August 5, 2008

Meet A-Z: He's Behind A Cybercrime Wave; Multimillion-dollar Hacker Makes A Name For Himself

By: USA TODAY
Byron Acohido

Anatomy of a cyber bank heist In summer 2007, a German gang skilled at pilfering online bank accounts forged a partnership with a Russian hacker known as A-Z, who security analysts say created ZeuS, a versatile tool for infecting...

August 4, 2008

Revenue Watch Hails Senate Transparency Bill As A Vital Tool To Protect U.S. Energy Investors And People In Oil-Rich Nations

By: PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Revenue Watch Institute today applauded the introduction of legislation that will be essential in the fight to stabilize energy markets and end corruption in developing nations.

August 4, 2008

Legislation Calls For Oil, Gas, And Mining Revenue Transparency; Oxfam America Supports Mandatory Revenue Disclosure To Empower Communities Affected By Resource Development

By: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With rising gas prices and global instability wreaking havoc on the oil industry around the world, international agency Oxfam America welcomes Senator Charles Schumer's (D-NY)...

August 4, 2008

Foreclosure Rescue Scams Multiply; States, FTC Tackle 'fraud Virus' Hitting Some Homeowners

By: USA TODAY
Donna Leinwand

States and the federal government are using new laws and lawsuits to fend off a wave of scams in which con artists prey on homeowners facing foreclosure.

The emerging foreclosure rescue scams, in which swindlers pledge to save...

July 28, 2008

The EPA Tells Its Staff: Don't Answer Watchdogs' Queries

By: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
By Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON _ The Environmental Protection Agency has told its staff not to answer questions from the agency's internal watchdog, news reporters or the nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, according an internal memo that an...

July 23, 2008

U.S. Labor Department proposes regulations to improve disclosure of fees and expenses to workers with 401(k)–type benefit plans

By: U.S. Department of Labor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed rule that will make it easier for an estimated 65 million participants covered by 401(k)-type plans to make informed retirement savings decisions. The proposal...

July 23, 2008

SEC Alerts Compliance Officers About Deficiencies and Weaknesses Found During Recent Compliance Examinations

By: Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C., July 22, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today released a new ComplianceAlert letter identifying common deficiencies and weaknesses that SEC examiners have recently found during compliance...

July 22, 2008

401(k) Proposal Would Clarify Fees; Goal Is To Make Retirement Plans Easier To Understand

By: USA TODAY
Kathy Chu

A regulation that the Labor Department plans to propose today would require employers to disclose more information -- and in a clearer format -- to workers about fees and investments in 401(k) plans, now the main...

July 21, 2008

Ballots Could Be Problem This Fall; Study Cites Confusing Designs Despite Overhaul

By: USA TODAY
Richard Wolf

WASHINGTON -- Poorly designed ballots continue to plague U.S. elections, even after Congress set aside $3 billion to overhaul voting systems to prevent a recurrence of the flawed Florida ballots that deadlocked the 2000...

July 17, 2008

Earnings Doubts Amp Up Bears' Snarls; Managers Trim Stocks; Funds See Slower Growth; 30% Say Corporate Profit Estimates Are Overblown

By: Investor's Business Daily
JESSE EMSPAK

The bears are roaring.

Fund managers have decided they not only think growth will slow, but when companies tell them earnings are good they don't buy it.

That's the picture from Merrill Lynch's July global fund manager survey of...