Posted by Shahrani Bhatti. On January 30th of 2018, U.S. regulators made it known that they feel Congress should expand regulation of the bitcoin as well as a growing number of other cryptocurrencies. Their reasoning being that the currency is not subject to investor-protection laws. The chairmen of the SEC and the CFTC told senators …
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In 2017, Bank of America came to the agreement to pay $66.6 million to end its lawsuit accusing it of high rate of interest and fees from customers, who have checking accounts that were overdrawn for several days. The amount of interest and fees Bank of America charges was decided unlawful. The case was a …
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Posted by Lindsey Pena. In business, ethics are strong guiding principles that aid managers, employees, and investors to correctly conduct business transactions. When ethical matters are disregarded, the end result is fraud, embezzlement, among many other illegal actions. One of these illegal actions is called a Ponzi scheme. Perhaps the most famous Ponzi scheme was …
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Posted by Muhammad Azeem. Playing the role of a forensic accountant can be a fundamental one as it will influence various individuals whether in a business valuation or in a fraudulence sense. This article talks about how forensic accountant can play an indispensable part in perceiving issues and working up new tradition proceeding, irrespective of …
Posted by Sarah Velez. International business relations is a major component of the United States economy. Foreign countries send their ships to the United States to pick up shipments and deliver products. While this global trade relationship is highly beneficial, the challenges that arise as a result of compliance issues and differences in ethical standards …
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Posted by Ahmed Alzahrani. In this article, the rapper DMX is accused of evading tax. The rapper pleaded not guilty to any of the charges against him. He was later released in prison after spending one day in jail; this was after he paid $500,000 bond. The persecutor asserts that Earl Simmons also known as …
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In February 2016, a jury awarded a woman $10 million in compensatory damages and $62 million in punitive damages in a suit against Johnson & Johnson for causing her cervical cancer. She died in 2015 after prolonged use of baby powder made by the company. In its ruling vacating the judgment, the appeals court cited …
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Posted by Kayla Caveny. The United States and Europe both have emissions standards for their vehicles. The standards are in place to limit the amount of pollutants the vehicle may make. However, there is a way to bypass those standards, illegal of course. This certain device is called a “defeat device,” which is any apparatus that …
Posted by Kayla Caveny. The United States and Europe both have emissions standards for their vehicles. The standards are in place to limit the amount of pollutants the vehicle may make. However, there is a way to bypass those standards, illegal of course. This certain device is called a “defeat device,” which is any apparatus that …
Toys R Us entered Chapter 11 recently causing panic among toymakers. The company owes millions to suppliers. Toys R Us owes $14.06 million to Jakks, which last year posted a profit of $1.2 million, making the California-based toy supplier one of more than 100,000 creditors sideswiped by the toy chain’s bankruptcy in the run-up to the …
