Liability urged on firms in insider trading cases
Washington AP reports that top securities prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani backs making firms pay when their employees trade on non public information to curb insider dealing, while warning for good faith exemptions. SEC Chief Ryder notes Morgan Stanley probe and potential firm liability, with Rep. Markey pushing broader penalties and private suits.
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Giuliani
Securities and Exchange Commission
David S. Ryder
Ruder
Edward J. Markey
D-Mass
House Energy and Commerce Finance Subcommittee
John W. Bachmann
Securities Industry Association
Bachmann
SEC
Commodities Close Mixed as Metals Prices Edge Higher
New York stocks report COMEX closing prices show GOLD at 442.60 per troy ounce and SILVER at 69.37 per troy ounce while PLATINUM stands at 44.50. Nonferrous metals list aluminum 1.24 per pound copper 0.9840 per pound lead 0.364 to 0.38, zinc 0.66 to 0.70, tin 45.253 per pound, and mercury 0.4609 per 74 pound flask.
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Tenaco
Texaco
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Iar
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Uswest
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UniTel
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Weyer
duPont
Endesa
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Gannett
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Fyross
Hills Dept
Halpin
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Hansan
Invacare Rie Harris
LEB Bancorp
LNB
Bancorp
Bat Lesca Tne Aly
Nordson Ingo
Qhio Edison
PNC
Damswine
Y Parker Hannifin
Kmart
Smucker
Sunrive Medical
Texas
Wentworth
Tilgo
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York International
Manon
Sy Morgan
Private accounts urged to tap Social Security surplus
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. study recommends partial privatization to raise U.S. savings, with workers diverting 2 percentage points of payroll tax into private accounts starting 1990. The plan would reduce Social Security benefits in exchange for investment flexibility and stricter withdrawal rules.
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Washington
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
United States
Morgan
World Financial Markets Report
J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc
Study shows majority of new moms return to work
A Census Bureau report notes 50.8 percent of new mothers return to or seek work within a year of birth, rising from 31 percent in 1976 and 49.8 percent by 1986. Experts cite education, aging motherhood, and child care access as drivers, marking a shift toward dual-income families and new employer practices.
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Washington
America
Census Bureau
Martin O’connell
Bureau
Fertility Statistics
O’connell
Panel reasserts GSA over Perot postal contract dispute
The General Services Administration appeals board says it has jurisdiction over the Texas billionaire H Ross Perot postal contract and will hear protests. The Postal Service counters that the board lacks authority and suspended the pact, citing Brooks Act compliance questions and agency contracting rules. The service seeks a federal appeals court ruling on board jurisdiction over 115 activities with no hearing date set.
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General Services Administration Appeals Board
Texas
H Ross Perot
Postal Service
GSA
Perot
Board of Contract Appeals
Jim van Loozen
van Looren
Board
Insider Suit Settled In Omaha Over Insider Trading
Omaha business executive Donald L. Sturm agreed to pay the government over 282000 dollars to settle civil insider trading charges without admitting guilt. The SEC alleged Sturm obtained non public information about a North Carolina air cargo service takeover and passed it to a friend who bought 30000 shares, profiting about 128412 dollars. He is a bank owner and vice chairman of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc. Heck's Inc announced it would close 35 of its 120 discount stores under a federal bankruptcy plan.
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Omaha, Neb
Donald L. Sturm
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Sturm
Peter Kiewit Sons Inc
Ange Haden
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