“Bribery to further corporate goals is an illusory path to long-term success. While always the wrong choice, it is particularly egregious when senior executives chart that course for those they lead, as our complaint alleges here. We are committed to holding them accountable for their actions,” said Charles E. Cain, Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s FCPA Unit.
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SEC Charges Four Public Companies With Longstanding ICFR Failures
According to the SEC’s orders, year after year, the four companies disclosed material weaknesses in ICFR involving certain high-risk areas of their financial statement presentation. As discussed in the SEC orders, each of the four companies took months, or years, to remediate their material weaknesses after being contacted by the SEC staff. One of the companies is still in the process of remediating its material weaknesses.
Read More »Teva Pharmaceutical Stock (TEVA) Trading Higher Today on FDA Approval of Its Seizure Drug Sabril for Adults and Pediatric Epilepsy Patients
Complex partial seizures, a common type of seizures, start in a specific area of the brain and can affect consciousness. Typically, complex partial seizures last between 30 and 90 seconds, and are often followed by a period of disorientation, confusion and/or fatigue.
Read More »The Conference Board Economics Watch: Europe Brief – January 2019
Despite the moderate outlook, the unemployment rate in the Euro area has remained stable at 8.1 percent, since the summer of 2018. With unemployment reaching a decade low, companies feel the pain of talent shortages, especially in an aging labor market.
Read More »Brexit Uncertainty to Continue for at Least Another Two Months
A Statement from The Conference Board Press Release Provided By The Conference Board Jan 16, 2019, 07:35 ET NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The British parliament took a decisive step today in the Brexit divorce process to not support the plan negotiated by Prime Minister May with the European Commission. Uncertainty has dominated the entire process until now …
Read More »When Interest Rates Rise: Winners and Losers
The green back has appreciated over 20% against other currencies since July 2014 in anticipation of a rate hike. A strong dollar is a positive for consumers buying goods or traveling overseas, but the flipside is that a strong dollar ends up hurting American exporters.
Read More »The Inverted Yield Curve as an Accurate Predictor of Recession
Based on our team's analysis, if you look at the 5-year versus the 2-year bond spread, the yield curve looks like it's in neutral territory; it's on its way to inverting, but that's still a while off.
Read More »Bitcoin at All-Time Lows: Time to Buy, Says Bitcoin Experts…
Bitcoin will mint new millionaires in 2019
Read More »Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Stock (VIVO) in Spot Light Today After FDA Granted Marketing Authorization of Alethia CMV Assay Test System to the Company
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half of adults by age 40 have been infected with CMV. Most people infected with CMV show no signs or symptoms of infection. However, CMV infection can cause serious health problems for people with weakened immune systems and for some newborns.
Read More »Fastest Way to Make Short-Term Profits in the Stock Market is Shorting Stocks
My discovery explains the reason why most traders lose money in the stock market. Those losing traders just approach the market the wrong way. First, one must understand that what goes up must come down to some degree because profit has to be made by traders. However, what goes down doesn’t necessarily mean that it will come back up at all. That is because companies do run out of business, which cause their stock prices to plummet without recovery.
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