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News & UpdatesMay 24, 2010 Washington reins in Wall Street: What happens next?
Source:USA Today
The sweeping overhaul of financial regulations passed the Senate last week after a sometimes-acrimonious debate. Now, another battle begins: reconciling differences between House and Senate versions of the 1,500-page bill in... May 24, 2010 Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens
Source:Reuters
* Obama team, Senate delegation to inspect Gulf response; * Louisiana governor blasts BP, federal gov't for delays; BP share price to be closely watched after Friday's fall May 21, 2010 What's in the Wall Street bill
Source:CNN Money
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- The Senate's final version of Wall Street reform runs close to 1,600 pages. It takes a broad swipe at the rules that govern the financial sector. It aims to prevent future financial crises. It... May 19, 2010 Environment lawsuit: MMS waived oil safety rules
Source:Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Minerals Management Service, which grants offshore drilling permits, set aside safety regulations for oil exploration in parts of the Gulf of Mexico, environmental groups alleged in a... May 17, 2010 BP chemicals on Gulf oil spill clean up endanger deep water marine life
Source:Political Spin Examiner
Deep sea environment threatened by BP chemicals on oil spill, plumes make Gulf appear to be bleeding With the amount of oil spilling from the damaged and uncapped Deepwater Horizon well, the EPA has decided to allow BP to use... May 17, 2010 Senate Votes to Audit the Fed
Source:The Nation
(TheNation.com) — “The Fed can no longer operate in virtual secrecy,” declared Vermont independent Bernie Sanders Tuesday after the Senate voted 96-0 to add his “Audit the Fed” amendment to the financial regulatory reform bill.... October 30, 2009 XBRL US National Conference, Nov. 17-18, to Feature XBRL Reporting Essentials for Financial ExecutivesSource:ReutersXBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting, announced that its national conference, "XBRL Financial Reporting: Advancing Transparency, Transforming the Dialogue" to be held on November 17-18, 2009 at the... September 19, 2009 Climate change legislation is unlikely to pass the U.S. Congress until the first half of 2010, and maybe not until 2011, Duke Energy Corp Chief Executive Jim Rogers said on Friday.
Source:The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve's new push to regulate pay at U.S. banks will make things more difficult for boards and their compensation committees, already under fire for controversial pay practices. The planned Fed move could increase... September 18, 2009 India plans to establish US-type body for environment governanceSource:Daily Times PakistanNEW DELHI: The Environment and Forest Ministry is seeking to establish a US-type independent and autonomous body of specialists for effective environment governance, according to a discussion paper released by its minister Jairam... September 18, 2009 Bankers Face Sweeping Curbs on PaySource:The Wall Street JournalPolicies that set the pay for tens of thousands of bank employees nationwide would require approval from the Federal Reserve as part of a far-reaching proposal to rein in risk-taking at financial institutions. [What would you find useful here?]
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