AT&T, Verizon Communications, and even tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo had been pushing for the US government to allow them to publish surveillance orders to appease shareholders in light of the revelations by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Legal & Regulatory
Master Bank with Putin ties gets license revoked by Russian central bank
The shutdown of Russian bank Master Bank was the central bank's most high-profile move yet under the leadership of Russia's first female governor Elvira Nabiullina.
Court gives approval for TransUnion-TLO merger
TransUnion securing the approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida to acquire TLO LLC would mark the end of the court-supervised acquisition.
Accounting firm regulator see deficiencies in Deloitte for the second time
Although accounting regulator the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) said Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited failed to correct its irregularities in its audit work seen in 2009, it lauded the accounting firm for making efforts to rectify irregularities found by the board during its review in 2010 and 2011.
Owner sues seller, media companies over misinterpretation of Houston Astros value
Drayton McLane Jr, Comcast and NBC Universal said that Jim Crane's claim that they cheated him out of the acquisition deal of US professional baseball team the Houston Astros was ludicrous.
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Microsoft Corp. is set to secure a European Union (EU) approval for its proposed USD7.3 billion takeover of Nokia's mobile phone business. Regulators from various countries had already given the green light to the deal.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection to treat macular edema following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, expanding Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's reach in the Asian market.
Federal Governor Daniel Tarullo said regulators should put their attention not only on banks but on the shadow banking system as well. He said policy options for shadow banks needed to be reformulated to counter its risks.
The European Commission is looking at the way container-shipping companies announce their price increases, saying it may be possible that they are colluding with each other to rig prices.
The US Department of Justice objected to four restructuring plans put forth by bankrupt LightSquared and its creditors. The objection will be discussed at a bankruptcy court hearing on December 10 in Manhattan.
Lavabit lawyers have submitted a reply in brief to the Feds in a case that will determine whether they will hand over their master encryption keys for its entire system to the government.
Stephen Cutler, the top lawyer for JPMorgan Chase, lashed out against government regulators in an industry conference at The Clearing House attended by both bankers and regulators.
The planned merger between Bally Technologies and SHFL Entertainment received recommendations for approval from the Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission without any questions.
The fate of the joint venture firm of Founder Securities and Credit Suisse have yet to be known after the former reveals its plans to sell its stake in the joint venture and merge with China Minzu Securities.
