Tuesday, June 26, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being asked by Congress to defend the watchdog agency against accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors. A hearing Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee, under Democratic Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, marks the first time in more than a decade that all SEC commissioners have been called to testify together. Business interests have been pressing fo...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being asked by Congress to defend the watchdog agency against accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors. A hearing Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee, under Democratic Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, marks the first time in more than a decade that all SEC commissioners have been called to testify together. Business interests have been pressing fo...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- One supportive message came engraved on a 150-pound rock from the Mississippi River. Another was a lime-green hood from a race car bearing Virginia Tech's logo. A large painting of a tree arrived on a semitrailer from a New York university. Gifts of comfort showered upon Virginia Tech after a student killed 32 people and himself have gotten larger, heavier and more exotic since the April 16 shooting rampage. "It started with e-mails," said Steven Estrada, who had work...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
CAPITOL HILL (AP) - A House panel will hold a hearing today on concerns about the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All five members will testifying about accusations they may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts says he's not criticizing the agency but wants to provide a forum for concerns to be expressed.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Tuesday, June 26, 2007:
SEC Members to Appear Before Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being asked by Congress to defend the watchdog agency against accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors. A hearing Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee, under Democratic Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, marks the first time in more than a decade that all SEC commissioners have been called to testify together.
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