SEC

Reed Hastings’s $300 Million Year

Peter Kafka in Media on April 26 at 2:54 pm PT

Most people would be unhappy about a $3.8 million pay cut. But the Netflix CEO is doing just fine.

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Nasdaq Aims to Pay Up in SEC Facebook Probe

Jenny Strasburg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 24 at 7:30 am PT

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. plans to set aside $10 million in anticipation of settling a regulatory investigation into its handling of Facebook Inc.’s stock-market debut, according to people familiar with Nasdaq internal discussions.

BlackBerry on Z10 Return Reports: Gross Misreading of Data or Willful Manipulation

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 12 at 9:08 am PT

BlackBerry calls on regulators to review a research report claiming that consumers are returning its new marquee handset at abnormally high rates.

Henry Blodget Helps Jeff Bezos Out With Some Writing

Peter Kafka in Media on April 12 at 7:00 am PT

Jeff Bezos, investor, bets on Henry Blodget. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, quotes Henry Blodget.

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Netflix Cues Up Facebook, Twitter for Disclosure

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 11 at 4:04 am PT

Netflix Inc. is making it official: It “likes” social media.

For Netflix and the SEC, a Facebook Share Is Public Enough (With Caveats, of Course!)

Mike Isaac in News on April 2 at 1:41 pm PT

The stuffy federal institution loosens up a bit on its regulatory stance on social sharing of company information.

Henry Blodget Is Quietly Planning a Stunning Return to Wall Street

Peter Kafka in Media on March 31 at 8:01 pm PT

Secrets revealed! A bit! In Ken Auletta’s New Yorker profile!

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Nasdaq Is Still on Hook as SEC Backs Payout for Facebook IPO

Jenny Strasburg and Jacob Bunge, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 25 at 11:20 am PT

U.S. regulators approved a plan by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. to pay customers as much as $62 million for losses stemming from last year’s bungled Facebook Inc. stock-market debut, though the decision left the door open for Wall Street firms to take further legal action.

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U.S. Probes Microsoft, Partners Over Bribery Claims

Christopher M. Matthews, Joe Palazzolo and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 19 at 10:27 am PT

Federal regulators are investigating Microsoft Corp.’s relationship with business partners that allegedly bribed foreign government officials in return for software contracts, according to people familiar with the matter.

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SEC Case Against Mark Cuban to Proceed

Andrew Ackerman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 5 at 11:51 am PT

A federal judge in Dallas has denied a request by Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban to dismiss an insider-trading lawsuit.