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  • WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 25: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins gives opening remarks at a roundtable with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force at the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters on April 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. SEC officials held the roundtable that was titled “Know Your Custodian: Key Considerations for Crypto Custody” in which they heard from officials working in Crypto. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Politics

    CEO compensation disclosure gets fresh scrutiny from Trump’s SEC

    By Lydia Beyoud and Bloomberg
  • SEC headquartersPolitics

    SEC to lose about 500 staffers to buyout, resignation offers

    By Lydia Beyoud, Nicola M. White, and others
  • OXON HILL, MARYLAND – FEBRUARY 20: CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering brings together conservative U.S. lawmakers, international leaders, media personalities and businessmen to discuss and champion conservative ideas. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Finance

    Tesla’s retail fans buy the stock at a pace never seen before

    By Bloomberg, Lydia Beyoud, and others
  • Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group Inc. chief executive officer Brian Thompson, center, exits New York State Supreme Court in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Mangione pleaded not guilty to New York state murder charges Monday over the shooting of a top UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, kicking off a high-profile case that will likely be the first to go to trial. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Bets on CEO murder suspect’s fate test rules on event contracts

    By Lydia Beyoud and Bloomberg
  • Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is seen at a panel speaking from a stage with a mic attached to his tie. He is mid-speech and gesturing with his hands. He wears a dark black suit with a light blue dress shirt and light red tie. In the foreground the host of the panel is blurred.Finance

    SEC finalizes overhaul of stock pricing and exchange fee structure

    By Lydia Beyoud, Katherine Doherty, and others
  • Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation told lawmakers that his agency had launched an investigation into reports of misogynistic culture among bank examiners that prompted women to quit the agency. Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    200-page report offers ‘sobering look’ inside toxic workplace at the government agency that regulates bankers, sources say

    By Katanga Johnson, Lydia Beyoud, and others
  • Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), during a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The US Treasury secretary this week said it would make sense for the Federal Reserve to consider lowering interest rates as inflation eases to keep the economy on an even keel. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    FDIC workplace probe finds bank regulator needs a ‘structural and cultural transformation’ to fix ‘sexualized, boys’ club environment’

    By Katanga Johnson, Lydia Beyoud, and others
  • Martin GruenbergFinance

    Wall Street watchdogs want another crack at clawing back big bonus payouts after executive misconduct

    By Katanga Johnson, Lydia Beyoud, and others
  • smartphone screen displays Truth Social appFinance

    Trump Media’s accounting firm accused of massive fraud as a ‘sham audit mill’ that created false papers, did nonexistent work, and fabricated meetings

    By Lydia Beyoud, Austin Weinstein, and others
  • Martin J. GruenbergFinance

    Golden-goodbye payouts on Wall Street could be at risk under resurrected Financial Crisis era rule

    By Lydia Beyoud, Katanga Johnson, and others
  • Donald Trump at campaign eventFinance

    Trump Media’s accounting firm has a 100% deficiency rate from U.S. audit watchdog and counts Lingerie Fighting Championships as a client

    By Lydia Beyoud, Nicola M. White, and others
  • WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 18: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler speaks during a hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on Capitol Hill November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee called witnesses before it to speak about reforming United States financial market regulation. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)Finance

    Beware ‘AI washing,’ SEC chief Gensler warns publicly traded companies about how they market themselves to markets

    By Lydia Beyoud and Bloomberg
  • Maplewood, Minnesota, 3M company global headquarters. 3M produces the N95 respirator masks for the coronavirus. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

    3M fined $6.5 million for sending Chinese officials on secret vacations and shopping sprees

    By Lydia Beyoud and Bloomberg
  • Jerome Powell, Gary GenslerFinance

    Hedge funds are exploiting a shadowy trade to cash in on the debt crisis and the SEC and Fed are questioning prime brokers, sources say

    By Sonali Basak, Liz Capo McCormick, and others
  • Greg Becker, President and CEO of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 3, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    FDIC leans toward Silicon Valley Bank breakup plan, pushes back deadline for bids

    By Matthew Monks, Lydia Beyoud, and others