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Jul 06

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Struggles for power plant with White House backing raise concerns about clean coal

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Clean coal technology is key to the Obama administration’s plans for combating climate change. But a high-profile power plant, once a poster child for clean coal’s promise, has run billions over budget in construction costs, faces federal investigations and allegations…

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Jun 05

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SEC seeks to rein in unfair practices of high-frequency trading

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The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission laid out new rules to regulate high-frequency trading. Critics have argued that high-speed, computer trading gives a small group of traders an enormous advantage over the general public. Judy Woodruff talks to…

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Apr 09

SEC charges Hewlett-Packard for international bribes

By Justin Scuiletti

Hewlett-Packard will pay more than $108 million in a settlement agreement after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the company Tuesday with bribing government officials to obtain public contracts.

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Jul 15

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News Wrap: Goldman Sachs Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Charges

In other news Thursday, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges brought by the SEC.

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Apr 16

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Goldman Sachs Could Face Sanctions, Fines After SEC Fraud Charge

The SEC charged powerful investment bank Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors in the runup to the subprime mortgage crisis. Jim Lehrer talks to a Washington Post reporter about the charges.

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Mar 17

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News Wrap: Jobs Bill Clears Senate With 11 GOP Votes

In other news Wednesday, a jobs bill passed the Senate with some bipartisan support and a new economic report indicates that wholesale prices plunged in February because a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs.

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Nov 05

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Hedge Fund World Rocked by Insider-trading Charges

Judy Woodruff speaks with a Financial Times reporter about 14 people facing insider-trading charges for allegedly netting $20 million in illegal profits.

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Sep 03

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Madoff Report Highlights SEC Lapses in Detecting Fraud

A scathing report by an inspector general for the Securities and Exchange Commission has found the agency missed numerous chances to uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. A financial reporter and a law professor speak with Jeffrey Brown about the SEC's…

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Sep 02

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Other News: Worker Productivity Soars Most in 6 Years

In other news, the Labor Department reported worker productivity jumped last spring by the most in six years, and an SEC investigation concluded that agency flaws enabled Bernie Madoff.

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Jun 19

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Other News: 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

In other news, two U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Friday after a bomb struck their convoy and billionaire Texas banker Allen Stanford was indicted on federal charges of fraud and obstruction.

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