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Stocks retreat after disappointing jobs report

Stocks and interest rates dropped Friday after a disappointing employment report renewed concerns about a slowdown in economic growth.

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SEC blasted for disclosure deficiencies

The Securities and Exchange Commssion's problems handling requests under the Freedom of Information Act make its compliance with the federal public access law the weakest among all federal agencies, a report released Friday by the agency's inspector general has found.

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Broker gets jail time for flogging non-existent fund

A St. Louis insurance broker has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for a fraud scheme that cost investors more than $1 million.

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Prominent rabbi tried to blackmail Conn. hedge fund, court finds

A prominent Brooklyn rabbi has been convicted in a scheme to extort a Connecticut-based hedge fund into paying millions of dollars to two schools.

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Investment adviser cops to $2.4M currency scam

A suburban St. Louis man admits he defrauded more than 50 clients

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Ex-cop used investors’ cash to build dream vacation home: Prosecutors

A former Bend police captain and his wife who have been under investigation by the FBI and IRS over their real estate dealings in Oregon and Indiana have been indicted on fraud charges.

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Investment scammers targeting BP oil spill victims: SEC

Commission says bogus advisers drawn by large compensation payouts

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Adviser accused of scamming John Elway, dozens more

A Greenwood Village hedge fund manager, whose threatened suicide in April unraveled an alleged Ponzi scheme involving $71 million, was charged Tuesday with theft, securities fraud, and violating Colorado's organized crime law.

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Man who bilked investors out of church mission savings gets jail time

A Utah man convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison

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BNY Mellon buys $3B wealth manager

BNY Mellon on Friday said it reached a deal to buy I(3) Advisors of Toronto, an independent company with more than C$3.5 billion ($3.4 billion) in assets under advisement.