Citigroup to Pay $7 Billion to End Mortgage Deal Probe
The nation's third largest bank will pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into whether it misled investors about the quality of mortgage-related securities that it sold in the run-up to the financial crisis.
July 14, 2014
An Insider Trading Acquittal Hints at New Landscape for Prosecutors
Nothing lasts forever. That's the lesson federal prosecutors in New York were reminded of this week when their unbeaten streak in a five-year crackdown on insider trading finally came to an end.
July 10, 2014
Judge Approves NFL Concussion Settlement
Judge Anita Brody's preliminary approval means that more than 18,000 players and their beneficiaries will now vote on the deal.
July 7, 2014
Could BNP Conviction Signal the End of "Too Big To Jail"?
Nearly six years since the peak of the financial crisis, U.S. prosecutors are still battling the impression that no single bank is too big to jail. But a pair of recent victories may help reverse that perception.
July 1, 2014
NFL Removes Cap on Damages in Bid to End Concussion Lawsuit
The agreement comes nearly seven months after a U.S. District Court judge rejected an initial settlement, saying she did not believe that the $675 million set aside for damages would cover every player who may need aid.
June 25, 2014
Split Verdict in British Tabloid Phone-Hacking Trial
A British jury convicted a former "News of the World" editor, while acquitting one of Rupert Murdoch's top lieutenants.
June 24, 2014
Study: Corporate Mergers Overrun By Insider Trading
A jaw-dropping new study of mergers and acquisitions suggests the problem of insider trading is not only pervasive, but also rarely enforced.
June 17, 2014
The Putin Factor: Russia, America and the Geopolitics of Ukraine
President Obama came into office promising a "reset" in U.S.-Russia relations. Six years later, the reset, for all intents and purposes, is dead.
May 27, 2014
How Ukraine Got to the Brink
It won't be simple for Ukraine to move past its current political turmoil. At play are a mix of cultural, economic and geopolitical forces that in some cases, date back centuries.
May 27, 2014
The Robot Defense: How Google Saw Privacy Before Snowden
In 2004, Google's co-founder offered a unique defense of the web giant's privacy policies.
May 20, 2014
How the U.S. Gov't Turned Silicon Valley Into a Surveillance Partner
Ten years later, Nick Merrill still can't discuss the details of the data request that came hand delivered to him from the FBI.
May 19, 2014
SAC's Michael Steinberg Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Insider Trading
The former SAC Capital trader was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for an insider-trading scheme that allegedly garnered him $1.8 million in illegal profits.
May 16, 2014