Cyberattack Lawsuit November 24, 2025 By Nicola M. White The US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its landmark lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp. that accused the company of covering...
SEC’s Epic Post-Shutdown Filing Backlog Risks Stalling US IPOs November 21, 2025 By Bailey Lipschultz and Nicola M. White Rank-and-file US Securities and Exchange Commission workers have returned to face the paperwork that piled up during the longest government...
Reviving RadioShack Online Turned Into Ponzi Scheme, SEC Claims September 24, 2025 By Nicola M. White and Bob Van Voris A company that snatched up distressed brick-and-mortar brands including RadioShack and Pier 1 Imports and promised investors big returns in...
Macy’s to Claw Back Executive Bonuses Due to Accounting Scandal April 2, 2025 By Nicola M. White Macy’s Inc. is clawing back more than $600,000 in cash bonuses from executives after an accounting scandal led to inflated...
SEC’s Uyeda Expects Slowdown in Rulemaking After ‘Ambitious’ Biden Era March 7, 2025 By Nicola M. White The interim chief of the US Securities and Exchange Commission says he expects a slowdown in the Wall Street regulator’s...
Trump Picks Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler December 5, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud and Nicola M. White Paul Atkins is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting four years of relaxed...
SEC’s Penalties, Relief Hit All-Time Record of $8.2 Billion November 25, 2024 By Nicola M. White The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s fines and investor relief hit an all-time record in fiscal 2024. The agency’s enforcement...