Broadcom says SEC launches formal probe
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Wireless chip company Broadcom Corp.  said on Monday that federal securities regulators had launched a formal investigation of its stock option practices.
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Panel trying to decide whether to bring formal antitrust charges against the chipmaker, according to a source.
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Federal officials investigating  stock-options backdating at Broadcom Corp.  are looking  into allegations that former Chief Executive Henry Nicholas III  used hard drugs and hired prostitutes, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Friday.
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The mortgage company is the target of a formal inquiry by the S.E.C. over its accounting practices, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating WorldCom Inc.'s official creditors committee, requesting reams of documents related to members' dealings as well as information they reviewed about WorldCom's health and prospects.
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US antitrust regulators are investigating possible anti-competitive practices at the American Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange, according to the annual report of the National Association of Securities Dealers.
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Federal prosecutors on Thursday identified the co-founders of the Broadcom Corporation as âunindicted potential co-conspiratorsâ in an investigation into the illegal backdating of stock options.
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NEW YORK, December 23  - The Securities &amp; Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently conducting an investigation into investments by Marsh &amp; Mclennanâs (MMC.
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New York state launched a formal  investigation on Thursday to determine if Intel Corp ,  the world's biggest chipmaker, violated state and U.S.  antitrust laws to squeeze out rival Applied Micro Devices Inc.
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A civil lawsuit accusing Henry Nicholas III, the former president and CEO of Broadcom Corp., of mistreating employees, using illegal drugs and paying for prostitutes, has reportedly caught the attention of U.S. law enforcement officials investigating stock options backdating at the company.
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The office of New York Attorney  General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said it launched a formal  investigation into Intel Corp  to determine whether the  world's biggest chipmaker violated state and U.S. antitrust  laws to squeeze out its rival, Applied Micro Devices Inc  .
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Morningstar, the research firm that tracks more than 16,000 mutual funds, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing biotechnology companies as part of a wider effort to ensure that companies don't mislead investors by covering up negative results of clinical trials.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has launched a formal investigation into whether flu  vaccine maker Chiron Corp. CHIR.O violated securities laws,  the company said on Friday.
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U.S. regulators are looking into  whether Wall Street firms are providing insider information on  upcoming offerings, either on purpose or inadvertently, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae is now the target of a formal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission over its accounting practices, the company said in a regulatory filing yesterday.
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The move to start a formal review of how the U.S. regulates financial markets and hedge funds comes amid concerns over competition from overseas trading capitals.