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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Obama has the power to raise debt limit? Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Obama has the power to raise debt limit? 4 years ago ago
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Will Congress violate the Constitution if it fails to increase the U.S. debt limit in a few months, and does President Obama have the power under the 14th Amendment to raise the debt limit on his own? Yes. No. Maybe. Wait a minute, we're confused.
Federal bailout decided in late August 9 years ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Hope the Bush administration could avoid intervening with the two largest U.S. mortgage firms ended Aug. 26, officials said.
Red tape pushing firms from U.S. markets 1 decade ago ago
NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- Strict U.S. securities laws put in place after the 2002 Enron Corp. scandal are prompting some companies to avoid U.S. markets, a report said Monday. Initial public offerings in 2006 on the London Stock Exchange and London's Alternative Investment Market
Experts ponder SEC chair's fate 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Experts were speculating Monday whether President Bush would replace Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson.
The Bear's Lair: Conflicted Capitalism 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- According to Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute, traders regard Fannie Mae (NYSE-FNM) stock as the best pure bet on the election, sure to benef
Fannie Mae trouble adds to critics' fears 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- New questions about Fannie Mae has given more ammunition to powerful critics of the U.S. mortgage finance company and its sister firm, Freddie Mac.
Sarbanes-Oxley's compliance conundrum 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- It's been nearly two years since passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, aimed at mitigating investor fears after the Enron and WorldCom corporate collapses. While t
Washington Agenda-General 1 decade ago ago
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Analysts say new accounting act inadequate 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- New federal laws intended to improve accounting practices at publicly financed companies are a misguided response to the outbreak of scandals in American corpor
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Analysis: The price of owning a home 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The housing market seems to be as hot as ever at first blush, despite growing concerns amongst investors alike that the real estate bubble could burst soon. But while mortgage rates are at their lowest levels in decades, lower rates are not necessarily he
Washington Agenda-Weekahead 1 decade ago ago
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Washington Agenda-General 1 decade ago ago
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I would be very surprised if anyone in the White House watching what the SEC has been doing over the last year would think that the steps they've taken, the actions they've taken, are consistent with George W. Bush's policies
Experts ponder SEC chair's fate
United Press International
If Enron and WorldCom had indeed caused a crisis in investor confidence it should show up as a sharp and sustained decline
Sarbanes-Oxley's compliance conundrum
United Press International
Instead what we see is a choppiness with the Dow rising and falling
Sarbanes-Oxley's compliance conundrum
United Press International
It is not a process that is intended to discover fraud
Analysts say new accounting act inadequate
United Press International
What we ought to do is focus our policies somewhat more clearly on cash and less on the opinion associated with (accounting-derived) earnings
Analysts say new accounting act inadequate
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