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U.S. authorities are reportedly probing whether the company paid bribes overseas to airline employees or government officials to help land business.

U.S. authorities are reportedly probing whether the company paid bribes overseas to airline employees or government officials to help land business.

J.P. Morgan Chase has agreed to pay $307 million in fines to settle charges the bank’s investment advisors pushed J.P. Morgan products on their clients without disclosing the conflicts of interest.

In a New York Times OpEd piece, Hillary Clinton says laws and regulations approved in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis don’t go far enough toward preventing another meltdown. But skeptics question her commitment to cracking down on the big banks.  

An appeals court ruling in two high-profile insider trading cases could have a chilling effect on federal prosecutors’ long-running campaign to root out the illegal practice on Wall Street.

Avon Products will pay the U.S. government $135 million to settle a multiyear probe into its efforts to develop new markets overseas, according to a preliminary understanding the beauty products company disclosed on Thursday.

The SEC is probing whether the surging market for collateralized loan obligations paves the way for banks to illegally hide certain risks or commit fraud.

An Alcoa alumina refining unit agreed on Thursday to settle federal charges of bribery involving foreign government officials, paying a total of $384 million.

The SEC and Sigtar are reportedly examining whether banks like Barclays and Goldman Sachs misled investors by deliberately mispricing mortgage bonds after the crisis.

A Microsoft senior portfolio manager was charged with insider trading for funneling information to a friend and business partner ahead of public announcements by the software giant.

Avon warned that negotiations with the government over a bribery probe could lead to a massive settlement that would materially impact the business. 

The largest U.S. bank, JP Morgan Chase, reportedly offered to pay $3 billion to settle a wide range of ongoing probes by the government.

JP Morgan reportedly had a hiring program that fostered questionable employment practices in China.

The U.S. investigation into allegations Microsoft partners bribed foreign officials for contracts reportedly includes activity in Russia and Pakistan.

Criminal charges against SAC Capital could come as early as this week -- days after the U.S. unveiled a civil case against the hedge fund's founder, billionaire Steven Cohen.

SAC Capital is under intense scrutiny from the government over alleged insider-trading violations, but at least one Wall Street firm with a track record of getting things right appears to be betting that the big hedge fund will ultimately survive.

A federal judge and a federal prosecutor share something in common not shared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Both the judge and the prosecutor want to hear more from SAC Capital founder Steven A. Cohen.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has seen a drastic increase in the number of tips that the government agency received in 2015. 

Described by supporters as an effort to 'democratize' the investment landscape by allowing ‘mom and pop’ investors far greater access to the next potential Google.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that three former Bankrate executives were charged in the case that “involves fraudulent manipulation of the company’s financial results to meet analyst expectations.”