November 24, 2010
by Godot Huard
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Is massive insider selling at ORCL a harbinger of bad things to come? Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) delivered better-than-expected earnings back in September, and its stock enjoyed a nice ride from a low of $22 on August 31 to $29.50 … Continue reading
September 18, 2009
by Godot Huard
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Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2009  The Securities and Exchange Commission today unanimously proposed a rule amendment that would prohibit the practice of flashing marketable orders. A flash order enables a person who has not publicly displayed a quote to … Continue reading
August 31, 2009
by Godot Huard
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Our friends at The Wall Street Journal have come up with some interesting research: In August, corporate insiders — officers and directors of public companies — sold nearly 31 times as much stock as they bought. From last September through … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
by Godot Huard
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When it comes to investing, Gina Moore thinks actions speak louder than words. The portfolio manager at Aronson + Johnson + Ortiz, a Philadelphia investment firm with $17 billion under management, says she doesn’t talk with executives of companies she’s … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
by Godot Huard
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Washington, D.C., July 27, 2009  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced several actions that would protect against abusive short sales and make more short sale information available to the public. “Today’s actions demonstrate the Commission’s determination to address … Continue reading
July 20, 2009
by Godot Huard
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One of my favorite dotcom billionnaire, Mark Cuban, investor in many Internet startups such as Broadcast.com (sold to Yahoo! for 4.6 billion), backer of NAKEDpizza and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, has seen the insider trading charges Read … Continue reading
July 9, 2009
by Godot Huard
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The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a temporary restraining order and emergency asset freeze in a $485 million offering fraud and Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Paul R. Melbye, Brendan W. Coughlin and Henry D. Harrison through a company they owned … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
by Godot Huard
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A federal judge senteced Bernard L. Madoff to 150 years for the white-collar criminal Bernard Madoff who devastated thousands of people, calling his Ponzi-scheme crimes “extraordinarily evilâ€Â. In pronouncing the sentence  the maximum he could have handed down  … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
by Godot Huard
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On Friday prosecutors asked the judge, Denny Chin, to give Mr. Madoff the statutory maximum of 150 years in prison, or at least a term that would effectively be a life sentence. His attorney has asked for far less — … Continue reading
May 25, 2009
by Godot Huard
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The insider trading suit filed against Cuban by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year is scheduled to receive its first hearing Tuesday when attorneys present oral arguments on a motion by the billionaire owner to have the case … Continue reading