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Top executives at US companies face more scrutiny over pay in new SEC rule

Publicly traded firms will have to disclose additional details about how senior managers are paid, including performance incentives, the SEC said

Twitter backs spam account methodology in response to SEC letter

U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it calculates the number of fake accounts on its platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission in June asked the company about the methodology for calculating the false or spam accounts and "the underlying judgments and assumptions used by management. The agency's Division of Corporation Finance made the request in a June 15 letter, shortly before Tesla CEO Elon Musk raised the issue as grounds to back out of a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Such questions can be routine, and it wasn't clear whether the SEC has opened a formal investigation into Twitter's fake accounts. Messages were left Wednesday seeking comment from the agency and Twitter. The law firm Wilson Sonsini of Palo Alto, California, replied in a June 22 letter saying the company believes it adequately disclosed the methodology in its annual report filed for 2021. The letter says that Twitter makes its estimates of false accounts with an internal re

Coinbase's BlackRock pact reinforces crypto status, burns shorts

For Coinbase investors, the news is a much-needed signal that its status as a giant in the crypto sector remains rock solid

Charles Schwab subsidiaries to pay $187 mn to settle US SEC charges

SEC slams 'egregious' allocations of customer money that extracted 'hidden costs'

US regulatory officials in China to discuss audit compliance: Report

The stand-off, if not resolved, could see Chinese companies kicked off New York bourses

Over 80 firms including China's JD.com face delisting risk from US

The SEC on Wednesday expanded the list, consisting of US-listed Chinese entities, on a provisional lineup under a 2020 law known as The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.

Under shareholder pressure, Twitter begins deal talks with Elon Musk

The company's decision to engage with Musk, taken earlier on Sunday, does not mean that it will accept his $54.20 per share bid, the sources said

DiDi Global plans shareholder meeting in May to vote on US delisting

The Chinese government was angered by DiDi's US listing in mid-2021, and days later launched a cybersecurity probe into the firm and forced its services off domestic app stores

BitConnect's indicted founder Satish Kumbhani has disappeared, says SEC

BitConnect used money from new investors to pay earlier ones, the U.S. said.

Not targeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk with endless probes, says US SEC

This month, Tesla disclosed in a regulatory filing that on Nov 16 the agency sought information about the company's governance processes and compliance with the settlements

Elon Musk, Tesla attack SEC for 'endless' and 'unrelenting' harassment

The accusation came in a letter to US District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan, who presided over a 2018 SEC settlement stemming from Musk's tweet about a potential buyout of Tesla

Regulators are probing block trading on Wall Street, but what is a block?

The New York Stock Exchange defines a block as at least 10,000 shares or a quantity of stock having a market value of $200,000 or more, whichever is less

Better.com CEO's infamous firings in US added 1,000 employees in India

Factors including the workforce reduction and negative media coverage 'detrimentally affected Better's productivity and financial results,' the company said

WarnerMedia, Discovery get US nod to create new streaming giant

The $43 bn Discovery, WarnerMedia deal to create the next big content streaming giant has cleared an antitrust review from the US government agencies

SEC probes Tesla over whistleblower claims on solar panel defects

The probe raises regulatory pressure on the world's most valuable automaker, which already faces a federal safety probe into accidents involving its driver assistant systems

Musk sells more shares than he needs to pay current tax bill

As of early Wednesday, Musk had sold roughly 8.2 mn shares in the electric car and solar panel maker in the past nine days, worth a total of just over $8.8 bn

Elon Musk asks Twitter followers whether he should sell 10% of Tesla stock

Musk tweeted that he will abide by the results of the poll, whichever way it goes

Bitcoin crashes as El Salvador rollout falters: Check details here

SEC issued Coinbase with a Wells notice, indicating the US regulator will sue if the crypto exchange goes ahead with the launch of its interest-bearing "Lend" product for crypto assets

Cognizant inks $95 mn deal with US shareholders over India bribery charges

In February 2019, Cognizant agreed to pay $25 million to settle a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil probe

SEC threatens to sue Coinbase Global over crypto lending programme

The SEC has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc if the crypto exchange goes ahead with plans to launch a programme allowing users to earn interest by lending crypto assets, Coinbase said