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11 Nov, 2012

The SEC Is Considering A Political Spending Disclosure Rule

2019-03-18T18:47:43-05:00November 11th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the SEC is considering a recommendation that the agency’s commissioners propose a rule mandating disclosure of corporate political spending. Under such a rule, publicly traded companies would need to report all political spending, including any lobbying activity conducted on behalf of the company. Current rules do not [...]

9 Nov, 2012

Early NFL Playoff Predictions

2012-11-09T22:35:28-06:00November 9th, 2012|

Yes, I know we’re only halfway through the season, but ten of the twelve playoff spots are pretty much already spoken for in each conference, leaving a bunch of sub par teams to scramble for the remaining wild cards. In the AFC; Houston, New England, Denver, Pittsburgh and Baltimore are all in line for return [...]