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#apple
SEC Still Investigating Steve Jobs, Stock Be Damned
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly still investigating whether Apple misled investors about Steve Jobs' health. That the company's stock has nearly doubled in the intervening six months is apparently beside the point — as it should be. More » -
#moguls
Mark Cuban's High Definition Dreams Crushed By Time Warner
Mark Cuban concedes his HDNet has been permanently kicked off Time Warner Cable Systems nationwide. It's a rough time for the mouthy internet entrepreneur. More » -
#crime
Danny Pang, California's Answer to Bernie Madoff, Arrested
The FBI has arrested Orange County financier Danny Pang on money-laundering charges, as his firm, PEMGroup, faces an SEC investigation. It's a classic law-enforcement move, like when Eliot Ness caught Al Capone on tax evasion. More » -
#crime
Danny Pang's Last Gamble
A dead stripper wife. A gambling habit. A made-up résumé. All Southern California financier Danny Pang needed to complete the picture was an SEC investigation of an alleged Ponzi scheme. Now he has that, too. More »
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#scandal
Did Apple's Ex-CFO Rat Out Steve Jobs?
Forbes has a cover story on how Steve Jobs got himself in hot water with the SEC over stock options. The magazine is part-owned by former Apple CFO Fred Anderson. Do the math. More » -
#stevejobs
Now the SEC Wants to Know How Steve Jobs Is Feeling
"Why don’t you guys leave me alone?" Apple CEO Steve Jobs testily asked a Bloomberg reporter probing him about his health. Good luck with that: The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking, too. More » -
#wallstreet
A Bloodthirsty Public Finds the Villains We Want
The national mood demands businessmen in handcuffs. And here's one already: Federal agents have arrested Bernie Madoff, the 70-year-old founder of a Wall Street brokerage, accusing him of bilking $50 billion from investors. -
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#markcuban
Blog maverick charged with insider trading
The SEC has filed charges against Dallas Mavericks owner and dot-com billionaire Mark Cuban. The Wall Street Journal, which disgraced Cuban with a stipple portrait this morning, sums up the paperwork thusly: More »
